Effect of cover-cropping systems on invertebrate seed predation

Weed Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-76

  Gallandt, Eric R ^a   Molloy, Thomas ^a   Lynch, Ryan P ^a   Drummond, Francis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Carabidae; Harpalus rufipes; Invertebrates; Seed predation; Seedbank dynamics

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COVER CROP; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; PITFALL TRAP; SEED PREDATION; WEED;

ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI; ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS; AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; BRASSICA; CARABIDAE; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; COLEOPTERA; GALINSOGA QUADRIRADIATA; HARPALUS RUFIPES; INVERTEBRATA; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33644889457     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-04-095R     Document Type: Article

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