Diversity in plants and other Collembola ameliorate impacts of Sminthurus viridis on plant community structure

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 256-265

  Barker, Gary M ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Collembola; Grasslands; Plant communities; Sminthurus viridis; Species interactions

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEEDLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BOURLETIELLA HORTENSIS; COLLEMBOLA; SMINTHURUS VIRIDIS; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 33744983915     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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