Responses of native and invasive Brassicaceae species to slug herbivory

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 126-135

  Buschmann, Holger ^a   Edwards, Peter J ^a   Dietz, Hansjörg ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arion lusitanicus; Clonal plants; Compensation growth; Deroceras reticulatum; Palatability; Root regenerates; Seedlings; Vegetative growth

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GARDEN; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HERBIVORY; INVASIVE SPECIES; PALATABILITY; PERENNIAL PLANT; REGENERATION; SLUG;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

ARION LUSITANICUS; BRASSICACEAE; DEROCERAS RETICULATUM; GASTROPODA;

EID: 33749118881     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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