Factors influencing the distribution of Cactoblastis cactorum, a biological control agent of Opuntia stricta in Kruger National Park, South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 113-117

  Foxcroft, L C ^a,b   Hoffmann, J H ^c   Viljoen, J J ^a   Kotze, J J ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b Savanna Ecological Research Unit   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alien invader; Biological control; Canonical Community Analysis; Weed

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; CACTUS; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MOTH; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CACTACEAE; CACTOBLASTIS CACTORUM; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA STRICTA; PHYCITINAE;

EID: 33845425695     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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