Invertebrate herbivory during the regeneration phase: Experiments with a freshwater angiosperm

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 106-114

  Elger, A ^a,b   De Boer, T ^b   Hanley, M E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clonal reproduction; Lymnaea stagnalis; Macrophyte; Microcosm; Mollusc herbivory; Palatability; Periphyton; Plant animal interactions; Potamogeton pectinatus; Propagule size

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HERBIVORY; INVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; REGENERATION; SNAIL;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LYMNAEA; LYMNAEA STAGNALIS; LYMNAEIDAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MOLLUSCA; PECTINATUS; POTAMOGETON PECTINATUS; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 33845663665     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01182.x     Document Type: Article

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