Effects of within-patch characteristics on the vulnerability of a plant to herbivory

Oikos

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-52

  Miller, Alison M ^a,b   McArthur, Clare ^d   Smethurst, Philip J ^a,c  

^a CRC Forestry Ltd ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c Ensis   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING EFFICIENCY; PATCH DYNAMICS; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; VEGETATION; VULNERABILITY;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS; MAMMALIA; THYLOGALE; THYLOGALE BILLARDIERII;

EID: 33846194616     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.15331.x     Document Type: Article

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