Modelling the overwintering strategy of a beneficial insect in a heterogeneous landscape using a multi-agent system

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 205, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 423-436

  Arrignon, Florent ^a   Deconchat, Marc ^a   Sarthou, Jean Pierre ^a   Balent, Gérard ^a   Monteil, Claude ^a  

^a UMR 1201 Dynafor   (France)

Author keywords

Beneficial insect; Biological control; Diptera Syrphidae; Episyrphus balteatus; Foraging ecology; Individual modelling; Multi agent model; Overwintering

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PEST CONTROL; VEGETATION;

BENEFICIAL INSECT; DIPTERA SYRPHIDAE; EPISYRPHUS BALTEATUS; FORAGING ECOLOGY; INDIVIDUAL MODELING; OVERWINTERING;

ECOLOGY;

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CROP PEST; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FLY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LAND COVER; LANDSCAPE; OVERWINTERING; PREDATOR;

APHIDIDAE; DIPTERA; EPISYRPHUS BALTEATUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 34249003455     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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