Effect of slug grazing on biomass production of a plant community during a short-term biodiversity experiment

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-151

  Lanta, Vojtěch ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biodiversity effects; Herbivore preference; Slugs; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GRAZING; HERBIVORE; MICROCOSM; SLUG; SPECIES RICHNESS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARION LUSITANICUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 34548563628     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2007.03.013     Document Type: Article

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