A predictive model of the density of airborne insects in agricultural environments

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 75-80

  Grüebler, Martin U ^a,b   Morand, Muriel ^a   Naef Daenzer, Beat ^a  

^a SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Above ground arthropods; Aerial food supply; Insect abundance estimation; Landscape heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; FOOD SUPPLY; FOOD WEB; HETEROGENEITY; INSECT; LAND USE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDICTION;

ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 35348937226     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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