Contribution of insectivorous avifauna to top down control of Lindera benzoin herbivores at forest edge and interior habitats

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-342

  Skoczylas, Daniel R ^a,b   Muth, Norris Z ^a,c   Niesenbaum, Richard A ^a  

^a MUHLENBERG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JUNIATA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Herbivory; Insectivory; Lindera benzoin; Predation; Top down regulation; Tritrophic interactions

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; FOREST EDGE; FRAGMENTATION; HERBIVORE; PREDATION; SHRUB; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; GEOMETRIDAE; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; LINDERA; LINDERA BENZOIN;

EID: 36248992424     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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