Maximizing ecosystem services from conservation biological control: The role of habitat management

Biological Control

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 254-271

  Fiedler, Anna K ^a   Landis, Doug A ^a   Wratten, Steve D ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Biological control; Ecological restoration; Ecosystem services; Native plants

Indexed keywords

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 41149115506     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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