Aboveground biomass of an invasive tree melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia) before and after herbivory by adventive and introduced natural enemies: A temporal case study in Florida

Weed Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 451-456

  Rayamajhi, Min B ^a   Pratt, Paul D ^a   Center, Ted D ^a   Tipping, Philip W ^a   Van, Thai K ^a  

^a INVASIVE PLANT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Boreioglycaspis melaleucae; Herbivory; Oxyops vitiosa; Paratachardina sp.; Puccinia psidii

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DICOTYLEDON; HARVESTING; HERBIVORY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INJURY; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATURAL ENEMY; WEED CONTROL;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BOREIOGLYCASPIS MELALEUCAE; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA; OXYOPS VITIOSA; PSYLLIDAE; PUCCINIA PSIDII; UREDINALES;

EID: 44349141111     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-07-152.1     Document Type: Article

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