Diversity cascades in alfalfa fields: From plant quality to agroecosystem diversity

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 947-955

  Pearson, Clark V ^a   Massad, Tara J ^a   Dyer, Lee A ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Arthropods; Chemical defense; Diversity cascades; Saponins

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; SAPONIN;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ALFALFA; ARTHROPOD; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HERBIVORE; HETEROGENEITY; PITFALL TRAP; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; TROPHIC CASCADE;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; FOOD CHAIN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; FERTILIZERS; FOOD CHAIN; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SAPONINS;

ARTHROPODA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 50949096674     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X(2008)37[947:DCIAFF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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