Impact of simulated moose densities on abundance and richness of vegetation, herbivorous and predatory arthropods along a productivity gradient

Ecography

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 636-645

  Suominen, Otso ^a   Persson, Inga Lill ^b   Danell, Kjell ^b   Bergström, Roger ^b,c   Pastor, John ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; HERBIVORE; INSECT; LITTER; MAMMAL; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPIDER; VEGETATION;

ALCES ALCES; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; HEMIPTERA;

EID: 53349152395     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2008.05480.x     Document Type: Article

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