Effects of reindeer browsing on tundra willow and its associated insect herbivores

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 870-879

  Den Herder, Michael ^a   Virtanen, Risto ^b   Roininen, Heikki ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Browsing; Food preference; Leaf beetles; Plant growth; Sawflies; Tundra; Willow

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GROWTH; INSECT; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; REPRODUCTION; TUNDRA; UNGULATE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ANIMALIA; BETULA; BETULA PUBESCENS SUBSP. TORTUOSA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; EUURA; GONIOCTENA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; PHYLLOCOLPA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; SALIX; SYMPHYTA; TENTHREDINIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 5344271267     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8901.2004.00952.x     Document Type: Article

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