Post-dispersal predation of weed seeds by small vertebrates: Interactive influences of neighbor land use and local environment

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 277-285

  Booman, Gisel Carolina ^a,b   Laterra, Pedro ^a,b   Comparatore, Viviana ^c   Murillo, Natalia ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; Multi scale analysis; Post dispersal seed predation; Small vertebrates; Weed regulation

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASSLAND; LAND USE; MAIZE; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION; SMALL MAMMAL; WEED;

ARGENTINA; PAMPAS; SOUTH AMERICA;

CALOMYS; MAMMALIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VERTEBRATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 56449128162     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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