Determinants of diversity in afrotropical herbivorous insects (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): Plant diversity, vegetation structure or abiotic factors?

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 337-349

  Axmacher, Jan C ^a   Brehm, Gunnar ^b   Hemp, Andreas ^c   Tünte, Henry ^c   Lyaruu, Herbert V M ^d   Müller Hohenstein, Klaus ^c   Fiedler, Konrad ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diversity; Elevation; Floristic composition; Geometridae; Herbivores; Lepidoptera; Mount Kilimanjaro; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CORRELATION; FLORISTICS; HERBIVORE; MOTH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT; VEGETATION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KILIMANJARO [KILIMANJARO (RGA)]; KILIMANJARO [TANZANIA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

GEOMETRIDAE; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 58449111262     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01997.x     Document Type: Article

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