Root and leaf herbivory on Lythrum salicaria: Implications for plant performance and communities

Ecological Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1574-1589

  Hunt Joshi, Tamaru R ^a,b   Blossey, Bernd ^a   Root, Richard B ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Combined effects of herbivory; Competition; Galerucella calmariensis; Hylobius transversovittatus; Leaf herbivory; Litter decomposition; Lythrum salicaria; Root herbivory; Species richness; Wetland

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; ROOT SYSTEM; WETLAND;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; GALERUCELLA; GALERUCELLA CALMARIENSIS; HYLOBIUS; HYLOBIUS TRANSVERSOVITTATUS; LYSIMACHIA; LYTHRACEAE; LYTHRUM; LYTHRUM SALICARIA;

EID: 6344278522     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-5181     Document Type: Article

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