Effects of vertebrate herbivores and shrub characteristics on arthropod assemblages in a northern Arizona forest ecosystem

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 616-625

  Huffman, David W ^a   Laughlin, Daniel C ^a   Pearson, Kristen M ^a   Pandey, Sanjeev ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceanothus fendleri; Cervus elaphus; Indirect effects of herbivory; Odocoileus hemionus; Ponderosa pine forest; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

CEANOTHUS FENDLERI; CERVUS ELAPHUS; INDIRECT EFFECTS OF HERBIVORY; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; PONDEROSA PINE FOREST; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ARTHROPOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DEER; HERBIVORE; SPECIES RICHNESS; VERTEBRATE;

CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTS; FORESTS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; PINUS PONDEROSA;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTHROPODA; CEANOTHUS; CEANOTHUS FENDLERI; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS NELSONI; INVERTEBRATA; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; PINUS PONDEROSA; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 67649978012     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.04.025     Document Type: Article

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