The restoration of parasites, parasitoids, and pathogens to heathland communities

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1840-1851

  Henson, Kate S E ^a   Craze, Paul G ^b   Memmott, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bombus spp.; Community ecology; Conopidae; Ecological interactions; Food web; Heathland; Natural enemies; Network; Parasitism; Restoration ecology

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HEATHLAND; PARASITISM; PARASITOID; PATHOGEN; TRITROPHIC INTERACTION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ERICACEAE; FLY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HYMENOPTERA; LEGUME; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTOZOON;

ANIMALS; BEES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DIPTERA; ECOSYSTEM; ERICACEAE; FABACEAE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HYMENOPTERA; MITES; PROTOZOA;

BOMBUS (GENUS); CONOPIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 67650678381     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-2108.1     Document Type: Article

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