Is there more insect folivory in warmer temperate climates? A latitudinal comparison of insect folivory in eastern North America

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 933-940

  Adams, Jonathan M ^a   Zhang, Yangjian ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Folivory; Herbivore; Insect; Latitude; North America; Temperate forest; Temperature

Indexed keywords

FOREST EDGE; HERBIVORY; INSECT; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; LEAF AREA; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

NORTH AMERICA;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; HEXAPODA; LIQUIDAMBAR; LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA; QUERCUS ALBA;

EID: 68849116576     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01523.x     Document Type: Article

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