Elevational and seasonal variation in the foliar quality and arthropod community of acer pensylvanicum

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1161-1167

  Zehnder, Caralyn B ^a   Stodola, Kirk V ^b   Joyce, Blake L ^b   Egetfer, David ^b   Cooper, Rober T J ^b   Hunter, Mark D ^c  

^a GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Elevational gradient; Herbivory; Phenolics; Plant quality

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; LIGNIN; NITROGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTHROPOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HERBIVORY; HETEROGENEITY; LIGNIN; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ACER; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; CELLULOSE; ECOSYSTEM; LIGNIN; NITROGEN; NORTH CAROLINA; PHENOLS; PLANT LEAVES;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

ACER; ACER PENSYLVANICUM; ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 69849091087     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/022.038.0424     Document Type: Article

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