Acridid (Orthoptera: Acrididae) abundance in Western European Grasslands: Sampling methodology and temporal fluctuations

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 133, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 720-732

  Badenhausser, I ^a   Amouroux, P ^a   Lerin, J ^b   Bretagnolle, V ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b French Natl Inst Agr Res INRA   (France)

^c CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Calliptamus italicus (L.); Gomphocerinae; Italian locust; Population dynamics; Sampling methodology; Weibull distribution

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; GRASSHOPPER; GRASSLAND; HATCHING; LAND MANAGEMENT; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TEMPORAL PERIOD; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

FRANCE;

ACRIDIDAE; CALLIPTAMUS ITALICUS; GOMPHOCERINAE; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 73449115724     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2009.01437.x     Document Type: Article

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