The influence of a salinity and nutrient gradient on coastal vs. upland tritrophic complexes

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2709-2716

  Moon, Daniel C ^a,b   Stiling, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom up; Coastal gradient; Fertilization; Food chain; Parasitoid; Plant insect interaction; Top down

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; HERBIVORE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PARASITISM; SALINITY; SALTMARSH; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; TRITROPHIC INTERACTION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; BACCHARIS; BACCHARIS HALIMIFOLIA; BORRICHIA; BORRICHIA FRUTESCENS; COCCOLOBA; COCCOLOBA UVIFERA; INSECTA; MORELLA CERIFERA; MYRICA; MYRICA CERIFERA; MYRICACEAE; PERSEA; PERSEA AMERICANA; PERSEA BORBONIA;

EID: 7544225472     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-4099     Document Type: Article

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