Leaf miner and plant galler species richness on Acacia: Relative importance of plant traits and climate

Oecologia

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 437-448

  Bairstow, Katy A ^a   Clarke, Kerri L ^a   McGeoch, Melodie A ^b   Andrew, Nigel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Climate change; Community structure; Endophagous insects; Environmental gradient

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DICOTYLEDON; ENDOPHYTE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; HOST PLANT; LEAF AREA; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; RAINFALL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ACACIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ACACIA; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; GEOGRAPHY; INSECTS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LEAVES; RAIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ACACIA; AGROMYZIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77952320365     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1606-4     Document Type: Article

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