Snow-induced changes in dwarf birch chemistry increase moth larval growth rate and level of herbivory

Polar Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 693-702

  Torp, Mikaela ^a   Olofsson, Johan ^a   Witzell, Johanna ^b   Baxter, Robert ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Betula nana; Climate change; Epirrita autumnata; Nitrogen; Plant phenology; Snow fence

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORY; LARVA; MOTH; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHENOLOGY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SHRUB; SNOW COVER; SOIL NITROGEN;

BETULA NANA; EPIRRITA AUTUMNATA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 77952430062     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-009-0744-9     Document Type: Article

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