Death and decline of a rare cactus in Florida

Castanea

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 190-197

  Stiling, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; CROWN ROT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; MORTALITY; MOTH; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION SIZE; RARE SPECIES; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL QUALITY; SURVIVAL; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

CACTACEAE; CACTOBLASTIS; CACTOBLASTIS CACTORUM; LEPIDOPTERA; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA STRICTA;

EID: 77954691415     PISSN: 00087475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2179/09-023.1     Document Type: Article

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