Reconciling contradictory findings of herbivore impacts on spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe) growth and reproduction

Ecological Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1903-1912

  Knochel, David G ^a   Seastedt, Timothy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Centaurea stoebe; Compensation; Cyphocleonus achates; Herbivory; Larinus minutus; Plant competition; Resource limitation; Spotted knapweed; Urophora spp.; Weed managemen

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPENSATION; DICOTYLEDON; FLOWERING; FOLIAGE; GALL INSECT; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SOIL NITROGEN; WEED CONTROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CENTAUREA; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; REPRODUCTION; SOIL; TIME;

ANIMALS; CENTAUREA; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; REPRODUCTION; SEEDS; SOIL; TIME FACTORS;

NORTH AMERICA;

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA STOEBE; CYPHOCLEONUS; CYPHOCLEONUS ACHATES; HEXAPODA; LARINUS; LARINUS MINUTUS; UROPHORA;

EID: 77957732018     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-1944.1     Document Type: Article

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