Disentangling the effects of predator hunting mode and habitat domain on the top-down control of insect herbivores

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 495-503

  Woodcock, Ben A ^a   Heard, Matthew S ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergent; Grassland; Invertebrate; Multi predator effects; Risk reduction; Substitutable

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CANOPY; EMERGENCE; FOOD CHAIN; GRASS; GRASSLAND; GROWTH RESPONSE; HABITAT TYPE; HERBIVORE; HUNTING; INSECT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MESOCOSM; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMIPTERA; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SPIDER; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; ECOSYSTEM; ENGLAND; FOOD CHAIN; HEMIPTERA; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE; ARCHAEORRHYNCHA; COLEOPTERA; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 79551599144     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01790.x     Document Type: Article

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