Diversity and invasion within a predator community: Impacts on herbivore suppression

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 453-461

  Hogg, Brian N ^a   Daane, Kent M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Araneae; Biodiversity; Cannibalism; Cheiracanthium; Intraguild predation; Invasive species; Niche partitioning; Predator diversity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HERBIVORE; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MOTH; NATIVE SPECIES; NICHE PARTITIONING; PREDATOR; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPIDER; VINEYARD;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ANYPHAENA; ARANEAE; CHEIRACANTHIUM; CICADELLIDAE; CTENIDAE; ERYTHRONEURA ELEGANTULA; THERIDION MELANURUM; VITACEAE;

EID: 79952630910     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01940.x     Document Type: Article

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