Arthropod food webs in organic and conventional wheat farming systems of an agricultural long-term experiment: A stable isotope approach

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-204

  Birkhofer, Klaus ^a   Fließbach, Andreas ^b   Wise, David H ^c   Scheu, Stefan ^d  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Above belowground interactions; Biological control; Dual subsystem omnivory; Generalist predators; Natural enemies; Pest control

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79954588005     PISSN: 14619555     EISSN: 14619563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2010.00511.x     Document Type: Article

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