Landscape structure influences modularity patterns in farm food webs: Consequences for pest control

Ecological Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 516-524

  MacFadyen, Sarina ^a,b   Gibson, Rachel H ^a   Symondson, William O C ^c   Memmott, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; Ecosystem services; Landscape ecology; Organic farming; Parasitoids; Pest control

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL LAND; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOOD WEB; HABITAT TYPE; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LANDSCAPE; PEST CONTROL; RESOLUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; STANDARDIZATION; VEGETATION TYPE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOOD CHAIN; INSECT; METHODOLOGY; PEST CONTROL; PLANT;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOOD CHAIN; INSECTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PEST CONTROL; PLANTS;

EID: 79955546350     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-2111.1     Document Type: Article

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