Population regulation by enemies of the grass Brachypodium sylvaticum: Demography in native and invaded ranges

Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 665-675

  Roy, Bitty A ^a   Coulson, Tim ^b   Blaser, Wilma ^a,c   Policha, Tobias ^a   Stewart, Julie L ^a   Blaisdell, G Kai ^a   GüSewell, Sabine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biogeographic comparison; Brachypodium sylvaticum; Demography; Endophyte; Enemyrelease hypothesis; Epichlo sylvatica; Herbivory; Invasive species; Plant pathogen interactions; Poaceae; Population regulation; Puccinia brachypodii

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; INSECTICIDE;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ENDOPHYTE; ENEMY RELEASE HYPOTHESIS; FUNGUS; GENERALIST; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURAL ENEMY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RUST DISEASE; UNDERPINNING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRACHYPODIUM; DEER; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; INSECT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MOLLUSC; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON; SWITZERLAND; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BRACHYPODIUM; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; INSECTICIDES; INSECTS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MOLLUSCA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; SWITZERLAND; UNITED STATES;

BRACHYPODIUM SYLVATICUM; EPICHLOE SYLVATICA; HEXAPODA; MOLLUSCA; POACEAE; PUCCINIA BRACHYPODII;

EID: 79955549296     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-2006.1     Document Type: Article

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