Habitat structure influences below ground biocontrol services: A comparison between urban gardens and vacant lots

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 238-244

  Yadav, Priyanka ^a   Duckworth, Kathy ^b   Grewal, Parwinder S ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Below ground biological control; Ecosystem services; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Microbial pathogens; Urban agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; BIOCONTROL; FOOD SUPPLY; INSECT CONTROL; MESH GENERATION; PATHOGENS;

ANTS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODE; MICROBIAL PATHOGENS; URBAN AGRICULTURES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ANT; BAIT; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOCONTROL AGENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD WEB; GARDEN; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MORTALITY; NEMATODE; PATHOGEN; URBAN AGRICULTURE; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA;

EID: 83955161236     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2011.10.018     Document Type: Article

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