Density dependence of weed seed predation by invertebrates and vertebrates in winter wheat

Weed Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-87

  Baraibar, B ^a   Daedlow, D ^b   de Mol, F ^b   Gerowitt, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carabid beetles; Granivorous rodents; Patch size; Seed cards; Seed density; Seed tray

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BEETLE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; GRANIVORY; MONOCOTYLEDON; PATCH SIZE; POPULATION GROWTH; RODENT; SEED PREDATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WHEAT;

GERMANY;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; RODENTIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84855299798     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: 13653180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2011.00889.x     Document Type: Article

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