Insect herbivory and leaf disease in natural and human disturbed habitats: Lessons from early-successional Heliconia herbs

Biotropica

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-62

  Santos, Bráulio A ^a   Benítez Malvido, Julieta ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biotic interaction; Forest disturbance; Pathogens; Rain forest; Riparian corridor; Road effect

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AIR TEMPERATURE; ANT; ANTAGONISM; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CATERPILLAR; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FUNGUS; HABITAT CORRIDOR; HERB; HERBIVORY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INSECT; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MONOCOTYLEDON; PEST DAMAGE; PIONEER SPECIES; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RAINFOREST; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TANNIN;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

ATTA; FORMICIDAE; HELICONIA; HELICONIA LATISPATHA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84855722980     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2011.00765.x     Document Type: Article

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