Bird predation enhances tree seedling resistance to insect herbivores in contrasting forest habitats

Oecologia

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 415-424

  Giffard, Brice ^a,b   Corcket, Emmanuel ^b   Barbaro, Luc ^a   Jactel, H ^a  

^a UMR 1202 BIOGECO   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Insectivorous birds; Natural enemies hypothesis; Resource concentration hypothesis; Seedling herbivory; Tritrophic interactions

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; DICOTYLEDON; ENEMY RELEASE HYPOTHESIS; FOREST CANOPY; HERBIVORE; INSECTIVORE; NATURAL ENEMY; PLANTATION FORESTRY; PREDATION; SEEDLING; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRITROPHIC INTERACTION; TROPHIC CASCADE; WOODLAND;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRCH; BIRD; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; HERBIVORY; INSECT; OAK; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SEEDLING;

ANIMALS; BETULA; BIRDS; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; HERBIVORY; INSECTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; QUERCUS; SEEDLING; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

AVES; BETULA PENDULA; HEXAPODA; ILEX; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 84855990336     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-2089-7     Document Type: Article

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