Landscape complexity differentially benefits generalized fourth, over specialized third, trophic level natural enemies

Ecography

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 97-104

  Rand, Tatyana A ^a   van Veen, F J Frank ^b   Tscharntke, Teja ^c  

^a USDA ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHID; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT TYPE; HERBIVORE; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; LANDSCAPE; NATURAL ENEMY; PARASITISM; PEST SPECIES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPHIC INTERACTION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

APHIDIDAE; HEXAPODA; MICROLOPHIUM CARNOSUM; SITOBION AVENAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; URTICA; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 84856223062     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2011.07016.x     Document Type: Article

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