Controlling a plant invader by targeted disruption of its life cycle

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 322-330

  Dauer, Joseph T ^a   McEvoy, Peter B ^a   Van Sickle, John ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Biological invasions; Disturbance; Insect herbivory; Life table response experiment; LTRE; Matrix model; Plant competition; Ragwort; Senecio

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FERTILITY; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIFE CYCLE; LOCAL EXTINCTION; MOTH; POPULATION DENSITY; VULNERABILITY;

ALTICINI; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; LONGITARSUS JACOBAEAE; POACEAE; SENECIO; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); TYRIA JACOBAEAE;

EID: 84859156938     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02117.x     Document Type: Article

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