Landscape simplification and altitude affect biodiversity, herbivory and Andean potato yield

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 513-522

  Poveda, Katja ^a,b   Martínez, Eliana ^c   Kersch Becker, Monica F ^b   Bonilla, Maria A ^c   Tscharntke, Teja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradient; Arthropod richness; Crop production; Land use intensification; Landscape complexity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALTITUDE; ARTHROPOD; BIODIVERSITY; COMPLEXITY; CROP DAMAGE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HERBIVORY; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MOTH; NATURAL ENEMY; PEST CONTROL; POTATO; SPECIALIST; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL REGION; YIELD RESPONSE;

ANDES; COLOMBIA;

ARTHROPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TECIA SOLANIVORA;

EID: 84859160306     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02120.x     Document Type: Article

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