Effects of Insect Herbivores on the Nitrogen Economy of Plants

Ecological Aspects of Nitrogen Metabolism in Plants

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 255-279

  Tao, Leiling ^a   Hunter, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel trophic interactions; Herbivore biomass; Insect herbivores; Nitrogen economy; Plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860672446     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470959404.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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