Effects of repeated fertilization of young Norway spruce on foliar phenolics and arthropods: Implications for insectivorous birds' food resources

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 277, Issue , 2012, Pages 38-45

  Edenius, Lars ^a   Mikusiński, Grzegorz ^a   Witzell, Johanna ^a   Bergh, Johan ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Birds; Fertilization; Foliar chemistry; Intensive forestry; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODS; FERTILIZATION; FOLIAR CHEMISTRY; INTENSIVE FORESTRY; PHENOLICS;

BIRDS; ECOSYSTEMS; PHENOLS;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; APHID; ARBOREAL SPECIES; BREEDING POPULATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DEAD WOOD; DECIDUOUS TREE; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FOLIAGE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; HABITAT QUALITY; INSECTIVORY; MITE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SONGBIRD; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STAND DYNAMICS;

BIRDS; ECOSYSTEMS; FERTILIZATION; FOLIAR ANALYSIS; FOOD; FORESTRY; PHENOL; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN;

ACARI; APHIDIDAE; ARTHROPODA; AVES; COLLEMBOLA; HEMIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; REGULUS REGULUS;

EID: 84860804876     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.04.021     Document Type: Article

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