Birds and bats reduce insect biomass and leaf damage in tropical forest restoration sites

Ecological Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1526-1534

  Morrison, Emily B ^a   Lindell, Catherine A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exclosure experiment; Herbivory; Insect populations; Insectivory; Planting design; Restoration ecology; Southern Costa Rica restoration sites

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAT; BIOMASS; BIRD; DAMAGE; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT RESTORATION; HERBIVORY; INSECT; INSECTIVORY; LEAF; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SURVIVAL; TROPICAL FOREST;

COSTA RICA;

AVES; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84864146690     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-1118.1     Document Type: Article

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