Herbivore species richness, composition and community structure mediate predator richness effects and top-down control of herbivore biomass

Oecologia

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1167-1177

  Wilby, Andrew ^a   Orwin, Kate H ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphidophagous predators; Aphids; Biological control; Multi predator effects; Predator prey interactions

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EMERGENCE; HERBIVORE; INSECT; MESOCOSM; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; TROPHIC LEVEL;

APHIDIDAE; HEXAPODA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; HERBIVORY; PREDATION; VICIA FABA; WHEAT;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; HERBIVORY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TRITICUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 84880798286     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2573-8     Document Type: Article

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