Vacant land conversion to community gardens: Influences on generalist arthropod predators and biocontrol services in urban greenspaces

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 101-122

  Gardiner, Mary M ^a   Prajzner, Scott P ^a   Burkman, Caitlin E ^a   Albro, Sandra ^b   Grewal, Parwinder S ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cleveland Botanical Garden   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Greenspace; Urban farm; Urban garden; Vacant land

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCORIDAE; ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; DOLICHOPODIDAE; FORMICIDAE; HELICOVERPA ZEA; LINYPHIIDAE; LYCOSIDAE; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCIDAE; OPILIONES; SARCOPHAGA BULLATA; SARCOPHAGIDAE; STAPHYLINIDAE; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 84897584559     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-013-0303-6     Document Type: Article

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