Relationships between biodiversity and biological control in agroecosystems: Current status and future challenges

Biological Control

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 8-17

  Crowder, David W ^a   Jabbour, Randa ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Conservation; Ecosystem functioning; Evenness; Richness

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84902265552     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2013.10.010     Document Type: Article

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