A comparison of arthropod abundance and arthropod mediated predation services in urban green spaces

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 405-412

  Bennett, Ashley B ^a,b   Lovell, Sarah T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural pest suppression; Pollinator; Prairie; Predator; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908695367     PISSN: 1752458X     EISSN: 17524598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/icad.12062     Document Type: Article

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