Plant composition modulates arthropod pest and predator abundance: Evidence for culling exotics and planting natives

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 531-543

  Parry, Hazel R ^a   Macfadyen, Sarina ^a   Hopkinson, Jamie E ^b   Bianchi, Felix J J A ^c   Zalucki, Myron P ^d   Bourne, Anne ^a   Schellhorn, Nancy A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological control; Ecosystem services; Habitat functionality; Integrated pest management; Pest suppressive landscapes; Re vegetation; Sustainable farming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940787960     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2015.05.005     Document Type: Article

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