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Bottom-up and top-down effects on insect herbivores do not vary among sites of different salinity
Author(s): M. T. Albarracin and P. Stiling
Month: Oct
Year: 2006
Publication Type: Article
Journal: Ecology
Volume: 87
Issue: 10
Pages: 2673-2679
Article Topic(s): Stress, Water
Research Setting(s): Coastal, Wetland
Species Referenced: Borrichia frutescens (Bushy seaside tansy),
Abstract
Marsh salinity was found to be negatively correlated with insect herbivores of Borrichia frutescens. Increasing soil fertility increased insect damage as well.Suggested Citation
M. T. Albarracin and P. Stiling. "Bottom-up and top-down effects on insect herbivores do not vary among sites of different salinity." Ecology 87.10 (2006): 2673-2679.Go back