PLANT SUCCESSIONAL STAGE AND INSECT HERBIVORY - FLEA BEETLES ON SAND-DUNE WILLOW

被引:21
作者
BACH, CE [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MICHIGAN,BIOL STN,ANN ARBOR,MI 48109
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10.2307/1940313
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Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
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071012 ; 0713 ;
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On sand-dune willow Salix cordata growing on sand dunes of varying ages, adults and larvae of Altica subplicata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) were very abundant on the youngest and intermediate-aged dunes, but were absent from host plants growing on the oldest dunes. Amounts of beetle damage were greatest on the youngest dune, with nearly half of the plants having no leaves at the end of the season; damage decreased with increasing successional stage. -from Author
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