Plants regulate grassland arthropod communities through biomass, quality, and habitat heterogeneity
Abstract Habitat heterogeneity affects both biotic and abiotic factors important in determining arthropod community composition. In a sandy, mixed‐grass prairie in the southern Great Plains, we used clipping and NPK fertilization to manipulate plant biomass, habitat heterogeneity, and plant quality...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Ecosphere |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2909 |