Periodic local disturbance in host-parasitoid metapopulations: host suppression and parasitoid persistence.

Within many agricultural systems, insect pests and their natural enemies are forced to persist as a metapopulation, continuously recolonizing patches following disturbance through harvesting or spraying with insecticides. Despite the need to understand factors influencing biocontrol success, few the...

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Main Authors: Childs, D, Bonsall, M, Rees, M
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2004