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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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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