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Effects of host switching on gypsy moth ( Lymantria dispar (L.)) under field conditions
(Springer-Verlag, 1994-03)
Effects of various single and two species diets on the performance of gypsy moth ( Lymantria dispar (L.)) were studied when this insect was reared from hatch to population on intact host trees in the field. The tree species ...
Nitrate deposition in northern hardwood forests and the nitrogen metabolism of Acer saccharum marsh
(Springer-Verlag, 1996-10)
It is generally assumed that plant assimilation constitutes the major sink for anthropogenic Nitrate NO 3 − deposited in temperate forests because plant growth is usually limited by nitrogen (N) availability. Nevertheless, ...
Models of coupled population oscillators using 1-D maps
(Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 1998-08)
Coupled population oscillators are investigated with the use of coupled logistic maps. Two forms of coupling are employed, reproductive and density. Three biologically distinct situations are investigated: populations ...
Populus tremuloides photosynthesis and crown architecture in response to elevated CO 2 and soil N availability
(Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 1997-04)
We tested the hypothesis that elevated CO 2 would stimulate proportionally higher photosynthesis in the lower crown of Populus trees due to less N retranslocation, compared to tree crowns in ambient CO 2 . Such a response ...
Nutritional indices in the gypsy moth ( Lymantria dispar (L.)) under field conditions and host switching situations
(Springer-Verlag, 1994-03)
A large proportion of gypsy moths ( Lymantria dispar (L.)) are likely to experience multiple species diets in the field due to natural wandering and host switching which occurs with these insects. Nutritional indices in ...
Carbon and nitrogen cycling during old-field succession: Constraints on plant and microbial biomass
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 1990-11)
Soil C and N dynamics were studied in a sequence of old fields of increasing age to determine how these biogeochemical cycles change during secondary succession. In addition, three different late-successional forests were ...
Nitrogen mineralization, nitrification and denitrification in upland and wetland ecosystems
(Springer-Verlag, 1991-10)
Nitrogen mineralization, nitrification, denitrification, and microbial biomass were evaluated in four representative ecosystems in east-central Minnesota. The study ecosystems included: old field, swamp forest, savanna, ...
Foraging behavior as a determinant of asymmetric competitive interaction between two ant species in a tropical agroecosystem
(Springer-Verlag, 1994-07)
This work is concerned with elucidating competitive interactions between two neotropical ants, Solenopsis geminata and Pheidole radoszkowskii , focusing on their foraging behavior. When released from competition from P. ...
Microclimatic changes and the indirect loss of ant diversity in a tropical agroecosystem
(Springer-Verlag, 1996-11)
Recent changes in the coffee agroecosystem of Costa Rica were used to study the mechanism of biodiversity loss in transforming agroecosystems, focusing on the ground-foraging ant community. Coffee farms are being transformed ...