Additive Effects Of Vertebrate Predators On Insects In A Puerto Rican Coffee Plantation

A variety of studies have established the value of shaded coffee plantations as habitat for birds. While the value of birds as biological controls in coffee has received some attention, the interactions between birds and other predators of insects have not been tested. We used exclosures to examine...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecological applications 2006-04, Vol.16 (2), p.696-703
Hauptverfasser:	Borkhataria, Rena R., Collazo, Jaime A., Groom, Martha J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	additive effects Animals biological control Bird pests Birds Birds - physiology Coffea arabica Coffee - parasitology exclosures Flatidae Infestation insect ecology Insect pests Insecta - parasitology Insecta - physiology insects Lacertilia Leafminers Leaves Leucoptera coffeella Lizards Lizards - physiology Lyonetiidae parasitoids Perileucoptera coffeella Pest Control, Biological Pests Petrusa epilepsis Plant Leaves - parasitology plantations Population Density predator-prey relationships Predators predatory arthropods Predatory Behavior Puerto Rico shade coffee Vertebrates wild birds
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