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Ecuadorean soil arthropod distribution in native vegetation, pasture and cropland and a potato field with and without pesticides

Creator:

Núñez Terán, Verónica

Abstract:

In the past 10 years we have witnessed the beginnings of the study of soil ecology as a unified science, and the general realization by soil scientists, farmers, and land managers that many of the most important economic aspects of soil health are controlled by biological factors. This research focuses...

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Masters Thesis

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pest and pesticides. Thanks to Dr. Giovanni Onore (PUCE) for letting me use the QCAZ Museum
The influence of light intensity on the phytochemistry of Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Fagaceae) and the relationship to the herbivory of Habrodais grunus herri (Lycaenidae)

Creator:

Bowden, Richard I.

Abstract:

Defensive chemical and nutritive quality of young leaves were measured for 72 individual trees of Chrysolepis [Castanopsis] chrysophylla in conjunction with light intensities of two different stand types and population numbers of Habrodais grunus herri in the Cascade mountains of Oregon. Leaves were collected in the spring and leaf characteristics...

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Masters Thesis

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, parasitoids, disease, food shortage and climate were the primary causes of herbivore population fluctuations