Plant composition changes in a small-scale community have a large effect on the performance of an economically important grassland pest

Plant composition changes in a small-scale community have a large effect on the performance of an economically important grassland pest

Abstract Background The grasshopper Oedaleus asiaticus Bey-Bienko (Acrididae: Oedipodinae) is a dominant and economically important pest that is widely distributed across the Mongolian plateau. This herbivore pest causes major damage to the grassland of the Inner Mongolian steppe in China. The popul...

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Main Authors: Xinghu Qin, Huihui Wu, Xunbing Huang, T. Ryan Lock, Robert L. Kallenbach, Jingchuan Ma, Md. Panna Ali, Xiongbing Tu, Guangchun Cao, Guangjun Wang, Xiangqun Nong, Mark R. McNeill, Zehua Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Subjects:
Plant composition
Grasshopper plague
Plant stoichiometric traits
Grassland conservation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-019-0248-6

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