Pests and pest controlling organisms across tropical agroecological landscapes in relation to forest and tree-cover

A major challenge in agroecosystems is how to manage the systems so that it reduces crop pests and enhances natural pest control. This thesis investigates patterns of crop pests and top-down effects of birds and arthropod predators in relation to land-use composition across spatial scales. In paper...

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Main Author: Lemessa, Debissa
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik 2014
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-102849
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