Crafting the Pieces of the Diversity Jigsaw Puzzle
- 25 August 2006
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 313 (5790) , 1055-1057
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1131117
Abstract
Herbivorous insect species are more numerous in tropical than in temperate forests. Studies of present-day forests and fossil leaf patterns show how plant diversity controls insect diversity.Griffith Sciences, Griffith School of EnvironmentNo Full TexKeywords
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