Do spur-throated grasshoppers, <i>Melanoplus</i> spp. (Orthoptera: Acrididae), exert top-down control on smooth cordgrass <i>Spartina</i><i>alterniflora</i> in northern New England?

TitleDo spur-throated grasshoppers, Melanoplus spp. (Orthoptera: Acrididae), exert top-down control on smooth cordgrass Spartinaalterniflora in northern New England?
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsJohnson D.S., Jessen B.J.
JournalEstuaries and Coasts
Volume31
Pagination912-919
Accession NumberPIE201
KeywordsAcridid grasshoppers; chewing insects; LTER-PIE; Melanopus sp.; population dynamics; salt marsh; Spartina alterniflora; top-down control
DOI10.1007/s12237-008-9074-3
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NSF-LTER-PIE

Citation KeyPIE201