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determine: under what conditions the gorse spider mite reduces shoot growth, what impact reduced shoot growth has over the lifetime of gorse
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Ross, Darrell W. |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Abstract | Invasive plants threaten ecosystems and economies worldwide. Classical biological control, introduction of specialist herbivores on invasive plants, is one of the tools employed to reduce the impact of invasive plants. Gorse, Ulex europaeus L. (Fabaceae), an invasive leguminous shrub, is the target of a biological control program in Oregon. The biological control agent, Tetranychus lintearius Dufour (Acari: Tetranychidae), the gorse spider mite, was introduced in 1994. Three studies were conducted to quantify the effects of the gorse spider mite on the growth of gorse: a potted plant study, an experimental field study and an observational field study. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/downloads/tb09j859v?locale=en |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |