Contrasting response of mountain birch to damage by Eriocrania leafminers in polluted and unpolluted habitats

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Author: Kozlov, Mikhail V
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2005
• Subjects: Kola Peninsula; Orlova; kola peninsula
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b04-158; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b04-158

The leafmining larvae of Eriocrania spp. (Lepidoptera, Eriocraniidae) develop in the expanding leaves of mountain birch, Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii (Orlova) Hämet-Ahti. The larva usually consumes over a half of the leaf, implying moderate foliar damage to an individual shoot. I demonstrate...