Top‐down effects on population dynamics of Eriocrania miners (Lepidoptera) under pollution impact: does an enemy‐free space exist?

• Published in: Oikos
• Main Authors: Zvereva, E. L., Kozlov, M. V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2006
• Subjects: Kola Peninsula; Monchegorsk; kola peninsula
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.14923.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.2006.0030-1299.14923.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.14923.x

In areas disturbed by pollution, populations of herbivorous insects may reach high densities. This study was conducted to test one of the hypotheses attempting to explain this phenomenon – that pollution creates an enemy‐free space for herbivores. We monitored the population densities of Eriocrania...