Open AccessDamage to marram grass Ammophila arenaria by larvae of Meromyza pratorum (Diptera)
Author(s) -
Huiskes A. H. L.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
ecography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.973
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1600-0587
pISSN - 0906-7590
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1979.tb00699.x
Subject(s) - biology , larva , ecology , fertilizer , botany , agronomy
Larvae of Meromyza pratorum Meigen (Diptera, Chloropidae) were found to affect tillers of Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link in the dunes of Newborough Warren. Anglesey, U.K. The highest percentages of affected tillers were found in September. There were clear differences between the proportions of affected tillers in the various successional stages of the dunes. It was found that the proportion of affected tillers was reduced by a fertilizer treatment but slightly increased by removing associated species.