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il ' ii - Northern Research Station - USDA Forest Service

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GALL MIDGE-PARASITOID INTERACTIONS IN A PATCHY LANDSCAPE<br />

Olof Widenfalk<br />

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, RO.Box 7044 S-750 07 Uppsala, SWEDEN "<br />

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The population structure of a monophagous gall midge and its two parasitoids on a patch<strong>il</strong>y<br />

distributed herb were studied at the landscape scale (200 km2).<br />

The gall midge was abundant in a majority of patches and its occurrence increased with patch size,<br />

whereas densities actually decreased as patches became larger. No effects of isolation were found.<br />

" _ 'The attack rates and the relative role of the two parasitoids varied much over the landscape. This<br />

variation was affected by patch size, surrounding environment, differences in spatial density<br />

dependence and competitiveness.<br />

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