Effects of plant diversity on invertebrate herbivory in experimental grassland

The rate at which a platn species is attacked by invertebrate herbivores has been hypothesized to depend on plant species richness, yet empirical evidence is scarce. Current theory predicts higher herbivore damage in monocultures than in species-rich mixtures. We quantified herbivore damage by insec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Oecologia 2006-03, Vol.147 (3), p.489-500
Hauptverfasser:	Scherber, C, Mwangi, P.N, Temperton, V.M, Roscher, C, Schumacher, J, Schmid, B, Weisser, W.W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Arrhenatherum Biodiversity Biological and medical sciences Ecological function Feeding Behavior Flowers & plants functional diversity Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Grasses Grasslands Herbivores Herbivory Infestation insect pests Insects Invertebrata Invertebrates Invertebrates - physiology Leaf area Legumes Mollusca molluscs Mollusks Monoculture Phytometers Phytophagous insects Plant Animal Interactions Plant communities plant damage Plant diversity Plant species Plantago lanceolata Plants Plants - classification Species Species composition Species diversity Species richness Species Specificity trophic relationships
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