Spatial heterogeneity, not visitation bias, dominates variation in herbivory: Reply

Spatial heterogeneity, not visitation bias, dominates variation in herbivory: Reply

Louda et al assert that spatial heterogeneity of environmental contect contributed more significantly to the variance in observed intensity of insect herbivory than did their research methodology. They argue that visiting plants while studying them does not have a significant effect upon the results...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ecology (Durham) 2004-10, Vol.85 (10), p.2906-2910
Hauptverfasser: Louda, Svata M., Parkhurst, Anne M., Bradley, Kate L., Bakker, Elisabeth S., Knops, Johannes, Damschen, Ellen I., Young, Lauren M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biomass
Chemical ecology
Comments
damage
Design analysis
Ecology
Experiments
field
Flowers & plants
gradient
Herbivores
Insect ecology
insect herbivory
Marine ecology
Phytophagous insects
Plants
recruitment
Research methodology
seed predation
shade
Statistical variance
sun
uncertainty principle
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Zusammenfassung:Louda et al assert that spatial heterogeneity of environmental contect contributed more significantly to the variance in observed intensity of insect herbivory than did their research methodology. They argue that visiting plants while studying them does not have a significant effect upon the results.
ISSN:0012-9658
1939-9170
DOI:10.1890/04-0650