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DOI 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01792.x
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Titel (primär) Plant traits affecting herbivory on tree recruits in highly diverse subtropical forests
Autor Schuldt, A.; Bruelheide, H.; Durka, W. ORCID logo ; Eichenberg, D.; Fischer, M.; Kröber, W.; Härdtle, W.; Ma, K.; Michalski, S.G.; Palm, W.-U.; Schmid, B.; Welk, E.; Zhou, H.; Assmann, T.
Quelle Ecology Letters
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
Department BZF
Band/Volume 15
Heft 7
Seite von 732
Seite bis 739
Sprache englisch
Keywords BEF-China;ecosystem functioning;Gutianshan National Nature Reserve;latitudinal range;phenolics;phytochemical diversity;plant defence;plant–insect interaction;species richness;tannins
Abstract

Differences in herbivory among woody species can greatly affect the functioning of forest ecosystems, particularly in species-rich (sub)tropical regions. However, the relative importance of the different plant traits which determine herbivore damage remains unclear. Defence traits can have strong effects on herbivory, but rarely studied geographical range characteristics could complement these effects through evolutionary associations with herbivores. Herein, we use a large number of morphological, chemical, phylogenetic and biogeographical characteristics to analyse interspecific differences in herbivory on tree saplings in subtropical China. Unexpectedly, we found no significant effects of chemical defence traits. Rather, herbivory was related to the plants' leaf morphology, local abundance and climatic niche characteristics, which together explained 70% of the interspecific variation in herbivory in phylogenetic regression. Our study indicates that besides defence traits and apparency to herbivores, previously neglected measures of large-scale geographical host distribution are important factors influencing local herbivory patterns among plant species.

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Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Eichenberg, D., Fischer, M., Kröber, W., Härdtle, W., Ma, K., Michalski, S.G., Palm, W.-U., Schmid, B., Welk, E., Zhou, H., Assmann, T. (2012):
Plant traits affecting herbivory on tree recruits in highly diverse subtropical forests
Ecol. Lett. 15 (7), 732 - 739 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01792.x