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Host functional and phylogenetic composition rather than host diversity structure plant–herbivore networks

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Host functional and phylogenetic composition rather than host diversity structure plant–herbivore networks. / Wang, Ming Qiang; Li, Yi; Chesters, Douglas et al.
In: Molecular Ecology, Vol. 29, No. 14, 01.07.2020, p. 2747-2762.

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Harvard

Wang, MQ, Li, Y, Chesters, D, Bruelheide, H, Ma, K, Guo, PF, Zhou, QS, Staab, M, Zhu, CD & Schuldt, A 2020, 'Host functional and phylogenetic composition rather than host diversity structure plant–herbivore networks', Molecular Ecology, vol. 29, no. 14, pp. 2747-2762. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15518

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Wang, M. Q., Li, Y., Chesters, D., Bruelheide, H., Ma, K., Guo, P. F., Zhou, Q. S., Staab, M., Zhu, C. D., & Schuldt, A. (2020). Host functional and phylogenetic composition rather than host diversity structure plant–herbivore networks. Molecular Ecology, 29(14), 2747-2762. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15518

Vancouver

Wang MQ, Li Y, Chesters D, Bruelheide H, Ma K, Guo PF et al. Host functional and phylogenetic composition rather than host diversity structure plant–herbivore networks. Molecular Ecology. 2020 Jul 1;29(14):2747-2762. doi: 10.1111/mec.15518

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title = "Host functional and phylogenetic composition rather than host diversity structure plant–herbivore networks",
abstract = "Declining plant diversity alters ecological networks, such as plant–herbivore interactions. However, our knowledge of the potential mechanisms underlying effects of plant species loss on plant–herbivore network structure is still limited. We used DNA barcoding to identify herbivore–host plant associations along declining levels of tree diversity in a large-scale, subtropical biodiversity experiment. We tested for effects of tree species richness, host functional and phylogenetic diversity, and host functional (leaf trait) and phylogenetic composition on species, phylogenetic and network composition of herbivore communities. We found that phylogenetic host composition and related palatability/defence traits but not tree species richness significantly affected herbivore communities and interaction network complexity at both the species and community levels. Our study indicates that evolutionary dependencies and functional traits of host plants determine the composition of higher trophic levels and corresponding interaction networks in species-rich ecosystems. Our findings highlight that characteristics of the species lost have effects on ecosystem structure and functioning across trophic levels that cannot be predicted from mere reductions in species richness.",
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author = "Wang, {Ming Qiang} and Yi Li and Douglas Chesters and Helge Bruelheide and Keping Ma and Guo, {Peng Fei} and Zhou, {Qing Song} and Michael Staab and Zhu, {Chao Dong} and Andreas Schuldt",
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AU - Guo, Peng Fei

AU - Zhou, Qing Song

AU - Staab, Michael

AU - Zhu, Chao Dong

AU - Schuldt, Andreas

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