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Plant traits affecting herbivory on tree recruits in highly diverse subtropical forests

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Plant traits affecting herbivory on tree recruits in highly diverse subtropical forests. / Schuldt, Andreas; Bruelheide, Helge; Durka, Walter et al.
In: Ecology Letters, Vol. 15, No. 7, 07.2012, p. 732-739.

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Harvard

Schuldt, A, Bruelheide, H, Durka, W, Eichenberg, D, Fischer, M, Kröber, W, Härdtle, W, Ma, K, Michalski, SG, Palm, W-U, Schmid, B, Welk, E, Zhou, H & Assmann, T 2012, 'Plant traits affecting herbivory on tree recruits in highly diverse subtropical forests', Ecology Letters, vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 732-739. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01792.x

APA

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. Ecology Letters, 15(7), 732-739. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01792.x

Vancouver

Schuldt A, Bruelheide H, Durka W, Eichenberg D, Fischer M, Kröber W et al. Plant traits affecting herbivory on tree recruits in highly diverse subtropical forests. Ecology Letters. 2012 Jul;15(7):732-739. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01792.x

Bibtex

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title = "Plant traits affecting herbivory on tree recruits in highly diverse subtropical forests",
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.",
keywords = "Biology, BEF-China, ecosystem functioning, Gutianshan National Nature Reserve, latitudinal range, phenolics, phytochemical diversity, Plant defence, Plant-insect interactions, Species richness, Tannins, Ecosystems Research, BEF-China, ecosystem functioning, Gutianshan National Nature Reserve, latitudinal range, phenolics, phytochemical diversity",
author = "Andreas Schuldt and Helge Bruelheide and Walter Durka and David Eichenberg and Markus Fischer and Wenzel Kr{\"o}ber and Werner H{\"a}rdtle and Keping Ma and Michalski, {Stefan G} and Wolf-Ulrich Palm and Bernhard Schmid and Erik Welk and Hongzhang Zhou and Thorsten Assmann",
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AU - Bruelheide, Helge

AU - Durka, Walter

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AU - Fischer, Markus

AU - Kröber, Wenzel

AU - Härdtle, Werner

AU - Ma, Keping

AU - Michalski, Stefan G

AU - Palm, Wolf-Ulrich

AU - Schmid, Bernhard

AU - Welk, Erik

AU - Zhou, Hongzhang

AU - Assmann, Thorsten

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