1. //
  2. Start
  3. //
  4. Publications
  5. Tree species richness attenuates the pos...
  6. Output formats
  7. //

Tree species richness attenuates the positive relationship between mutualistic ant-hemipteran interactions and leaf chewer herbivory

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Standard

Tree species richness attenuates the positive relationship between mutualistic ant-hemipteran interactions and leaf chewer herbivory. / Schuldt, Andreas; Fornoff, Felix; Bruelheide, Helge et al.
In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Vol. 284, No. 1862, 20171489, 13.09.2017.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Harvard

Schuldt, A, Fornoff, F, Bruelheide, H, Klein, AM & Staab, M 2017, 'Tree species richness attenuates the positive relationship between mutualistic ant-hemipteran interactions and leaf chewer herbivory', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 284, no. 1862, 20171489. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.1489

APA

Schuldt, A., Fornoff, F., Bruelheide, H., Klein, A. M., & Staab, M. (2017). Tree species richness attenuates the positive relationship between mutualistic ant-hemipteran interactions and leaf chewer herbivory. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 284(1862), Article 20171489. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.1489

Vancouver

Schuldt A, Fornoff F, Bruelheide H, Klein AM, Staab M. Tree species richness attenuates the positive relationship between mutualistic ant-hemipteran interactions and leaf chewer herbivory. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2017 Sept 13;284(1862):20171489. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1489

Bibtex

@article{808bc8c6e127497986da57032d541add,
title = "Tree species richness attenuates the positive relationship between mutualistic ant-hemipteran interactions and leaf chewer herbivory",
abstract = "Interactions across trophic levels influence plant diversity effects on ecosystem functions, but the complexity of these interactions remains poorly explored. For example, the interplay between different interactions (e.g. mutualism, predation) might be an important moderator of biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships. We tested for relationships between trophobioses (facultative ant-hemipteran mutualism) and leaf chewer herbivory in a subtropical forest biodiversity experiment. We analysed trophobiosis and herbivory data of more than 10 000 trees along a tree species richness gradient. Against expectations, chewing damage was higher on trees with trophobioses. However, the net positive relationship between trophobioses and overall herbivory depended on tree species richness, being most pronounced at low richness. Our results point to indirect, positive effects of ant-tended sap suckers on leaf chewers, potentially by altering plant defences. Direct antagonistic relationships of trophobiotic ants and leaf-chewing herbivores-frequently reported to drive community-wide effects of trophobioses in other ecosystems- seemed less relevant. However, antagonistic interactions likely contributed to the attenuating effect of tree species richness, because trophobiotic ant and herbivore communities changed from monocultures to species-rich mixtures. Our findings, therefore, suggest that biodiversity loss might lead to complex changes in higher trophic level effects on ecosystem functions, mediated by both trophic and non-trophic interactions.",
keywords = "Arthropods, BEF-China, Biodiversity and ecosystem function, Forest, Plant-insect interactions, Trophobiosis, Biology, Ecosystems Research",
author = "Andreas Schuldt and Felix Fornoff and Helge Bruelheide and Klein, {Alexandra Maria} and Michael Staab",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved.",
year = "2017",
month = sep,
day = "13",
doi = "10.1098/rspb.2017.1489",
language = "English",
volume = "284",
journal = "Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences",
issn = "0962-8452",
publisher = "Royal Society Publishing",
number = "1862",

}

RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Tree species richness attenuates the positive relationship between mutualistic ant-hemipteran interactions and leaf chewer herbivory

AU - Schuldt, Andreas

AU - Fornoff, Felix

AU - Bruelheide, Helge

AU - Klein, Alexandra Maria

AU - Staab, Michael

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2017 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved.

PY - 2017/9/13

Y1 - 2017/9/13

N2 - Interactions across trophic levels influence plant diversity effects on ecosystem functions, but the complexity of these interactions remains poorly explored. For example, the interplay between different interactions (e.g. mutualism, predation) might be an important moderator of biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships. We tested for relationships between trophobioses (facultative ant-hemipteran mutualism) and leaf chewer herbivory in a subtropical forest biodiversity experiment. We analysed trophobiosis and herbivory data of more than 10 000 trees along a tree species richness gradient. Against expectations, chewing damage was higher on trees with trophobioses. However, the net positive relationship between trophobioses and overall herbivory depended on tree species richness, being most pronounced at low richness. Our results point to indirect, positive effects of ant-tended sap suckers on leaf chewers, potentially by altering plant defences. Direct antagonistic relationships of trophobiotic ants and leaf-chewing herbivores-frequently reported to drive community-wide effects of trophobioses in other ecosystems- seemed less relevant. However, antagonistic interactions likely contributed to the attenuating effect of tree species richness, because trophobiotic ant and herbivore communities changed from monocultures to species-rich mixtures. Our findings, therefore, suggest that biodiversity loss might lead to complex changes in higher trophic level effects on ecosystem functions, mediated by both trophic and non-trophic interactions.

AB - Interactions across trophic levels influence plant diversity effects on ecosystem functions, but the complexity of these interactions remains poorly explored. For example, the interplay between different interactions (e.g. mutualism, predation) might be an important moderator of biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships. We tested for relationships between trophobioses (facultative ant-hemipteran mutualism) and leaf chewer herbivory in a subtropical forest biodiversity experiment. We analysed trophobiosis and herbivory data of more than 10 000 trees along a tree species richness gradient. Against expectations, chewing damage was higher on trees with trophobioses. However, the net positive relationship between trophobioses and overall herbivory depended on tree species richness, being most pronounced at low richness. Our results point to indirect, positive effects of ant-tended sap suckers on leaf chewers, potentially by altering plant defences. Direct antagonistic relationships of trophobiotic ants and leaf-chewing herbivores-frequently reported to drive community-wide effects of trophobioses in other ecosystems- seemed less relevant. However, antagonistic interactions likely contributed to the attenuating effect of tree species richness, because trophobiotic ant and herbivore communities changed from monocultures to species-rich mixtures. Our findings, therefore, suggest that biodiversity loss might lead to complex changes in higher trophic level effects on ecosystem functions, mediated by both trophic and non-trophic interactions.

KW - Arthropods

KW - BEF-China

KW - Biodiversity and ecosystem function

KW - Forest

KW - Plant-insect interactions

KW - Trophobiosis

KW - Biology

KW - Ecosystems Research

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85029218651&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1098/rspb.2017.1489

DO - 10.1098/rspb.2017.1489

M3 - Journal articles

C2 - 28878067

AN - SCOPUS:85029218651

VL - 284

JO - Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

JF - Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

SN - 0962-8452

IS - 1862

M1 - 20171489

ER -

Related by journal

Habitat fragmentation increases specialization of multi-trophic interactions by high species turnover

Zhang, X., Dalsgaard, B., Staab, M., Zhu, C., Zhao, Y., Gonçalves, F., Ren, P., Cai, C., Qiao, G., Ding, P. & Si, X., 25.10.2023, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 290, 2009, 20231372.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Bo-NO-bouba-kiki: Picture-word mapping but no spontaneous sound symbolic speech-shape mapping in a language trained bonobo

Margiotoudi, K., Bohn, M., Schwob, N., Taglialatela, J., Pulvermüller, F., Epping, A., Schweller, K. & Allritz, M., 09.02.2022, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 289, 1968, 9 p., 20211717.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Tree species richness modulates water supply in the local tree neighbourhood: evidence from wood δ13C signatures in a large-scale forest experiment

Jansen, K., von Oheimb, G., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W. & Fichtner, A., 10.03.2021, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B . 288, 1946, 8 p., 3100.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Rethinking megafauna

Moleón, M., Sánchez-Zapata, J. A., Donázar, J. A., Revilla, E., Martín-López, B., Gutiérrez-Cánovas, C., Getz, W. M., Morales-Reyes, Z., Campos-Arceiz, A., Crowder, L. B., Galetti, M., González-Suárez, M., He, F., Jordano, P., Lewison, R., Naidoo, R., Owen-Smith, N., Selva, N., Svenning, J. C., Tella, J. L., Zarfl, C., Jähnig, S. C., Hayward, M. W., Faurby, S., García, N., Barnosky, A. D. & Tockner, K., 11.03.2020, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B . 287, 1922, 10 p., 20192643.

Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

Tree diversity increases robustness of multi-trophic interactions

Fornoff, F., Klein, A. M., Blüthgen, N. & Staab, M., 13.03.2019, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 286, 1898, 7 p., 20182399.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Other publications by the same author(s)

Differential effect of grassland mowing on arthropod taxa

Künast, R., Weisser, W. W., Seibold, S., Mayr, D., Siegmüller, N., Schneider, I., Westenrieder, M., Blüthgen, N., Staab, M., Meyer, S. T. & Achury, R., 04.2025, In: Ecological Entomology. 50, 2, p. 288-298 11 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Functional traits mediate the effect of land use on drivers of community stability within and across trophic levels

Sperandii, M. G., Bazzichetto, M., Götzenberger, L., Moretti, M., Achury, R., Blüthgen, N., Fischer, M., Hölzel, N., Klaus, V. H., Kleinebecker, T., Neff, F., Prati, D., Bolliger, R., Seibold, S., Simons, N. K., Staab, M., Weisser, W. W., de Bello, F. & Gossner, M. M., 24.01.2025, In: Science Advances. 11, 4, 15 p., eadp6445.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Multidimensionality of tree communities structure host-parasitoid networks and their phylogenetic composition

Wang, M. Q., Guo, S. K., Guo, P. F., Yang, J. J., Chen, G. A., Chesters, D., Orr, M. C., Niu, Z. Q., Staab, M., Chen, J. T., Li, Y., Zhou, Q. S., Fornoff, F., Shi, X., Li, S., Martini, M., Klein, A. M., Schuldt, A., Liu, X., Ma, K., Bruelheide, H., Luo, A. & Zhu, C. D., 28.02.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: eLife. 13, 19 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

A Critical Evaluation of Network Approaches for Studying Species Interactions

Blüthgen, N. & Staab, M., 26.07.2024, In: Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. 55, 1, p. 65-88 24 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

A slow-fast trait continuum at the whole community level in relation to land-use intensification

Neyret, M., Le Provost, G., Boesing, A. L., Schneider, F. D., Baulechner, D., Bergmann, J., de Vries, F. T., Fiore-Donno, A. M., Geisen, S., Goldmann, K., Merges, A., Saifutdinov, R. A., Simons, N. K., Tobias, J. A., Zaitsev, A. S., Gossner, M. M., Jung, K., Kandeler, E., Krauss, J., Penone, C., Schloter, M., Schulz, S., Staab, M., Wolters, V., Apostolakis, A., Birkhofer, K., Boch, S., Boeddinghaus, R. S., Bolliger, R., Bonkowski, M., Buscot, F., Dumack, K., Fischer, M., Gan, H. Y., Heinze, J., Hölzel, N., John, K., Klaus, V. H., Kleinebecker, T., Marhan, S., Müller, J., Renner, S. C., Rillig, M. C., Schenk, N. V., Schöning, I., Schrumpf, M., Seibold, S., Socher, S. A., Solly, E. F., Teuscher, M., van Kleunen, M., Wubet, T. & Manning, P., 12.2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 1251.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

DOI

Recently viewed

Activities

  1. Multi-level Governance, Policy Implementation & Participation: The Mandated Participatory Planning Approach to Implementing Environmental Policy
  2. Internationale Tagung „Öffentlichkeit, Medien und Politik – Intellektuelle Debatten und Wissenschaft im Zeitalter digitaler Kommunikation“ - 2011
  3. Changing learning environments at university? Comparing the learning strategies of non-traditional European students engaged in lifelong learning.
  4. Vortrag im Forschungskolloquium der Professur für Psychologische Grundlagen in Schule und Unterricht, Prof. Dr. Barbara Drechsel, Universität Bamberg
  5. Demokratiebildung als didaktische Querschnittsaufgabe an Berufsschulen – Perspektiven einer curricularen (Weiter-) Entwicklung des Lernfeldunterrichts
  6. Lerner*innensprache, Fachsprache, Agency – Digitale Lerner*innentexte in transdisziplinärenNachhaltigkeitsdiskursen im projektbasierten Englischunterricht
  7. Coupled component modelling for inter- and transdisciplinariy climate change impact reserach: dimensions of integration and examples of interface design
  8. Fortbildungsbildungsreihe "Das Leben gestalten lernen" des Bildungszentrums für Natur, Umwelt und ländliche Räume (BNUR) des Landes Schleswig-Holstein - 2015
  9. Anforderungen an die Bildkommunikation in Situationen des Fachunterrichts: Bild- und Interaktionskompetenz im Zusammenhang mit fachkulturellen Praktiken
  10. Training on Environmental and Sustainability Education for Teacher Education and Theological Colleges in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region - 2015
  11. Wie schneiden Schülerinnen und Schüler an Förderschulen bei PISA ab - Ergebnisse aus der PISA 2012-Zusatzerhebung zu Jugendlichen mit sonderpädagogischem Förderbedarf
  12. Lernende im Umgang mit Ambivalenzen im Kontext einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung – eine empirische Exploration des Einsatzes der Lehr-Lern-Methode „Systemische Visualisierung“
  13. Prima Conferencia Internacional “Alternativas de desarrollo sostenible: cómo cambiar el paradigma social con énfasis en la centralidad del ser humano y la naturaleza” 2012
  14. Personal Initiative and Its Role in the Entrepreneurial Process, contribution to Symposium on Leading to ProactiveBeahvior: The Role of Leadership from a Multi-level Perspective
  15. International Academic Partnership “Teaching and Learning Sustainability”: Implementing Higher Education for Sustainable Development at the Universidad Técnica del Norte (Ecuador)
  16. Gekoppelte Modellierung für inter- und transdisziplinäre, alpine Klimawandelfolgenforschung: Integrationsdimensionen und Beispiele zum Schnittstellendesign aus dem CC-snow Projekt
  17. Abwässer aus „Hydraulic Fracturing“ und derzeitige Entsorgung: Informationsveranstaltung - Gastvortrag und Beratung: Gefahren des Frackings und der Verpressung von Lagerstättenwasser

Publications

  1. A highly transparent method of assessing the contribution of incentives to meet various technical challenges in distributed energy systems
  2. A comparative study on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and hot deformation of magnesium alloys containing zinc, calcium and yttrium
  3. An intra-firm perspective on wage profiles and employment of older workers with special reference to human capital and deferred compensation
  4. Wood species identity alters dominant factors driving fine wood decomposition along a tree diversity gradient in subtropical plantation forests
  5. Critical evaluation of commonly used methods to determine the concordance between sonography and magnetic resonance imaging: A comparative study
  6. Gesellschaftsrechtliche Gestaltung der Netzwerke virtueller Unternehmen - mit Beispielen kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen der Biotechnologiebranche
  7. Modeling and simulation of inelastic microstructure development and inhomogeneous material behavior via non-convex rate dependent gradient plasticity
  8. Was werden wir Arbeit genannt haben? Überblendungen literarischer Beschreibungen der Arbeitswelt im Ruhrgebiet bei Max von der Grün und Jörg Albrecht
  9. Mut zur Weite der Vernunft. Thesen zum Verhältnis von Vernunft, Glaube, der universitas scientiarum und zum Dialog der Kulturen aus reformatorischer Sicht
  10. De-hierarchization, trans-linearity and intersubjective participation in ethnographic research through interactive media representations: www.laviedurail.net
  11. Mikrogeographie als Grundlage bankbetrieblicher Planung : Anwendungsschwerpunkte für mikrogeographische Informationssysteme in deutschen Universalbanken
  12. "Du sollst Dir (k)ein Bildnis machen" - Zur Verwendung von Video- und Bildmaterial und ihrer Bedeutung für die emotionalen Stile christlicher Gemeinden heute
  13. The buffering effect of selection, optimization, and compensation strategy use on the relationship between problem solving demands and occupational well-being
  14. Enhancement of strength and hot workability of AZX312 magnesium alloy by disintegrated melt deposition (DMD) processing in contrast to permanent mold casting
  15. Where Tasks, Technology, and Textbooks Meet: An Exploratory Analysis of English Language Teachers’ Perceived Affordances of an Intelligent Language Tutoring System
  16. Gestaltungspotenziale kollaborativer Wissensnetzwerke in "Lernenden Verwaltungen" am Beispiel des praxisbezogenen Online-Kurses "Projektmanagement" der Universität Lüneburg.
  17. Netzbasiertes Outsourcing in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen : eine transaktionskostentheoretische Analyse unter Berücksichtigung des Application Service Providing als innovative Bankdienstleistung
  18. Entwicklung eines Konzeptes für ein Mikrosystem zur gleichzeitigen Messung und Bestimmung von Konzentrationen in 3-Komponentenmischungen anhand der Wasser-Ethanol-Saccharose Lösungen für die Qualitätssicherung
  19. Redefinition der Wertschöpfungskette von Versicherungsunternehmen : Bewertungsmodell zur Entscheidungsunterstützung bei der Disaggregation der Wertschöpfungskette am Beispiel kleiner und mittlerer Versicherungsunternehmen
  20. Stellungnahme zum Gesetzentwurf der Fraktionen der CDU/CSU und SPD„Entwurf eines ... Gesetzes zur Änderung des Strafgesetzbuches –Stärkung des Schutzes von Vollstreckungsbeamten und Rettungskräften“BT-Drucksache 18/11161 vom 14.02.2017
  21. Stephan Schaede: Stellvertretung. Begriffsgeschichtliche Studien zur Soteriologie, BHTh 126, Tübingen 2004. - Florian Schneider: Christus praedicatus et creditus. Die reformatorische Christologie Luthers in den Operationes in Psalmos (1519-1521), Neukirchen 2004