Leaf damage by herbivore feeding guilds along gradients of elevation and plant species richness

Francesco Martini, Uromi Manage Goodale*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The proportion of leaves damaged by specialist guilds such as miners and sap-feeders decreased at locations with higher species richness and at higher elevation in four subtropical forest seedling communities in south China. The effect of elevation was stronger in winter. Patterns of the generalist guild chewers were weaker. Abstract in Chinese is available with online material.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1115-1120
Number of pages6
JournalBiotropica
Volume52
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • China
  • chewer
  • insects
  • miner
  • sap-feeder
  • seasonality
  • seedling
  • subtropical forests

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