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The ecology and evolution of plant tolerance to herbivory.
Sharon Y. Strauss,Anurag Agrawal +1 more
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Although tolerance is probably not a strict alternative to plant resistance, there could be inter- and intraspecific tradeoffs between these defensive strategies.Abstract:
The tolerance of plants to herbivory reflects the degree to which a plant can regrow and reproduce after damage from herbivores. Autoecological factors, as well as the influence of competitors and mutualists, affect the level of plant tolerance. Recent work indicates that there is a heritable basis for tolerance and that it can evolve in natural plant populations. Although tolerance is probably not a strict alternative to plant resistance, there could be inter- and intraspecific tradeoffs between these defensive strategies.read more
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New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide
Natalia Pérez-Harguindeguy,Sandra Díaz,Eric Garnier,Sandra Lavorel,Hendrik Poorter,Pedro Jaureguiberry,M.S. Bret-Harte,William K. Cornwell,Joseph M. Craine,Diego E. Gurvich,Carlos Urcelay,Erik J. Veneklaas,Peter B. Reich,Lourens Poorter,Ian J. Wright,P. Ray,Lucas Enrico,Juli G. Pausas,A. C. de Vos,Nina Buchmann,Guillermo Funes,Fabien Quétier,Fabien Quétier,John G. Hodgson,Ken Thompson,H. D. Morgan,H. ter Steege,M.G.A. Van Der Heijden,Lawren Sack,Benjamin Blonder,Peter Poschlod,Maria Victoria Vaieretti,Georgina Conti,A. C. Staver,S. Aquino,Johannes H. C. Cornelissen +35 more
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Trade‐offs in community ecology: linking spatial scales and species coexistence
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Butterflies and plants: a study in coevolution
Paul R. Ehrlich,Peter H. Raven +1 more
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The Plant Vigor Hypothesis and Herbivore Attack
TL;DR: Four sources of evidence are used to support the Plant Vigor Hypothesis that many herbivore species feed preferentially on vigorous plants or plant modules, as opposed to the Plant Stresshypothesis arguing that stressed plants ae beneficial to herbivores.
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The Continuum of Plant Responses to Herbivory: The Influence of Plant Association, Nutrient Availability, and Timing
TL;DR: The studies indicate that the compensatory response of plants to grazing is probabilistic when three external factors are considered, and the probability of compensation for herbivory decreases as competition with other plants increases, as nutrient levels decrease, and as the timing of Herbivory comes later in the growing season.
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Induced responses to herbivory and increased plant performance
TL;DR: Induction early in the season resulted in halving of herbivory by chewing herbivores and a reduction in the abundance of phloem-feeding aphids when compared with controls.