scholarly journals Forest diversity effects on insect herbivores: do leaf traits matter?

2019 ◽  
Vol 221 (4) ◽  
pp. 2250-2260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evalyne W. Muiruri ◽  
Sandra Barantal ◽  
Glenn R. Iason ◽  
Juha‐Pekka Salminen ◽  
Estefania Perez‐Fernandez ◽  
...  
Oikos ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 124 (11) ◽  
pp. 1527-1535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Abdala-Roberts ◽  
Kailen A. Mooney ◽  
Teresa Quijano-Medina ◽  
María José Campos-Navarrete ◽  
Alejandra González-Moreno ◽  
...  

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e3102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan P. Lemoine ◽  
Deron E. Burkepile ◽  
John D. Parker

Insect herbivores help maintain forest diversity through selective predation on seedlings of vulnerable tree species. Although the role of natural enemies has been well-studied in tropical systems, relatively few studies have experimentally manipulated insect abundance in temperate forests and tracked impacts over multiple years. We conducted a three-year experiment (2012–2014) deterring insect herbivores from seedlings in new treefall gaps in deciduous hardwood forests in Maryland. During this study, we tracked recruitment of all tree seedlings, as well as survivorship and growth of 889 individual seedlings from five tree species:Acer rubrum,Fagus grandifolia,Fraxinusspp.,Liriodendron tulipifera, andLiquidambar styraciflua. Insect herbivores had little effect on recruitment of any tree species, although there was a weak indication that recruitment ofA. rubrumwas higher in the presence of herbivores. Insect herbivores reduced survivorship ofL. tulipifera, but had no significant effects onA. rubrum,Fraxinusspp.,F. grandifolia, orL. styraciflua. Additionally, insects reduced growth rates of early pioneer speciesA. rubrum,L. tulipifera, andL. styraciflua, but had little effect on more shade-tolerant speciesF. grandifoliaandFraxinusspp. Overall, by negatively impacting growth and survivorship of early pioneer species, forest insects may play an important but relatively cryptic role in forest gap dynamics, with potentially interesting impacts on the overall maintenance of diversity.


2016 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xoaquín Moreira ◽  
Luis Abdala-Roberts ◽  
Sergio Rasmann ◽  
Bastien Castagneyrol ◽  
Kailen A Mooney

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. e0132671 ◽  
Author(s):  
María José Campos-Navarrete ◽  
Luis Abdala-Roberts ◽  
Miguel A. Munguía-Rosas ◽  
Víctor Parra-Tabla

Oecologia ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 100-100 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 141-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mamoru Matsuki ◽  
Stephen F. MacLean

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. e0198243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naiara López-Rojo ◽  
Aingeru Martínez ◽  
Javier Pérez ◽  
Ana Basaguren ◽  
Jesús Pozo ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Stanley ◽  
Natalie J. Allen ◽  
Helen M. Williams ◽  
Sarah J. Ross

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