Insect herbivory increases litter quality and decomposition: An extension of the acceleration hypothesis

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2867-2876

  Chapman, Samantha K ^a   Hart, Stephen C ^a   Cobb, Neil S ^a   Whitham, Thomas G ^a   Koch, George W ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Dioryctria albovittella; Herbivory; Lignin; Litterfall; Matsucoccus acalyptus; Nutrient cycling; Pinus edulis; Pinyon juniper woodland; Sunset Crater National Monument, Arizona

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; DECOMPOSITION; HERBIVORY; INSECT; LITTER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; SUNSET CRATER; UNITED STATES;

ACALYPTUS; ANIMALIA; DIORYCTRIA ALBOVITTELLA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; JUNIPERUS; LEPIDOPTERA; MATSUCOCCUS ACALYPTUS; PINUS EDULIS; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 1342288334     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-0046     Document Type: Article

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