Compensation and resistance to herbivory in seagrasses: Induced responses to simulated consumption by fish

Oecologia

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 751-760

  Vergés, Adriana ^a   Pérez, Marta ^b   Alcoverro, Teresa ^a   Romero, Javier ^b  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compensatory growth; Defence; Induced responses; Mediterranean sea; Phenolic compounds; Plant herbivore interactions; Resistance; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

COMPENSATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FISH; HERBIVORY; INDUCED RESPONSE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SEAGRASS; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SURVIVAL; TOLERANCE;

ADAPTATION; ALISMATIDAE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; EATING; FISH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RHIZOME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALISMATIDAE; ANIMALS; CARBON; EATING; FISHES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; PHENOLS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; RHIZOME;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

POSIDONIA OCEANICA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 41149137660     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0943-4     Document Type: Article

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