Herbivore effect traits and their impact on plant community biomass: An experimental test using grasshoppers

Functional Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 650-661

  Deraison, Hélène ^a,b,c   Badenhausser, Isabelle ^a,b,c   Börger, Luca ^a,c,d   Gross, Nicolas ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body size; C:N ratio; Effect traits; Feeding niche; Functional traits; Grasshoppers; Grassland; Herbivory; Incisive strength; Leaf dry matter content; Plant insect interactions

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASSHOPPER; HERBIVORE; PLANT COMMUNITY; TROPHIC INTERACTION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84929298209     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12362     Document Type: Article

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