Percentage leaf herbivory across vascular plant species
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Macroecological and macroevolutionary patterns of leaf herbivory across vascular plants.
The consumption of plants by animals underlies important evolutionary and ecological processes in nature. Arthropod herbivory evolved approximately 415 Ma and the ensuing coevolution between plants and herbivores is credited with generating much of the macroscopic diversity on the Earth. In contemporary ecosystems, herbivory provides the major conduit of energy from primary producers to consume...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0012-9658
DOI: 10.1890/13-1741.1