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Assessing invertebrate herbivory in human-modified tropical forest canopies. / Barreto, J.R.; Berenguer, E.; Ferreira, J. et al.
In: Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 11, No. 9, 31.05.2021, p. 4012-4022.

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Barreto, JR, Berenguer, E, Ferreira, J, Joly, CA, Malhi, Y, de Seixas, MMM & Barlow, J 2021, 'Assessing invertebrate herbivory in human-modified tropical forest canopies', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 11, no. 9, pp. 4012-4022. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7295

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Barreto, J. R., Berenguer, E., Ferreira, J., Joly, C. A., Malhi, Y., de Seixas, M. M. M., & Barlow, J. (2021). Assessing invertebrate herbivory in human-modified tropical forest canopies. Ecology and Evolution, 11(9), 4012-4022. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7295

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Barreto JR, Berenguer E, Ferreira J, Joly CA, Malhi Y, de Seixas MMM et al. Assessing invertebrate herbivory in human-modified tropical forest canopies. Ecology and Evolution. 2021 May 31;11(9):4012-4022. Epub 2021 Mar 26. doi: 10.1002/ece3.7295

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Barreto, J.R. ; Berenguer, E. ; Ferreira, J. et al. / Assessing invertebrate herbivory in human-modified tropical forest canopies. In: Ecology and Evolution. 2021 ; Vol. 11, No. 9. pp. 4012-4022.

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title = "Assessing invertebrate herbivory in human-modified tropical forest canopies",
abstract = "Studies on the effects of human-driven forest disturbance usually focus on either biodiversity or carbon dynamics but much less is known about ecosystem processes that span different trophic levels. Herbivory is a fundamental ecological process for ecosystem functioning, but it remains poorly quantified in human-modified tropical rainforests. Here, we present the results of the largest study to date on the impacts of human disturbances on herbivory. We quantified the incidence (percentage of leaves affected) and severity (the percentage of leaf area lost) of canopy insect herbivory caused by chewers, miners, and gall makers in leaves from 1,076 trees distributed across 20 undisturbed and human-modified forest plots in the Amazon. We found that chewers dominated herbivory incidence, yet were not a good predictor of the other forms of herbivory at either the stem or plot level. Chewing severity was higher in both logged and logged-and-burned primary forests when compared to undisturbed forests. We found no difference in herbivory severity between undisturbed primary forests and secondary forests. Despite evidence at the stem level, neither plot-level incidence nor severity of the three forms of herbivory responded to disturbance. Synthesis. Our large-scale study of canopy herbivory confirms that chewers dominate the herbivory signal in tropical forests, but that their influence on leaf area lost cannot predict the incidence or severity of other forms. We found only limited evidence suggesting that human disturbance affects the severity of leaf herbivory, with higher values in logged and logged-and-burned forests than undisturbed and secondary forests. Additionally, we found no effect of human disturbance on the incidence of leaf herbivory.  ",
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RIS

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T1 - Assessing invertebrate herbivory in human-modified tropical forest canopies

AU - Barreto, J.R.

AU - Berenguer, E.

AU - Ferreira, J.

AU - Joly, C.A.

AU - Malhi, Y.

AU - de Seixas, M.M.M.

AU - Barlow, J.

PY - 2021/5/31

Y1 - 2021/5/31

N2 - Studies on the effects of human-driven forest disturbance usually focus on either biodiversity or carbon dynamics but much less is known about ecosystem processes that span different trophic levels. Herbivory is a fundamental ecological process for ecosystem functioning, but it remains poorly quantified in human-modified tropical rainforests. Here, we present the results of the largest study to date on the impacts of human disturbances on herbivory. We quantified the incidence (percentage of leaves affected) and severity (the percentage of leaf area lost) of canopy insect herbivory caused by chewers, miners, and gall makers in leaves from 1,076 trees distributed across 20 undisturbed and human-modified forest plots in the Amazon. We found that chewers dominated herbivory incidence, yet were not a good predictor of the other forms of herbivory at either the stem or plot level. Chewing severity was higher in both logged and logged-and-burned primary forests when compared to undisturbed forests. We found no difference in herbivory severity between undisturbed primary forests and secondary forests. Despite evidence at the stem level, neither plot-level incidence nor severity of the three forms of herbivory responded to disturbance. Synthesis. Our large-scale study of canopy herbivory confirms that chewers dominate the herbivory signal in tropical forests, but that their influence on leaf area lost cannot predict the incidence or severity of other forms. We found only limited evidence suggesting that human disturbance affects the severity of leaf herbivory, with higher values in logged and logged-and-burned forests than undisturbed and secondary forests. Additionally, we found no effect of human disturbance on the incidence of leaf herbivory.  

AB - Studies on the effects of human-driven forest disturbance usually focus on either biodiversity or carbon dynamics but much less is known about ecosystem processes that span different trophic levels. Herbivory is a fundamental ecological process for ecosystem functioning, but it remains poorly quantified in human-modified tropical rainforests. Here, we present the results of the largest study to date on the impacts of human disturbances on herbivory. We quantified the incidence (percentage of leaves affected) and severity (the percentage of leaf area lost) of canopy insect herbivory caused by chewers, miners, and gall makers in leaves from 1,076 trees distributed across 20 undisturbed and human-modified forest plots in the Amazon. We found that chewers dominated herbivory incidence, yet were not a good predictor of the other forms of herbivory at either the stem or plot level. Chewing severity was higher in both logged and logged-and-burned primary forests when compared to undisturbed forests. We found no difference in herbivory severity between undisturbed primary forests and secondary forests. Despite evidence at the stem level, neither plot-level incidence nor severity of the three forms of herbivory responded to disturbance. Synthesis. Our large-scale study of canopy herbivory confirms that chewers dominate the herbivory signal in tropical forests, but that their influence on leaf area lost cannot predict the incidence or severity of other forms. We found only limited evidence suggesting that human disturbance affects the severity of leaf herbivory, with higher values in logged and logged-and-burned forests than undisturbed and secondary forests. Additionally, we found no effect of human disturbance on the incidence of leaf herbivory.  

KW - Amazon rainforest

KW - biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

KW - environmental gradient

KW - folivory

KW - forest degradation

KW - herbivore interactions

KW - herbivory

KW - plant

KW - tropical forest

U2 - 10.1002/ece3.7295

DO - 10.1002/ece3.7295

M3 - Journal article

VL - 11

SP - 4012

EP - 4022

JO - Ecology and Evolution

JF - Ecology and Evolution

SN - 2045-7758

IS - 9

ER -