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- Title
Global latitudinal patterns in leaf herbivory are related to variation in climate, rather than phytochemicals or mycorrhizal types.
- Authors
Tang, Hui; Zhu, Xianhui; Zhong, Yonglin; Li, Yuanzhi; Luo, Wenqi; Liu, Hanlun; Descombes, Patrice; Gange, Alan C; Chu, Chengjin
- Abstract
The article explores the relationship between climate, phytochemical diversity, and plant mycorrhizal types on global latitudinal patterns in leaf herbivory. The study challenges the latitudinal herbivory hypothesis, which suggests that insect herbivory rates decline with increasing latitudes. The researchers compiled a large dataset of herbivory rates, climatic factors, phytochemical diversity, and plant mycorrhizal types from published materials. They found that climate, particularly temperature and precipitation, had significant effects on herbivory and its latitudinal pattern. However, phytochemical diversity and plant mycorrhizal types did not have a significant impact on herbivory. The study suggests that climate plays a crucial role in shaping global patterns of plant-herbivore interactions.
- Subjects
CLIMATE change; PHYTOCHEMICALS; LIFE zones; ANIMAL-plant relationships
- Publication
National Science Review, 2023, Vol 10, Issue 12, p1
- ISSN
2095-5138
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/nsr/nwad236