Background Herbivores have the power to shape plant evolutionary trajectories, influence
the structure and function of vegetation, devastate entire crops, or halt the spread of invasive …

The vast number of plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) produced by higher plants has
generated many efforts to exploit their potential for pest control. We performed a systematic …

In boreal woody plants, concentrations of defensive phenolic compounds are expected to be
at a high level during the juvenile phase and decrease in maturity, although there is …

Herbivorous rodents in boreal, alpine and arctic ecosystems are renowned for their multi‐
annual population cycles. Researchers have hypothesised that these cycles may result from …

Terrestrial predators are known for their role in controlling herbivore populations, but they
can also influence vegetation by altering soil nutrients through excretions and redistributing …

Kleinsäuger, wie Nagetiere, können erhebliche Schäden in landwirtschaftlichen Systemen
verursachen. Besonders in Jahren der Massenvermehrung, wenn die Tiere in erhöhter …