Plant size, latitude, and phylogeny explain within-population variability in herbivory

Herbivory Variability Network*†, ML Robinson… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Interactions between plants and herbivores are central in most ecosystems, but their
strength is highly variable. The amount of variability within a system is thought to influence …

The great escape: Patterns of enemy release are not explained by time, space or climate

ZA Xirocostas, J Ollerton, R Tamme… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
When a plant is introduced to a new ecosystem it may escape from some of its coevolved
herbivores. Reduced herbivore damage, and the ability of introduced plants to allocate …

Canopy height, rather than neighborhood effects, shapes leaf herbivory in a tropical rainforest

S Zhang, GR Xu, YX Zhang, WF Zhang, M Cao - Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Factors shaping the interspecific variations in herbivory have puzzled ecologists for decades
and several hypotheses have been proposed to explain interspecific variation in leaf …

Introduced species shed friends as well as enemies

ZA Xirocostas, J Ollerton, B Peco, E Slavich… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Many studies seeking to understand the success of biological invasions focus on species'
escape from negative interactions, such as damage from herbivores, pathogens, or …

Release from aboveground enemies increases seedling survival in grasslands

JI Brian, HER Shepherd, MÁ Pérez‐Navarro… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plant enemies can influence plant community assembly and structure. However, it is unclear
how insect herbivores and fungal pathogens affect seedling recruitment. Complex …

Deep learning‐and image processing‐based methods for automatic estimation of leaf herbivore damage

Z Wang, Y Jiang, AB Diallo… - Methods in Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Quantifying the intensity of leaf herbivory pressure is crucial for understanding the
interaction between plants and herbivores in both applied and basic science. Visual …

COVERater—A Free Application for Training Researchers to Accurately Estimate Species Cover in Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems

MM Cruickshank, AT Moles, SA Debono… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Visual estimates of cover are widely used among ecologists, from describing vegetation
communities to tracking and monitoring species' abundance. However, despite the known …

Habitat permeability drives community metrics, functional traits, and herbivory in neotropical spontaneous urban flora

WK da Silva, ACL de Matos, RD Zenni - Flora, 2024 - Elsevier
Urbanization is among the main drivers of global biodiversity changes. Urban areas are
increasing faster, particularly in global biodiversity hotspots. Therefore, more evidence is …

Statistical power from the people

AT Moles, ZA Xirocostas - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2022 - nature.com
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Camera traps unable to determine whether plasticine models of caterpillars reliably measure bird predation

L Schillé, N Plat, L Barbaro, H Jactel, F Raspail… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Sampling methods that are both scientifically rigorous and ethical are cornerstones of any
experimental biological research. Since its introduction 30 years ago, the method of using …