Water content, fibres, and herbivory in leaves of two distinct and adjacent tree communities of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

ABSTRACT The aims of the present study were to verify whether plants from Mussununga differ from those of Mata Alta in relation to herbivory, water content, and fibres, and to test whether plants with lower leaf water content and higher fibres are less attacked by chewing insects. The results indica...

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Main Authors: Aline Alves do Nascimento, Luis Fernando Tavares de Menezes, Marcelo Trindade Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Botânica
Series:Hoehnea
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2236-89062017000100103&lng=en&tlng=en