Meta-analysis of tree diversity effects on the abundance, diversity and activity of herbivores' enemies

The natural enemies hypothesis predicts that the abundance and diversity of antagonists such as predators and parasitoids of herbivores increases with the diversity of plants, which can lead to more effective top-down control of insect herbivores. However, although the hypothesis has received large...

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Main Authors: Alex Stemmelen, Hervé Jactel, Eckehard Brockerhoff, Bastien Castagneyrol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-02-01
Series:Basic and Applied Ecology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439179121001882