Vertical stratification of leaf physical traits exerts bottom-up pressures on insect herbivory in a sugar maple temperate forest
Mahsa Hakimara,
Emma Despland
Abstract:Do vertical gradients structure temperate forest insect herbivore
communities? We tested the hypothesis that the increase in light
intensity from understory to forest canopy level drives differences in
leaf physical traits and budburst phenology that impact insect
herbivores and thus play a role in structuring both herbivore
communities and the damage they cause to trees. Twelve sugar maple (Acer
saccharum) trees were monitored in southern Quebec, examining herbivore
patterns from understory to canopy. Three s… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.