The interaction of plant genotype and herbivory decelerate leaf litter decomposition and alter nutrient dynamics.
We examined how plant genetic variation and a common herbivore (the leaf-galling aphid, Pemphigus betae ) influenced leaf litter quality, decomposition, and nutrient dynamics in a dominant riparian tree (Populus spp.). Based on both observational studies and a herbivore exclusion experiment using tr...
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2005
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| Online Access: | http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?url=https://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:175404 |