Differential herbivory and successional status in five tropical tree species
Using 4 restoration plots, we performed a common garden experiment to test the hypothesis that inter-specific variation in leaf herbivory depends on the successional status of tree species of the seasonally dry tropical forest. In July of 2011, we calculated the standing levels of herbivory in 5 spe...
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| author | Néstor A. Mariano Cristina Martínez-Garza Raúl E. Alcalá |
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| description | Using 4 restoration plots, we performed a common garden experiment to test the hypothesis that inter-specific variation in leaf herbivory depends on the successional status of tree species of the seasonally dry tropical forest. In July of 2011, we calculated the standing levels of herbivory in 5 species at the beginning of the rainy season: Ipomoea pauciflora (early-successional), Swietenia humilis, and Pseudobombax ellipticum (intermediate-successional) and Jacaratia mexicana and Bursera linanoe (late-successional). From each individual tree, we selected 14 leaves to
measure herbivory (N = 84 plants, 821 leaves). The mean leaf area lost by herbivory across the 5 tree species was 5.25%. The results evidencing differences among the categories evaluated supported our hypothesis, as herbivory increased from the late to the early-successional species. We discussed the proximate (i.e, differential leaf traits) and ultimate causes (i.e., differential selective pressures) operating on trees situated at the extreme of the successional stages that could explain the inter-specific differences in herbivory we observed. In accordance with our results,
successional status should be recognized as a factor affecting herbivory in tree species in tropical dry forests. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8f63f1fe86a04e8ba3d7639319f4ab802025-08-20T03:49:22ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062018-11-0189410.22201/ib.20078706e.2018.4.2347Differential herbivory and successional status in five tropical tree speciesNéstor A. MarianoCristina Martínez-GarzaRaúl E. Alcalá0Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MorelosUsing 4 restoration plots, we performed a common garden experiment to test the hypothesis that inter-specific variation in leaf herbivory depends on the successional status of tree species of the seasonally dry tropical forest. In July of 2011, we calculated the standing levels of herbivory in 5 species at the beginning of the rainy season: Ipomoea pauciflora (early-successional), Swietenia humilis, and Pseudobombax ellipticum (intermediate-successional) and Jacaratia mexicana and Bursera linanoe (late-successional). From each individual tree, we selected 14 leaves to measure herbivory (N = 84 plants, 821 leaves). The mean leaf area lost by herbivory across the 5 tree species was 5.25%. The results evidencing differences among the categories evaluated supported our hypothesis, as herbivory increased from the late to the early-successional species. We discussed the proximate (i.e, differential leaf traits) and ultimate causes (i.e., differential selective pressures) operating on trees situated at the extreme of the successional stages that could explain the inter-specific differences in herbivory we observed. In accordance with our results, successional status should be recognized as a factor affecting herbivory in tree species in tropical dry forests.https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/2347Common garden experimentEarly and late successionFoliar damageInsect herbivoryLife-historyRestoration plantings |
| spellingShingle | Néstor A. Mariano Cristina Martínez-Garza Raúl E. Alcalá Differential herbivory and successional status in five tropical tree species Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad Common garden experiment Early and late succession Foliar damage Insect herbivory Life-history Restoration plantings |
| title | Differential herbivory and successional status in five tropical tree species |
| title_full | Differential herbivory and successional status in five tropical tree species |
| title_fullStr | Differential herbivory and successional status in five tropical tree species |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differential herbivory and successional status in five tropical tree species |
| title_short | Differential herbivory and successional status in five tropical tree species |
| title_sort | differential herbivory and successional status in five tropical tree species |
| topic | Common garden experiment Early and late succession Foliar damage Insect herbivory Life-history Restoration plantings |
| url | https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/2347 |
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