Ecosystem engineering and manipulation of host plant tissues by the insect borer Oncideres albomarginata chamela
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- 作者：Nancy Calderó ; n-Corté ; sa ; Claudia A. Uribe-Mú ; b ; A. Karen Martí ; nez-Mé ; ndeza ; Luis H. Escalera-Vá ; zquezc ; E. Jacob Cristobal-Pé ; reza ; Felipe Garcí ; a-Olivad ; Mauricio Quesadaa ; d ; mquesada@cieco.unam.mx" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Ecosystem engineering ; Cerambycidae ; Twig-girdling ; Plant&ndash ; insect interactions ; Compensatory regrowth responses ; Nutrient cycling
- 刊名：Journal of Insect Physiology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：January 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：84
- 期：Complete
- 页码：128-136
- 全文大小：1064 K
文摘
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We evaluated the responses induced by an ecosystem engineer on its host plant.
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Branch removal by the insect induced the development of new branches.
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Detached branches represent habitats with high content of nitrogen and phosphorous.
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Branch removal increases nutrient cycling efficiency at ecosystem level.
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Branch removal and compensation represent key mechanisms in host plant manipulation.