Habitat and successional status of plants in relation to the communities of their leaf-chewing herbivores in Papua New Guinea

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Alternative codes found

RIV/60077395:_____/01:60010078

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Habitat and successional status of plants in relation to the communities of their leaf-chewing herbivores in Papua New Guinea

Original language description

1 The spatial distribution of 30 woody species (15 species each of Euphorbiaceae and Moraceae) and their associated leaf-chewing communities (Orthoptera, Phasmatodea, Coleoptera and Lepidoptera) were studied in coastal, riverine and rain forest habitats.A successional series, from abandoned gardens to primary forest, was examined. Host plant records for more than 27 000 insects, all verified by feeding experiments, and spatial distribution of almost 9000 plant specimens were evaluated. 2 Phylogenetic (taxonomic) relatedness of host plants explained 56% of the variability in the composition of their herbivore communities, while the ecological (distribution) similarity of plants explained only 4%. 3 The successional optimum of plant species was not an important determinant of the composition of their herbivore communities. 4 Neither plant successional optimum nor plant palatability to a generalist herbivore were correlated with the number of species, abundance or host specificity of its

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EH - Ecology - communities

OECD FORD branch

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Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2001

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Ecology

ISSN

0022-0477

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Volume of the periodical

89

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

186-199

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