Invertebrate herbivore damage of lowland plant species decreases after an experimental shift to higher altitudes

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F25%3A00636913" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/25:00636913 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/60076658:12310/25:43909894 RIV/00216208:11310/25:10500195

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1146609X25000438?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1146609X25000438?via%3Dihub</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2025.104099" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.actao.2025.104099</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Invertebrate herbivore damage of lowland plant species decreases after an experimental shift to higher altitudes

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Many plant and animal species move to higher altitudes in response to climate warming, leading to new species co-occurrences and novel plant-animal interactions. These shifts can impact species diversity and community composition in mountain habitats. According to the enemy release hypothesis, plant expansion into new areas may be facilitated by reduced damage from natural enemies, like herbivores. While this mechanism is known to facilitate the spread of invasive species, it is unclear whether the uphill movement of native plants, in response to rising temperatures, is also aided by reduced herbivory at sites above their current altitudinal range. In our study, we experimentally tested this hypothesis. We compared herbivore damage of six species of lowland plants grown in pots exposed to herbivores at their native sites in the lowland and at sites above their current upper altitudinal limit. As a control, we also measured herbivore damage of six plants growing naturally across the entire range of altitude. We found that lowland plants had reduced herbivore damage when they were moved to highland sites, while herbivore damage of species naturally growing at both altitudes did not differ. Changes of herbivore damage were modulated by leaf dry matter content, specific leaf area and to a lesser degree also by plant height. Our results support the enemy release hypothesis in the context of altitudinal range shifts. We conclude that reduced herbivore damage may help plants spread above their current upper altitudinal limit in response to rising temperatures.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Invertebrate herbivore damage of lowland plant species decreases after an experimental shift to higher altitudes

Popis výsledku anglicky

Many plant and animal species move to higher altitudes in response to climate warming, leading to new species co-occurrences and novel plant-animal interactions. These shifts can impact species diversity and community composition in mountain habitats. According to the enemy release hypothesis, plant expansion into new areas may be facilitated by reduced damage from natural enemies, like herbivores. While this mechanism is known to facilitate the spread of invasive species, it is unclear whether the uphill movement of native plants, in response to rising temperatures, is also aided by reduced herbivory at sites above their current altitudinal range. In our study, we experimentally tested this hypothesis. We compared herbivore damage of six species of lowland plants grown in pots exposed to herbivores at their native sites in the lowland and at sites above their current upper altitudinal limit. As a control, we also measured herbivore damage of six plants growing naturally across the entire range of altitude. We found that lowland plants had reduced herbivore damage when they were moved to highland sites, while herbivore damage of species naturally growing at both altitudes did not differ. Changes of herbivore damage were modulated by leaf dry matter content, specific leaf area and to a lesser degree also by plant height. Our results support the enemy release hypothesis in the context of altitudinal range shifts. We conclude that reduced herbivore damage may help plants spread above their current upper altitudinal limit in response to rising temperatures.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10618 - Ecology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GJ17-24795Y" target="_blank" >GJ17-24795Y: Sítě rostlin, opylovačů a zlodějů: od interakcí na individuální úrovni ke koevolučním trendům na úrovni společenstev</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology

ISSN

1146-609X

e-ISSN

1873-6238

Svazek periodika

128

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

SEP 2025

Stát vydavatele periodika

FR - Francouzská republika

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

104099

Kód UT WoS článku

001507514700001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105007348000