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ArticlePloS one2021

The relationship between resource abundance and insect herbivory on islands.

Bora Shin, Jae-Young Lee, Nang-Hee Kim, Sei-Woong Choi

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Bora ShinDepartment of Biology, Mokpo National University, Muan, Jeonnam, Korea.
Jae-Young LeeDepartment of Biology, Mokpo National University, Muan, Jeonnam, Korea.
Nang-Hee KimNational Institute of Ecology, Seocheon, Chungnam, Korea.
Sei-Woong ChoiDepartment of Environmental Education, Mokpo National University, Muan, Jeonnam, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6326-399X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We examined the relationship between resource abundance and the feeding activity of phytophagous insects on three common island plants. The aim was to investigate the correlation between phytophagous insects' abundance and availability of food and island geography. We collected 30,835 leaves from three tree species groups (Mallotus japonicus, Prunus species, and Quercus species) on 18 islands in southwest Korea. The number of plant resources for herbivores varied: the number of leaves per shoot was the highest in Mallotus, leaf weight and the water content per leaf was significantly lower in Quercus species. External feeding was higher for Prunus and Quercus species, whereas the internal feeding type was significantly higher for Quercus species. Geography (area and distance), elevation and food resource (elevation, number of plant species, and the forest cover rate) had a variable effect on phytophagous insects feeding activities: distance and the number of plant species were more explainable to the external feeding guild. In contrast, area and forest cover were more to the internal feeding guild.

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AnimalsBiological EvolutionEcosystemHerbivoryInsectaIslandsMallotus PlantPlant LeavesPrunusQuercusReproductive IsolationRepublic of KoreaTrees

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PMCPMC8366974

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