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ArticlePlant diversity2026

Effects of neighborhood diversity on herbivory in early-stage forests in southern China.

Zhi-Qiang Shen, Xian-Hui Zhu, Ming-Qiang Wang, Ming Ni, Wen-Da Cheng, Wei Lin, Cheng-Jin Chu, You-Shi Wang

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8 authors.

Zhi-Qiang ShenAnhui Key Laboratory of Mining Construction Engineering, School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China.
Xian-Hui ZhuState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Ming-Qiang WangMountain Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610213, China.
Ming NiCenter for Ecological Dynamics in a Novel Biosphere (ECONOVO), Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark.
Wen-Da ChengState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Ecology, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Wei LinState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Cheng-Jin ChuState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Ecology, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518000, China.
You-Shi WangState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herbivory plays important roles in forest ecosystems and is thought to be influenced by tree diversity. However, it is unclear whether, and if so how, tree diversity confers associational resistance or associational susceptibility to neighboring trees. In this study, our overall aim is to test whether biodiversity confers associational resistance or associational susceptibility to herbivores in tree species during the early stages of forest development. For this purpose, we examined whether tree species diversity affects herbivore damage in the early stages of forest development and what factors mediate the interaction between tree diversity and herbivory. We found that in some cases herbivory was related to species identity, e.g.,

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Biodiversity and ecosystem functioningHerbivore damageNeighborhood diversityPlant-herbivore interactionsTree apparency

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