Herbivory and leaf mass in Peltogyne confertiflora (Mart. Ex Hayne) Benth. Fabales Bromhead Fabaceae Lindl. at Forest and Cerrado

Authors

  • Renata D. Françoso Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília. Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Distrito Federal, Brasil.
  • Ana J. Goeller Faculdade de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas e de Tecnologias De Agua Boa. Faculdade Cathedral De Ensino Superior do Araguaia, Setor Universitário, Água Boa, Mato Grosso, Brasil.
  • Eddie Lenza Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Mato Grosso, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.13.23.3.0.1175

Keywords:

phytophysiognomies, leaf predation, animal-plant interactions

Abstract

As the environment is the most important factor responsible for the morphological characteristics of plants, is expected to find differences in herbivory rates at different habitats. In this study we compared the leaf herbivory rate in Peltogyne confertiflora (Mart. ex Hayne) Benth. in forest and open vegetation (cerrado) in the Cerrado biome, and evaluated if the herbivory could be explained by individual morphological characters or by amount of resource. The herbivory rates were bigest in forest. Leaf biomass was selected as most important variable for explain herbivory rate in forest and cerrado. Apparently there is a density-dependent effect on the rate of herbivory, highlighting the need for quantification of biomass in similar studies.

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2013-12-01

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Françoso, R. D., Goeller, A. J., & Lenza, E. (2013). Herbivory and leaf mass in Peltogyne confertiflora (Mart. Ex Hayne) Benth. Fabales Bromhead Fabaceae Lindl. at Forest and Cerrado. Ecología Austral, 23(3), 222–226. https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.13.23.3.0.1175

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Vol. 23 No. 3 (2013): December 2013, Pages 143-226

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