期刊
ECOLOGY LETTERS
卷 18, 期 12, 页码 1346-1355出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ele.12529
关键词
Biodiversity experiment; body size; complementarity effect; functional trait diversity; grassland; herbivore; incisor strength; insect communities; plant-herbivore interactions; trophic interactions
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资金
- INRA SPE grant
- INRA region Poitou-Charentes PhD grant
Understanding the consequences of trophic interactions for ecosystem functioning is challenging, as contrasting effects of species and functional diversity can be expected across trophic levels. We experimentally manipulated functional identity and diversity of grassland insect herbivores and tested their impact on plant community biomass. Herbivore resource acquisition traits, i.e. mandible strength and the diversity of mandibular traits, had more important effects on plant biomass than body size. Higher herbivore functional diversity increased overall impact on plant biomass due to feeding niche complementarity. Higher plant functional diversity limited biomass pre-emption by herbivores. The functional diversity within and across trophic levels therefore regulates the impact of functionally contrasting consumers on primary producers. By experimentally manipulating the functional diversity across trophic levels, our study illustrates how trait-based approaches constitute a promising way to tackle existing links between trophic interactions and ecosystem functioning.
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