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1 Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology
and the Environment, Royal Enclave, Sriramapura, Jakkur Post, Bengaluru 560 064, IN
Source
Current Science, Vol 111, No 5 (2016), Pagination: 790-792
Abstract
The spatial complexity in plant-herbivore dynamics has been identified as an area requiring more detailed studies. Among the key attempts to explain relationships between plant diversity and herbivore populations, from the herbivores' point of view, Elton's 'enemies hypothesis' states that less diverse plant communities undergo greater herbivory due to presence of fewer predators in contrast to complex communities.
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