The effects of changing large herbivore communities
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The gap
However, the effects of changing large herbivore communities are variable across studies, and the effect of climate as a mediating factor of this variation remains poorly understood.
Evidence profile
Sourced from the abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2017 and 2026, spanning 2 journals. Those papers have been cited 110 times in total.
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Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.
Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps
- Intermittent Sequential Herbivory Affects Herbivore Growth Traits but Not Plant Fitness in Soybean (2026) · Food and Energy Security · doi
More importantly, we show that sequential and intermittent herbivory has differential effects on host and herbivore traits, but not on yield, suggesting tolerance—an area that should be explored further.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: importantly show sequential intermittent herbivory differential effects host herbivore traits yield suggesting tolerance area explored - Temporal variation in plant neighborhood effects on the defoliation of primary and secondary hosts by an insect pest (2017) · Ecosphere · cited 54× · doi
Abstract Plant neighborhood effects on herbivore damage have been observed in many systems although few studies have assessed the different component effects of the neighborhood (conspecific neighbors vs.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: neighborhood effects abstract plant herbivore damage observed systems assessed different component conspecific neighbors - Temporal variation in plant neighborhood effects on the defoliation of primary and secondary hosts by an insect pest (2017) · Ecosphere · cited 54× · doi
Therefore, the complexity of neighborhood effects suggests that future studies should consider the separate effects of conspecific and heterospecific neighbors, as well as changes through time in order to predict herbivore damage in different systems, and provide better preventive and reactive strategies to manage herbivore outbreaks.
generalabstractevidence 3/5Keywords: effects herbivore complexity neighborhood suggests future consider separate conspecific heterospecific neighbors well changes time order - Variable effects of wildlife and livestock on questing tick abundance across a topographical–climatic gradient (2025) · Ecosphere · cited 2× · doi
However, the effects of changing large herbivore communities are variable across studies, and the effect of climate as a mediating factor of this variation remains poorly understood.
generalabstractevidence 2/5Keywords: effects changing large herbivore communities variable across effect climate mediating factor variation remains poorly understood
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