More phylogenetically diverse polycultures inconsistently suppress insect herbivore populations
More phylogenetically diverse polycultures inconsistently suppress insect herbivore populations
Angela M Coco,E. Yip,I. Kaplan,J. Tooker
2022 · DOI: 10.1007/s00442-022-05153-4
Oecologia · 7 Citations
TLDR
It was found that increased phylogenetic divergence of neighboring plants could reduce abundance of herbivorous insects, but the effect was only detectable mid-season, and the mechanisms driving associations in the field between phylogenetics divergence and herbivore populations remain unclear.