Indirect effect of nitrogen enrichment modified invertebrate herbivory through altering plant community composition in an alpine meadow |
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| Authors: | Fei Chen Xiang Liu Shurong Zhou |
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| Affiliation: | Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China;*Correspondence address. Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China; Tel: +86-021-31246683; Fax: +86-021-31246683; E-mail: zhshrong@fudan.edu.cn; |
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| Abstract: | AimsNitrogen enrichment may affect ‘community invertebrate herbivory’ (hereafter ‘herbivory’) directly by changing plant species’ specific herbivory, or indirectly by altering the composition of natural plant communities. Here, we investigated how community composition altered the community herbivory in natural ecosystems and compared the relative importance of direct and indirect effects of nitrogen addition on community herbivory. |
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| Keywords: | alpine meadow herbivory nitrogen addition direct and indirect effects community composition
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