Plant defense against leaf herbivory based on metal accumulation: examples from a tropical high altitude ecosystem

• Published in: Plant species biology Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 147 - 155
• Main Authors: Ribeiro, Sérvio P., Londe, Vinícius, Bueno, Amauri P., Barbosa, Juliana S., Corrêa, Tatiana L., Soeltl, Tatiana, Maia, Márcia, Pinto, Victor D., França Dueli, Grazieli, Sousa, Hildeberto Caldas, Kozovits, Alessandra R., Nalini, Hermínio A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.04.2017
• Subjects: altitude; aluminum; Brazil; Byrsonima; ecosystems; elemental defense; Eremanthus; Ferriferous Quadrangle; grasslands; herbivores; insect–plant interactions; iron; leaves; Lychnophora ericoides; manganese; population size; rupestrian fields; soil; ultramafic soils; Brazil

Species that evolved in high‐altitude grasslands, where soils are dystrophic and metal rich, developed adaptations for these extreme conditions, such as metal accumulation and sclerophyllous leaves, and these adaptations may secondarily affect insect herbivory activity. The present study investigate...