Interaction engineering Non-trophic effects modify interactions in an insect galler community

• Published in: The Journal of animal ecology Vol. 88; no. 8; pp. 1168 - 1177
• Main Authors: Barbosa, Milton, Fernandes, G. Wilson, Morris, Rebecca J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley 01.08.2019; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Animals; Aphidoidea; Aphids; Brazil; Cerrado; Communities; Community structure; Dynamic stability; Ecosystem; Ecosystem assessment; ecosystem engineering; Ecosystems; Emergence; Engineering; Engineers; Feedback loops; field experimentation; Galling; galling insects; Galls; habitats; Host plants; Host-Parasite Interactions; indirect interactions; Inquilinism; insect larvae; Insecta; Insects; interaction modification; Larvae; Modulation; parasitic wasps; Parasitism; parasitoid wasps; Parasitoids; Population density; Population regulation; Regulatory mechanisms (biology); RESEARCH ARTICLE; Species; Survival; survival rate; Trophic relationships; Wasps; Brazil; parasitoid wasps; interaction modification; indirect interactions; galling insects; parasitism; Cerrado; aphids; ecosystem engineering

Theory suggests that non‐trophic interactions can be a major mechanism behind community stability and persistence, but community‐level empirical data are scarce, particularly for effects on species interactions mediated through changes in the physical environment. Here, we explored how ecosystem eng...