How much leaf area do insects eat? A data set of insect herbivory sampled globally with a standardized protocol

• Published in: Ecology (Durham) Vol. 102; no. 4; p. e03301
• Main Authors: Mendes, Gisele M, Silveira, Fernando A O, Oliveira, Carolina, Dáttilo, Wesley, Guevara, Roger, Ruiz-Guerra, Betsabé, Boaventura, Maria Gabriela, Sershen, Ramdhani, Syd, Phartyal, Shyam S, Ribeiro, Sérvio P, Pinto, Victor Diniz, Vasconcelos, Heraldo L, Tito, Richard, Pereira, Cássio Cardoso, Carvalho, Bárbara, Carvalho, Gabriel M, Del-Val, Ek, Buisson, Elise, Arruda, André J, Toth, Jean-Baptiste, Roque, Fabio de O, Souza, Allan Henrique, Bolzan, Fabio, Neves, Frederico, Kuchenbecker, Juliana, Demetrio, Guilherme Ramos, Seixas, Luziene, Romero, Gustavo Q, de Omena, Paula M, Silva, Jhonathan O, Paolucci, Lucas, Queiroz, Elenir, Ooi, Mark K J, Mills, Charlotte H, Gerhold, Pille, Merzin, Anne, Massante, Jhonny C, Aguilar, Ramiro, Carbone, Lucas M, Campos, Ricardo, Gomes, Inácio, Zorzal, Gabriela, Solar, Ricardo, Ramos, Letícia, Sobrinho, Tathiana, Sanders, Pedro, Cornelissen, Tatiana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2021
• Subjects: plant-herbivore interactions; trophic interactions; leaf consumption; herbivory; primary consumption; latitudinal gradients; defoliation

Herbivory is ubiquitous. Despite being a potential driver of plant distribution and performance, herbivory remains largely undocumented. Some early attempts have been made to review, globally, how much leaf area is removed through insect feeding. Kozlov et al., in one of the most comprehensive revie...