Herbivory Rates

  • Rainer Wirth
  • Hubert Herz
  • Ronald J. Ryel
  • Wolfram Beyschlag
  • Bert Hölldobler
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Part of the Ecological Studies book series (ECOLSTUD, volume 164)

Abstract

Before determining and assessing herbivory rates, it is crucial to first determine the objectives of the planned study (i.e., zoological, botanical or ecological focus) and also the level of ecological integration at which the measurements will be carried out because the parameters to be measured and the methods applied are highly dependent on this decision (Table 18).

Keywords

Compensatory Growth Harvest Rate Crown Area Leaf Consumption Leaf Removal 
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© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003

Authors and Affiliations

  • Rainer Wirth
    • 1
  • Hubert Herz
    • 2
  • Ronald J. Ryel
    • 3
  • Wolfram Beyschlag
    • 4
  • Bert Hölldobler
    • 2
  1. 1.Fachbereich Biologie, Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine BotanikUniversität KaiserslauternKaiserlauternGermany
  2. 2.Theodor-Boveri-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Lehrstuhl für Verhaltensphysiologie und Soziobiologie (Zoologie II)Universität WürzburgWürzburgGermany
  3. 3.Department of Forest, Range and Wildlife SciencesUtah State UniversityLoganUSA
  4. 4.Lehrstuhl für experimentelle Ökologie und ÖkosystembiologieUniversität Bielefeld W4-107BielefeldGermany

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