Linking Predation Risk, Herbivore Physiological Stress and Microbial Decomposition of Plant Litter
Title:
Linking Predation Risk, Herbivore Physiological Stress and Microbial Decomposition of Plant Litter
Author:
Schmitz, Oswald J.
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (620 seconds)
Series:
Biology
General Note:
Title from resource description page
Abstract:
We present methods to evaluate how predation risk can alter the chemical quality of herbivore prey by inducing dietary changes to meet demands of heightened stress, and how the decomposition of carcasses from these stressed herbivores slows subsequent plant litter decomposition by soil microbes.
Reading Level:
For undergraduate, graduate, and professional students
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Electronic Access:
https://www.jove.com/t/50061