@article{fdi:010064814,
  title = {{P}lant herbivory responses through changes in leaf quality have no effect on subsequent leaf-litter decomposition in a neotropical rain forest tree community},
  author = {{C}ardenas, {R}. {E}. and {H}attenschwiler, {S}. and {V}alencia, {R}. and {A}rgoti, {A}. and {D}angles, {O}livier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}t is commonly accepted that plant responses to foliar herbivory (e.g. plant defenses) can influence subsequent leaf-litter decomposability in soil. {W}hile several studies have assessed the herbivory-decomposability relationship among different plant species, experimental tests at the intra-specific level are rare, although critical for a mechanistic understanding of how herbivores affect decomposition and its consequences at the ecosystem scale. {U}sing 17 tree species from the {Y}asuni {N}ational {P}ark, {E}cuadorian {A}mazonia, and applying three different herbivore damage treatments, we experimentally tested whether the plant intra-specific responses to herbivory, through changes in leaf quality, affect subsequent leaf-litter decomposition in soil. {W}e found no effects of herbivore damage on the subsequent decomposition of leaf litter within any of the species tested. {O}ur results suggest that leaf traits affecting herbivory are different from those influencing decomposition. {H}erbivore damage showed much higher intra-specific than inter-specific variability, while we observed the opposite for decomposition. {O}ur findings support the idea that interactions between consumers and their resources are controlled by different factors for the green and the brown food-webs in tropical forests, where herbivory may not necessarily generate any direct positive or negative feedbacks for nutrient cycling.},
  keywords = {above-belowground interaction ; canopy ; decomposers ; detritivores ; {E}cuador ; folivory ; soil ecology ; {Y}asuni {N}ational {P}ark ; {EQUATEUR} ; {AMAZONIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ew {P}hytologist},
  volume = {207},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {817--829},
  ISSN = {0028-646{X}},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1111/nph.13368},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064814},
}