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Pathogens and insect herbivores drive rainforest plant diversity and composition

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  • Robert Bagchi

    (University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK
    Ecosystem Management Group, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zürich, Universitätstrasse 16, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland)

  • Rachel E. Gallery

    (University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK
    School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona)

  • Sofia Gripenberg

    (University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK
    Section of Biodiversity and Environmental Research, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland)

  • Sarah J. Gurr

    (Geoffrey Pope Building, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK
    University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK)

  • Lakshmi Narayan

    (University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK)

  • Claire E. Addis

    (University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK)

  • Robert P. Freckleton

    (University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK)

  • Owen T. Lewis

    (University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK)

Abstract

Suppressing fungi in a tropical forest plant community lowers diversity by reducing the negative effects of density on seedling recruitment, and removing insects increases seedling survival and alters plant community composition; this demonstrates the crucial role of pathogens and insects in maintaining and structuring tropical forest plant diversity.

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  • Robert Bagchi & Rachel E. Gallery & Sofia Gripenberg & Sarah J. Gurr & Lakshmi Narayan & Claire E. Addis & Robert P. Freckleton & Owen T. Lewis, 2014. "Pathogens and insect herbivores drive rainforest plant diversity and composition," Nature, Nature, vol. 506(7486), pages 85-88, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:506:y:2014:i:7486:d:10.1038_nature12911
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12911
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