The plant communities of leaf-chewing herbivores associated with 30 tropical rain forest species were compared. The host plant taxonomy is the major determinant of the community species composition, the effect of species ecological behaviour is less pronounced.
The plant communities of leaf-chewing herbivores associated with 30 tropical rain forest species were compared. The host plant taxonomy is the major determinant of the community species composition, the effect of species ecological behaviour is less pronounced. (en)