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SUBMITTER: Guyot V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4567311 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Guyot Virginie V Castagneyrol Bastien B Vialatte Aude A Deconchat Marc M Selvi Federico F Bussotti Filippo F Jactel Hervé H
PloS one 20150911 9
The impact of invasive herbivore species may be lower in more diverse plant communities due to mechanisms of associational resistance. According to the "resource concentration hypothesis" the amount and accessibility of host plants is reduced in diverse plant communities, thus limiting the exploitation of resources by consumers. In addition, the "natural enemy hypothesis" suggests that richer plant assemblages provide natural enemies with more complementary resources and habitats, thus promoting ...[more]