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Effects of herbivory by Hyblaea puera (Hyblaeidae: Lepidoptera) on litter production in the mangrove on the coast of Brazilian Amazonia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Marcus Emanuel Barroncas Fernandes ,
Antonia Aparecida Monteiro Nascimento  and
Muzenilha Lira Carvalho
Marcus Emanuel Barroncas Fernandes*
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Pará, Campus de Bragança, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Laboratório de Ecologia de Manguezal, Alameda Leandro Ribeiro s/n, Aldeia, Bragança, Pará, Brazil. CEP: 68600-000
Antonia Aparecida Monteiro Nascimento
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Pará, Campus de Bragança, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Laboratório de Ecologia de Manguezal, Alameda Leandro Ribeiro s/n, Aldeia, Bragança, Pará, Brazil. CEP: 68600-000
Muzenilha Lira Carvalho
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Pará, Campus de Bragança, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Laboratório de Ecologia de Manguezal, Alameda Leandro Ribeiro s/n, Aldeia, Bragança, Pará, Brazil. CEP: 68600-000
*
1Corresponding author. Email: mebf@ufpa.br
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Mangrove trees are not immune to herbivory. They are affected mainly by folivores, which may influence litter production and nutrient cycling within the system (Choudhury 1988). The amount of leaf material lost to herbivory is also related to the characteristics of the trees and local environmental conditions (Feller 1995), which result in widely varying rates of leaf consumption (Anderson & Lee 1995). According to Cannicci et al. (2008), the true ecological role played by insect herbivores is not simply the amount of plant material lost to herbivory, but also involves effects at the scale of whole plant performance and ecosystem functioning. Thus, the activities of insect herbivores may also be viewed as a positive impact on mangroves, influencing, for example, energy transfer in the system.

Keywords

Avicennia germinansBrazilinsect–plant interactionleaf consumptionlitterfall
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Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , May 2009 , pp. 337 - 339
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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