While shoot herbivory mitigates, root herbivory exacerbates eutrophication’s impact on diversity in a grassland model
M. S. Crawford, U. E. Schaegel, F. May, S. Wurst, V. Grimm, F. Jeltsch
The paper shows that root herbivory worsens eutrophication's negative impact on plant diversity in grasslands, while shoot herbivory reduces it.
bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2019 · PreprintEcology