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Nonlinear Impacts of Herbivory on Plants Explain the Herbivory Paradox
Vincent S. Pan, J. ADAM, Daniel N. Anstett…·William C. Wetzel
The paper shows that nonlinear tolerance to herbivory explains the herbivory paradox by demonstrating that plants tolerate low damage but suffer disproportionately from severe, infrequent damage.
DOI 10.64898/2026.02.24.707788