02196nab a2200289 i 4500 BR-BrBNA 20260417121141.0 260417b2019 bl.qr|pooa||| 00| 0 eng | BR-BrBNA eng F40 Nascimento, Aline Alves do Luiz, Jefferson Cabral Vega, Maria Raquel Garcia Villela, Dora Maria Nascimento, Marcelo Trindade Effect of Leaf Quality on Herbivory of Three Atlantic Forest Species Publicação on-line; Bibliography p. 9-11 (52 ref.); 1 table; 5 illus.; Summary (En) ABSTRACT The present study evaluated the relationship between herbivory and leaf quality of three abundant tree species (Cupania oblongifolia Mart., Siparuna guianensis Aubl. and Xylopia sericea St. Hill.) in the understory of a eucalyptus plantation and an adjacent Atlantic Rainforest fragment. Herbivory differed among species, since X. sericea was less attacked, while C. oblongifolia and S. guianensis were more. The species showed similar herbivory patterns between the investigated areas (eucalyptus plantation versus forest), although X. sericea showed higher herbivory rates in the forest fragment. Fiber values (NDF, CEL and LIG) varied significantly among the species, being lower in S. guianensis. X. sericea, the species with the highest C/N ratio, higher concentrations of total phenols, smaller leaf area and higher trichome density, showed the lowest leaf herbivory rates, corroborating the hypothesis that herbivory is lower in species with lower nutritional quality and a greater set of leaf defense features. Keywords: defenses, insect-plant interactions, leaf nutrients. ECOLOGIA ANÁLISE FOLIAR ANIMAL HERBÍVORO FOLHA 2929 347953 Rio de Janeiro-RJ Instituto de Florestas - UFRRJ 1994 2025-0452 Floresta e Ambiente (Brazil) 1415-0980 / ISSN 2179-8087 0nline v. 26(4) p. 1-11 (2019) BR2026001241 https://www.scielo.br/j/floram/a/fmQpwFxyVpRSCQsRxqb57Bw/?format=pdf&lang=en ANA 341450 341450