Authors
Angela T Moles, Ian R Wallis, William J Foley, David I Warton, James C Stegen, Alejandro J Bisigato, Lucrecia Cella‐Pizarro, Connie J Clark, Philippe S Cohen, William K Cornwell, Will Edwards, Rasmus Ejrnæs, Therany Gonzales‐Ojeda, Bente J Graae, Gregory Hay, Fainess C Lumbwe, Benjamín Magaña‐Rodríguez, Ben D Moore, Pablo L Peri, John R Poulsen, Ruan Veldtman, Hugo von Zeipel, Nigel R Andrew, Sarah L Boulter, Elizabeth T Borer, Florencia Fernández Campón, Moshe Coll, Alejandro G Farji‐Brener, Jane De Gabriel, Enrique Jurado, Line A Kyhn, Bill Low, Christa PH Mulder, Kathryn Reardon‐Smith, Jorge Rodríguez‐Velázquez, Eric W Seabloom, Peter A Vesk, An van Cauter, Matthew S Waldram, Zheng Zheng, Pedro G Blendinger, Brian J Enquist, Jose M Facelli, Tiffany Knight, Jonathan D Majer, Miguel Martínez‐Ramos, Peter McQuillan, Lynda D Prior
Publication date
2011/8
Journal
New Phytologist
Volume
191
Issue
3
Pages
777-788
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Description
- •It has long been believed that plant species from the tropics have higher levels of traits associated with resistance to herbivores than do species from higher latitudes. A meta‐analysis recently showed that the published literature does not support this theory. However, the idea has never been tested using data gathered with consistent methods from a wide range of latitudes.
- •We quantified the relationship between latitude and a broad range of chemical and physical traits across 301 species from 75 sites world‐wide.
- •Six putative resistance traits, including tannins, the concentration of lipids (an indicator of oils, waxes and resins), and leaf toughness were greater in high‐latitude species. Six traits, including cyanide production and the presence of spines, were unrelated to latitude. Only ash content (an indicator of inorganic substances such as calcium oxalates and phytoliths) and the properties of species with …
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