Classic theory relates herbivore pressure to the ecology and evolution of plant defenses.
Here, we summarize current trends in the study of plant–herbivore interactions and how they …

The quest for sustainable and environmentally friendly fuel feedstocks has led to the
exploration of green solvents for the extraction of bio-oil from various biomass sources. This …

A major aim of ecology is to upscale attributes of individuals to understand processes at
population, community and ecosystem scales. Such attributes are typically described using …

Metabolomics provides an unprecedented window into diverse plant secondary metabolites
that represent a potentially critical niche dimension in tropical forests underlying species …

Niche theory considering the traits of species and individuals provides a powerful tool to
integrate ecology and evolution of species. In plant ecology, morphological and …

Plants are widely recognized as chemical factories, with each species producing dozens to
hundreds of unique secondary metabolites. These compounds shape the interactions …

Plants produce a great number of phytochemicals serving a variety of different functions.
Recently, the chemodiversity of these compounds (ie, the diversity of compounds produced …

As a common grassland management practice in many high‐latitude regions worldwide,
mowing has great impacts on grassland functioning and stability. Species richness, species …

The interactions between plants and herbivores shape the high species diversity of tropical
forests as well as the evolution of both groups. We examine this interaction in the tree genus …

Phytochemicals and their ecological significance are long ignored in trait-based ecology.
Moreover, the adaptations of phytochemicals produced by fine roots to abiotic and biotic …