Publications by authors named "Alexandra Carleton"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the impact of introduced generalist invertebrate herbivores, especially nocturnal ones like slugs and earwigs, on plant communities in North America, which has been less studied compared to Europe.
- Researchers found that 96% of herbivores at their California site were introduced generalists and examined how these herbivores affect the distribution, growth, and survivorship of 12 native and introduced plant species.
- Their results revealed that native seedlings were not more vulnerable or palatable to the generalists than introduced species, countering the initial hypothesis that native plants would be more affected due to a lack of evolutionary history with these herbivores.
