Insect herbivores and their frass affect Quercus rubra leaf quality and initial stages of subsequent litter decomposition

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• herbivore 76%
• insect 68%
• litter 68%
• decomposition 52%
• tannin 49%
• ecosystem process 40%
• growing season 33%
• damage 31%
• leaf litter 29%
• foliage 27%
• lignin 25%
• defoliation 16%
• senescence 15%
• nutrient dynamics 15%
• sapling 15%
• herbivory 14%
• soil nitrogen 14%
• feces 13%
• experiment 9%
• effect 8%
• rate 7%
• nutrient 7%
• laboratory 6%
• loss 6%
• test 4%

Agriculture & Biology

• frass 100%
• Quercus rubra 97%
• herbivores 62%
• insects 45%
• degradation 44%
• leaves 32%
• tannins 25%
• phytochemicals 24%
• growing season 22%
• ecosystems 20%
• plant litter 18%
• lignin 14%
• foliage plants 13%
• nutrients 10%
• saplings 10%
• sampling 9%
• defoliation 9%
• chemistry 8%
• feces 7%
• nitrogen 5%
• soil 4%
• testing 3%