Leaf It Alone: Environmental Factors Outweigh Herbivory as Determinants of Plant Traits in a Mediterranean Mountain

Herbivory has pronounced effects on ecosystems, altering plant community composition and structure while shaping functional traits, highlighting the need for a comprehensive analysis of its impacts, alongside the effects of abiotic factors known to affect plant communities. This study aimed to assess whether red deer herbivory pressure (measured by population density and feeding time), tree cover, altitude, and northness influence plant communities and their functional traits and diversity.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  Journal of Vegetation Science

• Publication date

  2025-09-01

• Fields of study

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• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1111/jvs.70078
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• Environmental factors outweigh red deer herbivory as determinants of plant traits in a Mediterranean mountain.

  Confidence 0.90

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• environmental factors

  environmental variable, predictor

  Abiotic variables including tree cover, altitude, and northness analyzed for their influence on plant communities.

  Aliases: abiotic factors

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• mediterranean mountain

  ecosystem, geographic setting

  The mountain ecosystem located within the Mediterranean region that serves as the study site.

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• plant traits

  ecological attribute, response variable

  Functional characteristics and diversity metrics that define plant community composition and structure.

  Aliases: functional traits

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• red deer herbivory

  biotic factor, ecological driver

  The consumption of plants by red deer, measured here by population density and feeding time.

  Aliases: herbivory pressure, red deer herbivory pressure

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