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Carbon–nitrogen stoichiometry in the tritrophic food chain willow, leaf beetle, and predatory ladybird beetle

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Author	Kagata, Hideki Ohgushi, Takayuki
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	Although plant quality can indirectly increase the performance of the third trophic level by bottom-up cascading effects, the mechanisms of this indirect effect are still unclear. In this study the carbon–nitrogen stoichiometry in a tri-trophic system consisting of the willow, a leaf beetle, and a predatory ladybird beetle were examined to determine the mechanisms of the bottom-up cascading effect. The bottom-up cascade is initiated by increasing leaf nitrogen, because of artificial cutting of willow trees. The relative growth rate (RGR) of the leaf beetle increased when fed on cut willow leaves, because of the high leaf nitrogen in the cut willows. Ladybird beetle RGR also increased when fed on leaf beetles fed on cut willow leaves. The increased RGR of the ladybirds cannot be explained by the quality of the prey, however, because leaf beetle nitrogen was not affected by host plant quality. Thus, the carbon–nitrogen stoichiometry could not be a mechanism of the bottom-up cascade through multiple trophic levels.
Starting Page	671
Ending Page	677
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09123814
Journal	Ecological Research
Volume Number	22
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	14401703
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2006-12-22
Publisher Place	Tokyo
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Bottom-up cascade C:N ratio Ecological stoichiometry Terrestrial food chain Tri-trophic interaction Forestry Behavioural Sciences Evolutionary Biology Zoology Plant Sciences Ecology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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