Hammon K E, Faeth S H
Department of Zoology, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287-1501.
Nat Toxins. 1992;1(3):197-208. doi: 10.1002/nt.2620010307.
We consider how microorganisms may alter conventional theories of the organization of plant-herbivore communities. We focus on endophytic fungi and their role in mediating interactions among herbivores, their host plants, and natural enemies. We propose hypotheses about the role of microbes in plant-herbivore communities and suggest ways to test these hypotheses. An initial approach to the overwhelming complexity of interacting species is to view species as components of functional groups, be they micro- or macroscopic, that potentially affect the ecology and evolution of host plants.
我们思考微生物如何改变植物-食草动物群落组织的传统理论。我们聚焦于内生真菌及其在介导食草动物、其寄主植物和天敌之间相互作用中的作用。我们提出关于微生物在植物-食草动物群落中作用的假设，并建议检验这些假设的方法。应对相互作用物种极度复杂性的一种初步方法是将物种视为功能组的组成部分，无论其是微观还是宏观的，这些功能组可能会影响寄主植物的生态和进化。
