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Revista de Biología Tropical

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C. ROMERO, Isabel; CANTERA K, Jaime R  and  PENA S, Enrique J. Rev. biol. trop [online]. 2006, vol.54, n.4, pp.1205-1214. ISSN 0034-7744.

Leaf consumption by herbivores in mangroves of the Dagua river estuary, Pacific coast of Colombia. Herbivore leaf consumption of various mangrove species in relation to environmental factors and leaf hardness were studied in the Dagua river estuary, Colombia. Leaf consumption and damage were assessed by measuring the percentage of area attacked by herbivores, distinguishing between consumption and damage. The species that suffered the highest consumption, such as Avicennia germinans (Avicenniaceae) and Laguncularia racemosa (Combretaceae), had softer leaves and less herbivore species when compared with Rhizophora spp. (Rhizophoraceae) and Pelliciera rhizophorae (Theaceae). The abundance and diversity of leaf grazing and its variability among mangrove species in the Dagua River estuary, show the importance of the trophic dynamics of live vegetable matter, in spite of their relatively low contribution to removing organic matter. Rev. Biol. Trop. 54 (4): 1205-1214. Epub 2006 Dec. 15

Keywords : herbivory; leaf grazing; mangrove; estuaries; Colombia.

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