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Abstract
To achieve ecological and reproductive success, plants need to mitigate a multitude of stressors. The stressors encountered by plants are highly dynamic but typically vary predictably due to seasonality or correlations among stressors. As plants face physiological and ecological constraints in responses to stress, it can be beneficial for plants to evolve the ability to incorporate predictable patterns of stress in their life histories. Here, we discuss how plants predict adverse conditions, which plant strategies integrate predictability of biotic stress, and how such strategies can evolve. We propose that plants commonly optimise responses to correlated sequences or combinations of herbivores and pathogens, and that the predictability of these patterns is a key factor governing plant strategies in dynamic environments.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 444-456 |
Journal | Trends in Ecology and Evolution |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 16 Jan 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- anticipatory responses
- growth-defence strategy
- induced defence
- predictability
- risk perception
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MULTIATTACK: Plant adaptations to unpredictable attack by dynamic insect communities
1/02/16 → 31/01/21
Project: EU research project