Herbivore effect traits and their impact on plant community biomass: an experimental test using grasshoppers

Summary Using trait‐based approaches to study trophic interactions may represent one of the most promising approaches to evaluate the impact of trophic interactions on ecosystem functioning. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to clearly identify which traits determine the impact of one trophic level on another. Using functionally contrasting grasshopper species, we tested the ability of multiple traits (morphological, chemical and...