Table 1 Mean percentage (±SE) of total cumulative leaf damage, young leaf production completely lost to herbivory and young leaves which remained undamaged during the expansion stage on mature E. tereticornis under ambient or elevated [CO2] at the EucFACE site over 2 years
CO2 treatment | Year 1 | Year 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ambient | Elevated | Ambient | Elevated | |
Total cumulative leaf consumption (%) | 9.9 ± 1.7 | 16.6 ± 1.1 | 13.5 ± 2.5 | 9.0 ± 0.7 |
Young leaf production completely lost to herbivory (%) | 21.0 ± 5.6 | 17.3 ± 3.5 | 9.7 ± 4.3 | 8.0 ± 3.7 |
Young leaf production remaining undamaged (%) | 39.3 ± 5.9 | 27.5 ± 3.5 | 43.7 ± 3.7 | 38.0 ± 4.2 |
Young leaf production damaged (%) | 39.7 ± 4.4 | 55.2 ± 3.6 | 48.7 ± 3.8 | 54.0 ± 4.4 |