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What is herbivory?

What is herbivory? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (ecology) The consumption of living plant tissue by animals.
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In these ways, herbivory short-circuits the decomposition process and speeds rates of nutrient cycling.
Also, plant herbivory is an unlikely explanation for the decline in inflorescence number because plants were caged during this study.
Modern species thrive under intense herbivory from snails, chitons, and limpets, and this has been suggested as one reason for their success.
Grazing by large herbivores does not favour cyanogenesis, but some invertebrate herbivory may do so.
Atsatt and O'Dowd argued that the susceptibility of a plant to herbivory is affected by the identity and proximity of its neighbors.
The three environmental factors of leaf litter cover, herbivory, and substrate were studied.

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