Metcalfe, Daniel B.; Cherif, Mehdi; Jepsen, Jane Uhd; Vindstad, Ole Petter Laksforsmo; Kristensen, Jeppe Å.; Belsing, Ulrika (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-04)
<p>1. Outbreaks of herbivorous insects can have large impacts on regional soil carbon (C) storage and nutrient cycling. In northernmost Europe, population outbreaks of several geometrid moth species regularly cause large‐scale defoliation in subarctic birch forests. An improved understanding is required of how leaf C and nutrients are processed after ingestion by herbivores and what this means for ...