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I was surprised how human-centric my views of plant life are. Hiding in the surrounding vegetation may help against herbivores (if you are a plant), but it is all a matter of scale and herbivore group. Bad detectability of the plant by humans may mean nothing for invertebrates and vice versa.

Martin Weiser
Charles University

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This page is a summary of: Surrounding vegetation mediates frequency of plant–herbivore interactions in leaf-feeders but not in other herbivore groups, Basic and Applied Ecology, June 2016, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2015.12.005.
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