Seasonal patterns of herbivory, leaf traits and productivity consumption in dry and wet Patagonian forests

1. Endemic herbivory can influence forest ecosystem function, but how annual productivity consumption relates to seasonal resource utilisation by folivore guilds remains poorly understood.

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