High elevation Plantago lanceolata plants are less resistant to herbivory than their low elevation conspecifics: is it just temperature?

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Community‐level plant palatability increases with elevation as insect herbivore abundance declines (2017, background): “For instance, it can be postulated that plants at higher elevations should invest their limited resources more in resistance against abiotic stressors (e.g. cold, wind, UV radiation), other than the unnecessary production of defences against herbivores (Pellissier et al. 2014).”
Non-native and native organisms moving into high elevation and high latitude ecosystems in an era of climate change: new challenges for ecology and conservation (2016, background): “In high elevation areas, the lower resistance of plants to herbivores will likely exacerbate this turnover (Pellissier et al. 2012, 2014).”