Tree diversity reduces herbivory by forest insects.

By H. Jactel, E. Brockerhoff. Ecology Letters, 2007

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Effects of stand composition and tree size on resistance and resilience to drought in sessile oak and Scots pine (2015, background): “…is 62 inspired by observations of increased biodiversity in the ecosystem (Felton et al., 2010), 63 better resistance to some biotic disturbances (Jactel and Brockerhoff, 2007; Perot et al., 2013) 64 and an increase in productivity in most cases when compared to monoculture stands (Knoke 65 et…”
Management Strategies for Bark Beetles in Conifer Forests (2015, background): “In heterogeneous stands or landscapes this occurs with less efficiency (Jactel and Brockerhoff, 2007).”
Impacts of exotic invertebrates on New Zealand's indigenous species and ecosystems (2010, result): “…recent studies that found a negative relationship between diversity and biological invasions (e.g. Kennedy et al. 2002; Levine & D’Antonio 1999; Jactel & Brockerhoff 2007), although some studies concluded, conversely, that species-poor systems were more resistant to invasion than diverse…”
Improved productivity and modified tree morphology of mixed versus pure stands of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) with increasing precipitation and age (2016, background): “It is known that introducing additional tree species in pure stands can increase overall biodiversity (Felton et al. 2010; Cavard et al. 2011) and decrease the risk of pest outbreaks (Kelty 1992; Montagnini et al. 1995; Jactel and Brockerhoff 2007).”
Synthesis and future research directions linking tree diversity to growth, survival, and damage in a global network of tree diversity experiments (2018, background): “Historically, expectations of the consequences of reduced tree species diversity – including lower stand growth rates and increased vulnerability to damage by disease and herbivores – have been either based on observational data (Jactel and Brockerhoff, 2007; Liang et al., 2016; Paquette and Messier”
Interactions between growth, demography and biotic interactions in determining species range limits in a warming world: the case of Pinus sylvestris (2012, background): “crease the resilience of Scots pine forests to pest outbreaks (Jactel and Brockerhoff, 2007).”
The influences of forest stand management on biotic and abiotic risks of damage (2009, background): “The lower concentration of food resources may in turn prevent pest and pathogens from developing and building up their populations thus reducing the risk of damage on focus trees (Jactel and Brockerhoff, 2007).”
Plant apparency, an overlooked driver of associational resistance to insect herbivory (2013, methodology): “This result is consistent with the greater resistance of mixed forest stands associating coniferous and broadleaved trees than of stands of purely coniferous or broadleaved species reported by Jactel & Brockerhoff (2007).”
Biodiversity inhibits parasites: Broad evidence for the dilution effect (2015, methodology): “Finally, we incorporated effect sizes from two recent metaanalyses related to the associational resistance hypothesis in plant–herbivore systems (20, 24) to test whether the strength of dilution effects differed between herbivores and parasites.”