Definition of Herbivory

1. Noun. the consumption of living plant tissue by animals. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Herbivory

1. [n -RIES]

Medical Definition of Herbivory

1. The consumption of herbaceous vegetation. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Herbivory

herbicide
herbicides
herbid
herbier
herbiest
herbiferous
herbiness
herbist
herbists
herbivora
herbivore
herbivores
herbivories
herbivorous
herbivorousness
herbivory (current term)
herbivourous
herbless
herblet
herblets
herblike
herblore
herbologies
herbologist
herbologists
herbology
herborisation
herborise
herborist
herborization

Literary usage of Herbivory

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"Invertebrate herbivory is a potentially important source of seedling ... 1992), invertebrate herbivory is the most common source of mortality in the low- ..."

2. Ecosystem Disturbance and Wildlife Conservation in Western Grasslands: A edited by Deborah M. Finch (1998)
"From this dual perspective, we can examine the ecosystem-level impacts of herbivory. METHODS We examined recent papers for discussion of the response of ..."

3. Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium: Proceedings edited by Bruce A. Roundy, E. Durant McArthur, Jennifer S. Hayley, David K. Mann (1996)
"herbivory by rabbits and mice was intense during the first year of this ... "Uneaten" were plants that showed either no herbivory, or herbivory was slight. ..."

4. IPM (Integrated Pest Management) and Biological Control of Plant Pests by Jane P. Gates (1994)
"E532 Effects of sage brush removal and herbivory by mormon crickets (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) on understory plant biomass and cover. ..."

5. Ecology, Diversity and Sustainability of the Middle Rio Grande Basinedited by Deborah M. Finch, Joseph A. Tainter edited by Deborah M. Finch, Joseph A. Tainter (1996)
"... ecophysiology, and vegetation response to herbivory, livestock/wildlife interactions, and riparian/ meadow restoration and response to herbivory. ..."

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