Plate 6- 1. Leaves showing damage from insect herbivory. Still, the scene is pretty green with plant biomass. Photo by John Kricher.
Plate 6- 2. Caterpillars are collectively major herbivores in tropical forests, but they actually consume but a tiny percentage of the
leaf biomass, most of which finds its way to the decomposer food web. Photo by Dennis Paulson.
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