Insect Herbivory on 3,028 Leaves Across 39 Woody Plant Species

Data from a study by Jiayu Xu on the influence of specific leaf area on insect herbivory. The dataset contains measurements for 3,028 insect-damaged leaves collected from 609 juvenile individuals across 39 woody species. It was last updated on figshare in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between specific leaf area and herbivory damage based on leaf-level measurements.
• Analyzing herbivory patterns across different woody plant species mentioned in the description.
• Investigating trait-based plant defense strategies using the specific leaf area variable.

Strengths

• Contains 3,028 individual leaf-level observations.
• Covers 39 distinct woody plant species, providing comparative breadth.
• Data is openly available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset's 174.1 KB size indicates a limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Jiayu Xu via figshare.

Collection Method

Likely collected from field studies of juvenile woody plants.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 07:12:59; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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