Plants are sessile organisms and are under serious threat of herbivory. In response to herbivory, plants have evolved physical, chemical, and/or biological defenses to protect themselves from herbivores. Plants are not only protected by their own defenses, but also by the existence of neighboring plants, the so called "associational resistance" (Tahvanainen and Root 1972).

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粘性植物可以减少邻近植物的食草性吗？

植物是固着生物，受到食草动物的严重威胁。作为对食草动物的反应，植物已经进化出物理、化学和/或生物防御来保护自己免受食草动物的侵害。植物不仅受到自身防御的保护，而且受到邻近植物存在的保护，即所谓的“联合抗性”（Tahvanainen and Root 1972）。