| Vertebrate focussed | Invertebrate focussed | Overall total | |
| Study focus | |||
| Trait response to herbivory | 76 | 21 | 972 |
| Trait effect on herbivore selection | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| Taxonomy | |||
| Plants | |||
| Total families | 23 | 11 | 28 |
| Total species | 90 | 46 | 132 |
| Total plant community studies | 58 | 11 | 69 |
| Herbivores | |||
| Total orders | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Total species | 20 | 13 | 30 |
| Total herb community studies | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Plant traits | |||
| Total traits examined | 158 | 9 | 209 |