第五次物种大灭绝时昆虫与植物的关系TheK-T caused major extinctionamongNorth American plants andinsects.The Western Interior U.S.was a dead zone for plants and plantinsectfoodwebsRight after the extinction, for 800,000 years, there was very lowinsect predation and plant diversity9 million years afterwards, there was renewed diversity in bothplants and insects.What happened in the 8 million years in between?how food webs recover from mass extinction?第五次物种大灭绝时昆虫与植物的关系 The K-T caused major extinction among North American plants and insects. The Western Interior U.S. was a dead zone for plants and plant￾insect food webs Right after the extinction, for 800,000 years, there was very low insect predation and plant diversity. 9 million years afterwards, there was renewed diversity in both plants and insects. What happened in the 8 million years in between？ how food webs recover from mass extinction？