Development of a negative plant-soil feedback in the expansion zone of the clonal grass Ammophila arenaria following root formation and nematode colonization

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 978-988

  Van der Stoel, C D ^a   Van der Putten, W H ^a   Duyts, H ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clonal growth; Coastal foredunes; Enemy free space; Natural plant communities; Nematicides; Parasitic nematodes; Soil pathogens; Spatio temporal patterns

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; ENDOPARASITE; PLANT COMMUNITY; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION;

AMMOPHILA ARENARIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; HETERODERA; HETERODERA ARENARIA; NEMATODA; PRATYLENCHUS;

EID: 0036910431     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2002.00727.x     Document Type: Article

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