Hemiparasites generate environmental heterogeneity and enhance species coexistence in salt marshes

Ecological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1297-1306

  Grewell, Brenda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer; Cordylanthus maritimus ssp. Palustris; Cordylanthus mollis ssp. Mollis; Ecosystem engineer; Endangered plant; Environmental gradient; Hemiparasite; Indirect effects; Orobancha ceae; Parasite; Restoration; Salt marsh

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HEMIPARASITE; HETEROGENEITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITIC PLANT; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESOURCE USE; ROOT; SALINE SOIL; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SALTMARSH; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CORDYLANTHUS MARITIMUS; CORDYLANTHUS MOLLIS;

ARTICLE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; UNITED STATES; WETLAND;

CALIFORNIA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT ROOTS; WETLANDS;

EID: 55949132558     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-0221.1     Document Type: Article

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