Plant-soil feedbacks contribute to an intransitive competitive network that promotes both genetic and species diversity

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 176-185

  Lankau, Richard A ^a,b   Wheeler, Emily ^c   Bennett, Alison E ^a   Strauss, Sharon Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Below ground interactions; Brassica nigra; Genetic variation; Glucosinolates; Intransitivity; Plant soil feedbacks; Soil microbes

Indexed keywords

ALLELOCHEMICAL; ALLELOPATHY; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; FUNGUS; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ARBUSCULAR; BRASSICA; BRASSICA NIGRA; FUNGI;

EID: 78650349683     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01736.x     Document Type: Article

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