The microbial ecology of flowers: An emerging frontier in phyllosphere research1

Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 253-266

  Aleklett, Kristin ^a   Hart, Miranda ^a   Shade, Ashley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthosphere; Dispersal; Nectar; Plant microbiome; Pollen; Succession

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISPERSAL; HABITAT TYPE; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; NECTAR; PHYLLOSPHERE; POLLEN; POLLINATOR; SUCCESSION;

EID: 84898760586     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-2013-0166     Document Type: Review

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