How do belowground organisms influence plant-pollinator interactions?

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-11

  Barber, Nicholas A ^a   Gorden, Nicole L Soper ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

aboveground belowground; floral traits; herbivore; indirect effects; mycorrhizae; pollinator

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84922417619     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtu012     Document Type: Review

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