Native fungal endophytes suppress an exotic dominant and increase plant diversity over small and large spatial scales

Ecology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1159-1169

  Afkhami, Michelle E ^a,b   Strauss, Sharon Y ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Bromus laevipes; Epichloe; Evenness; Fungal endophyte; Grass; Hidden players; Invasive species; Keystone species; Mutualism; Richness; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DOMINANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GRASS; HOST PLANT; INVASIVE SPECIES; KEYSTONE SPECIES; MUTUALISM; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BROMUS DIANDRUS; BROMUS LAEVIPES; EPICHLOE; UROCHLOA MUTICA;

BIODIVERSITY; BROMUS; CALIFORNIA; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS;

BIODIVERSITY; BROMUS; CALIFORNIA; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOPHYTES; FUNGI; INTRODUCED SPECIES; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 85047289631     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/15-1166.1     Document Type: Article

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