Coming to Common Ground: The Challenges of Applying Ecological Theory Developed Aboveground to Rhizosphere Interactions

Accumulating evidence supports the importance of belowground interactions for plant performance, ecosystem functioning, and conservation biology. However, studying species interactions belowground has unique challenges relative to the aboveground realm. The structure of the media and spatial scale a...

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Main Authors: Oren Shelef, Philip G. Hahn, Zoe Getman-Pickering, Ainhoa Martinez Medina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2019.00058/full