Prevailing negative soil biota effect and no evidence for local adaptation in a widespread Eurasian grass.

Soil biota effects are increasingly accepted as an important driver of the abundance and distribution of plants. While biogeographical studies on alien invasive plant species have indicated coevolution with soil biota in their native distribution range, it is unknown whether adaptation to soil biota...

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Main Authors: Viktoria Wagner, Pedro M Antunes, Michael Ristow, Ute Lechner, Isabell Hensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3066189?pdf=render