Effects of phytopathogens on plant community dynamics: A review

• Published in: Acta ecologica Sinica Vol. 35; no. 6; pp. 177 - 183
• Main Authors: Chen, Tao, Nan, Zhibiao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2015
• Subjects: climate change; Coexistence; disease occurrence; disease transmission; ecological invasion; financial economics; forest ecosystems; habitats; host plants; host specificity; interspecific variation; Janzen–Connell hypothesis; mortality; organic matter; Plant communities; plant density; Plant diversity; plant growth; Plant pathogens; Plant–soil feedbacks; seedlings; seeds; soil biota; soil nutrients; soil properties; soil-plant interactions; Plant communities; Janzen–Connell hypothesis; Plant diversity; Coexistence; Plant–soil feedbacks; Plant pathogens

The impacts of phytopathogens on agricultural systems, disease controls and economic losses caused by the pathogens are internationally important research subjects. Recently, increasing evidence has shown that phytopathogens play a critical role in mediating competitions among their host plant speci...