Soil pathogen communities associated with native and non‐native Phragmites australis populations in freshwater wetlands

• Published in: Ecology and evolution Vol. 3; no. 16; pp. 5254 - 5267
• Main Authors: Nelson, Eric B., Karp, Mary Ann
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2013; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Aquatic plants; Competition; Conditioning; Flowers & plants; Haplotypes; Indigenous plants; Indigenous species; Invasive plants; Invasive species; Native species; Oomycetes; Original Research; Pathogens; Phragmites australis; Phylogeny; Plant communities; Plant growth; plant invasions; Plant species; plant–soil feedbacks; Populations; Pythium; Rhizosphere; Soil conditions; Soil dynamics; Soil microorganisms; Soils; Success; Taxa; Wetlands; North America; Oomycetes; plant invasions; plant–soil feedbacks

Summary Soil pathogens are believed to be major contributors to negative plant–soil feedbacks that regulate plant community dynamics and plant invasions. While the theoretical basis for pathogen regulation of plant communities is well established within the plant–soil feedback framework, direct expe...