The allelopathic, adhesive, hydrophobic and toxic latex of Euphorbia species is the cause of fairy circles investigated at several locations in Namibia

The allelopathic, adhesive, hydrophobic and toxic latex of Euphorbia species is the cause of fairy circles investigated at several locations in Namibia

Abstract Background In this multidisciplinary study we present soil chemical, phytochemical and GIS spatial patterning evidence that fairy circles studied in three separate locations of Namibia may be caused by Euphorbia species. Results We show that matrix sand coated with E. damarana latex resulte...

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Main Authors: J. J. Marion Meyer, Christiaan E. Schutte, Jan W. Hurter, Nicole S. Galt, Petunia Degashu, Greg Breetzke, Denis Baranenko, Nicole L. Meyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Subjects:
Fairy circles
Namibia
Euphorbia
Latex
Allelopathy
Spatial pattern
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-020-00313-7

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