Variable responses to top-down and bottom-up control on multiple traits in the foundational plant, Spartina alterniflora.

While the effects of top-down and bottom-up forces on aboveground plant growth have been extensively examined, less is known about the relative impacts of these factors on other aspects of plant life history. In a fully-factorial, field experiment in a salt marsh in Virginia, USA, we manipulated gra...

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Main Authors: Stephanie R Valdez, Pedro Daleo, David S DeLaMater, Brian R Silliman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286327