Modelling the growth of parasitic plants

Hemiparasitic plants, such as Rhinanthus species, have substantial effects on community composition and biomass. For example, the presence of parasites often increases diversity but reduces the combined biomass of hosts and parasites by c. 25% compared with unparasitized controls. We present and tes...

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Principais autores: Hautier, Y, Hector, A, Vojtech, E, Purves, D, Turnbull, L
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2010