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Plant genetic variation mediates an indirect ecological effect between belowground earthworms and aboveground aphids.
BMC ecology - 21 Oct 2014
Singh Akanksha, Braun Julia, Decker Emilia, Hans Sarah, Wagner Agnes, Weisser Wolfgang W, Zytynska Sharon E
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BACKGROUND: Interactions between aboveground and belowground terrestrial communities are often mediated by plants, with soil organisms interacting via the roots and aboveground organisms via the shoots and leaves. Many studies now show that plant genetics can drive changes in the structure of both above and belowground communities; however, the role of plant genetic variation in mediating aboveground-belowground...
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