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Description:: The question of how native species diversity affects a community’s ability to resist invasive species has inspired decades of research. One of the oldest invasion biology hypotheses is that more species rich ecosystems are less invaded. While there has been strong support for this hypothesis, there is also strong evidence...
Keyword:: ecological restoration, functional diversity, phylogenetic diversity, community ecology, and invasive species
Subject:: Conservation biology, Plant sciences, and Ecology
Creator:: Ernst, Adrienne
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Language:: en
Date Uploaded:: 10/07/2021
Date Created:: 2021-01-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Alternate Identifier:: http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15686 and etdadmin_upload_839932

Description:: Understanding the outcomes of interactions from assessing shoot traits has practical applications and has elucidated major ecological patterns. Roots and shoots differ in their functions and can differ in responses to abiotic and biotic stimuli. And while roots are more difficult to characterize because they tangle and are embedded in...
Keyword:: Plasticity, Species coexistence, Root traits, Intraspecific variation, Water stress, and Interaction
Subject:: Ecology, Plant sciences, and Conservation biology
Creator:: Foxx, Alicia J
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Language:: en
Date Uploaded:: 04/28/2020
Date Created:: 2020-01-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Alternate Identifier:: http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15010 and etdadmin_upload_719313

Description:: Conservation efforts start with understanding the life cycle and interactions of species. For example, orchid conservation requires understanding pollinators as well as mycorrhizal fungi because these are mutualisms orchids require. For instance, all orchids require assistance from orchid mycorrhizal fungi (OMF) to germinate and some orchid species continue to be...
Keyword:: Epiphytes, Dendrophylax lindenii, Orchid mycorrhizal fungi, Orchids, helper bacteria, and Vanilla
Subject:: Plant sciences
Creator:: Johnson, Lynnaun
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Language:: en
Date Uploaded:: 02/12/2020
Date Created:: 2019-01-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Alternate Identifier:: http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:14654 and etdadmin_upload_662685

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