Camille Delavaux

Oct 19, 2023 | nature.com | Camille Delavaux |Joseph A. LaManna |Joseph Lamanna |Jonathan Myers |Richard Phillips |David Allen | +36 more

AbstractOne mechanism proposed to explain high species diversity in tropical systems is strong negative conspecific density dependence (CDD), which reduces recruitment of juveniles in proximity to conspecific adult plants. Although evidence shows that plant-specific soil pathogens can drive negative CDD, trees also form key mutualisms with mycorrhizal fungi, which may counteract these effects.