作者
Wim H Van der Putten, Louise EM Vet, Jeffrey A Harvey, Felix L Wäckers
发表日期
2001/10/1
来源
Trends in Ecology & Evolution
卷号
16
期号
10
页码范围
547-554
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Plants function in a complex multitrophic environment. Most multitrophic studies, however, have almost exclusively focused on aboveground interactions, generally neglecting the fact that above- and belowground organisms interact. The spatial and temporal dynamics of above- and belowground herbivores, plant pathogens, and their antagonists, can differ in space and time. This affects the temporal interaction strengths and impacts of above- and belowground higher trophic level organisms on plants. Combining both above- and belowground compartments in studies of multitrophic interactions throughout the life cycle of plants will improve our understanding of ecology and evolution in the real world.
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WH Van der Putten, LEM Vet, JA Harvey, FL Wäckers - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2001