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belowground systems

Scope: community ecology
Papers: 2 | Mentions: 3

Local Knowledge Graph (35 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on belowground systems with 35 nodes and 118 connections. Top connected: climate change, elevational gradients, phenotypic plasticity, leaf water content, ecosystem function.

Definition

Underground ecosystem components crucial for sustaining ecosystem function but often remain unseen

Related Terms (1)

underground biomes

Publications (2)

student_paper

An investigation into the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to dark septate endophytes (DSE) ratio on the coarse root to fine root ratio at varying elevation in the rocky mountains

2020central
thesis

Biotic and abiotic drivers of plant symbionts determine plant performance, the maintenance of diversity, and response to global change

2017primary focus

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fungal colonization

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metagenome-assembled genome

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nitrogen retention

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plant-microbial coupling

process2 shared papers

phenotypic plasticity

process2 shared papers

climate change

phenomenon2 shared papers

elevational gradients

framework2 shared papers

dark septate endophytes

measurement2 shared papers

arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

measurement2 shared papers

vegetation community composition

measurement2 shared papers

Frequently Associated Species

Populus deltoides

Salicaceae1 paper

Carex

Cyperaceae1 paper

Juncus effusus

Juncaceae1 paper

Populus

Salicaceae1 paper

Festuca thurberi

Poaceae1 paper

Juncus drummondi

1 paper

Pinus sylvestris

Pinaceae1 paper

Helianthella quinquenervis

Asteraceae1 paper

Poa alpina

Poaceae1 paper

Festuca

Poaceae1 paper