Amorpha canescens and Andropogon gerardii Recruit Comparable Foliar Fungal Communities Across the Steep Precipitation Gradient in Kansas
Hannah I. Dea,
David A. McKenzie,
Brandon Clark
et al.
Abstract:Tallgrass prairies in North America have endured substantial losses due to anthropogenic environmental change. Plant-associated phyllosphere fungi are a largely overlooked aspect of diversity in grassland systems. Phyllosphere fungi are important in plant health as pathogens, commensals, and potential mutualists. We aimed to determine how host plant species affected the community-level diversity of phyllosphere fungi across a steep precipitation gradient and two co-occurring prairie species -big bluestem (Andr… Show more
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