Soil microbial influences over coexistence potential in multispecies plant communities in a subtropical forest.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4415
Abstract: Soil microbes have long been recognized to substantially affect the coexistence of pairwise plant species across terrestrial ecosystems. However, projecting their impacts on the coexistence of multispecies plant systems remains a pressing challenge. To address… read more here.
Keywords: plant; soil microbes; soil; fitness differences ... See more keywords
Unpacking fitness differences between two invaders in a multispecies context
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DOI: 10.1007/s11538-025-01491-5
Abstract: Ecosystems are constantly exposed to newcoming strains or species. Which newcomer will be able to invade a resident multi-species community depends on the invader’s relative fitness. Classical fitness differences between two growing strains are measured… read more here.
Keywords: fitness; unpacking fitness; two invaders; fitness differences ... See more keywords
Winning and losing with microbes: how microbially mediated fitness differences influence plant diversity.
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DOI: 10.1111/ele.13280
Abstract: Interactions between plants and soil microbes can strongly influence plant diversity and community dynamics. Soil microbes may promote plant diversity by driving negative frequency-dependent plant population dynamics, or may favor species exclusion by providing one… read more here.
Keywords: plant diversity; fitness differences; influence plant; plant ... See more keywords
Genomic and phenotypic analyses suggest moderate fitness differences among Zika virus lineages
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011055
Abstract: RNA viruses have short generation times and high mutation rates, allowing them to undergo rapid molecular evolution during epidemics. However, the extent of RNA virus phenotypic evolution within epidemics and the resulting effects on fitness… read more here.
Keywords: fitness differences; virus lineages; phenotypic; zika virus ... See more keywords