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hemiparasitism

Scope: community ecology
Papers: 7 | Mentions: 10

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Definition

Parasitic plants that retain absorptive roots and are capable of carbon fixation through photosynthesis but still need to draw some of their resources from their hosts because they have low nutrient-use efficiencies

Related Terms (9)

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