Concepts

The positive relationship between species richness and the surveyed area, described by the power-law S=cA^z where c is the intercept and z measures the rate of community turnover

Fungal symbionts that form specialized structures (arbuscules, vesicles) within plant root cells and are important for nutrient exchange

A group of fungal endophytes characterized by dark-pigmented, septate hyphae that commonly colonize plant roots and can increase under environmental stress

Theory that predicts patterns of distribution, abundance, and energetics using instantaneous values of community state variables including total area, total abundance, total species richness, and tota...

Framework predicting that larger islands have more species at equilibrium since extinction rates decline and colonization rates increase with increased area, and islands at greater distance from mainl...

The relationship between a host organism and its associated microbial community, including costs and benefits to host fitness

Distribution of metabolic rates over individuals in a community, obtained by summing over abundance

Classification of species with similar characteristics into plant functional groups or plant functional types to reduce complexity in ecological communities

Shift toward woody plant encroachment into nonwoody meadows and grasslands

Chemical inhibition of one plant by another through secondary metabolites, tested via leachate applications

Species best suited for the environment that make up most of the vegetation in early successional stages

Percentage of leaf area affected by pathogen symptoms including powdery mildew, rust, and other fungal diseases