Effects of disease emergence on invasive grass impacts
A. E. Kendig, A. E. Adhikari, B. R. Lane, C. M. Wojan, N. Kortessis, M. W. Simon, M. Barfield, P. F. Harmon, R. D. Holt, K. Clay, E. M. Goss, S. L. Flory
This study examines how an emerging fungal disease affects the invasive grass Microstegium vimineum and its native competitor Elymus virginicus, finding that disease does not reduce invader abundance but may suppress competitor abundance over time.
bioRxiv · Mar 9, 2022 · PreprintEcology