Priority effects alter interaction outcomes in a legume-rhizobium mutualism
J. A. Boyle, A. K. Simonsen, M. E. Frederickson, J. R. Stinchcombe
The paper shows that the order of microbial inoculation affects legume-rhizobium mutualism outcomes, with early arrival of effective microbes improving plant growth and symbiont persistence.
bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2020Ecology