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AoB Plants

Title:		Putative linkages between below- and aboveground mutualisms during alien plant invasions
Author(s):		Rodriguez-Echeverria S; Traveset A;
Address:		"CFE-Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal. susanare@ci.uc.pt. Mediterranean Institute of Advanced Studies (CSIC-UIB), C/Miquel Marques 21, E07190 Esporles, Mallorca, Spain"
Journal Title:		AoB Plants
Year:		2015
Volume:		20150601
Issue:
Page Number:		-
DOI:		10.1093/aobpla/plv062
ISSN/ISBN:		2041-2851 (Print) 2041-2851 (Electronic)
Abstract:		"Evidence of the fundamental role of below-aboveground links in controlling ecosystem processes is mostly based on studies done with soil herbivores or mutualists and aboveground herbivores. Much less is known about the links between belowground and aboveground mutualisms, which have been studied separately for decades. It has not been until recently that these mutualisms-mycorrhizas and legume-rhizobia on one hand, and pollinators and seed dispersers on the other hand-have been found to influence each other, with potential ecological and evolutionary consequences. Here we review the mechanisms that may link these two-level mutualisms, mostly reported for native plant species, and make predictions about their relevance during alien plant invasions. We propose that alien plants establishing effective mutualisms with belowground microbes might improve their reproductive success through positive interactions between those mutualists and pollinators and seed dispersers. On the other hand, changes in the abundance and diversity of soil mutualists induced by invasion can also interfere with below-aboveground links for native plant species. We conclude that further research on this topic is needed in the field of invasion ecology as it can provide interesting clues on synergistic interactions and invasional meltdowns during alien plant invasions"
Keywords:		Community dynamics invasion mutualism mycorrhiza pollination rhizobia seed dispersal symbiosis;
Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINERodriguez-Echeverria, Susana Traveset, Anna eng England 2015/06/03 AoB Plants. 2015 Jun 1; 7:plv062. doi: 10.1093/aobpla/plv062"