Weaker plant-enemy interactions decrease tree seedling diversity with edge-effects in a fragmented tropical forest

Meghna Krishnadas; Robert Bagchi; Sachin Sridhara; Liza S. Comita

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06997-2

Nature Communications (Oct 2018)

Weaker plant-enemy interactions decrease tree seedling diversity with edge-effects in a fragmented tropical forest

Meghna Krishnadas,
Robert Bagchi,
Sachin Sridhara,
Liza S. Comita

Affiliations

Meghna Krishnadas: School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University
Robert Bagchi: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
Sachin Sridhara: National Center for Biological Sciences, GKVK Campus
Liza S. Comita: School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06997-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Tree diversity decreases at the edges of fragmented forests. Here, Krishnadas et al. find that weaker top-down regulation by insects and fungal pathogens during seedling recruitment contributes to reduced tree seedling diversity near forest edges in a human-modified landscape.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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