Desert mistletoe ( Phoradendron californicum) infestation correlates with blue palo verde ( Cercidium floridum) mortality during a severe drought in the Mojave desert

Effects of plant parasitism on plant hosts are dependant upon cumulative biotic and abiotic environmental conditions. Blue palo verde ( Cercidium floridum, Leguminoceae) is parasitized by desert mistletoe ( Phoradendron californicum, Viscaceae) across its range. Mistletoe infestations are positively...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of arid environments 2007-04, Vol.69 (2), p.189-197
Hauptverfasser:	Spurrier, S., Smith, K.G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Arid Biological and medical sciences Cercidium Cercidium floridum drought Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology height host plants host-parasite relationships parasite load parasitic plants Parasitism Parkinsonia Phoradendron Phoradendron californicum plant density Plant–plant interactions Population distribution soil water content spatial distribution Synecology Terrestrial ecosystems tree mortality trees Viscaceae water stress xerophytes
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