Grazing scar characteristics impact degree of fungal facilitation in spartina alterniflora leaves in a south american salt marsh
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Freitas, RF; Schrack, EC; Sieg, RD; Silliman, BR; Costa, CSB
Published in: Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
January 1, 2015
Grazing scars of burrowing crabs and Hemiptera insects were simulated on leaves of the salt marsh grass Spartina alterniflora. Simulations of crab feeding generated two-fold higher fungal (ergosterol) content in leaves in comparison to that generated by insect scar simulations (1.26 ± 0.55 and 0.57 ± 0.25 μg per cm2, respectively). This study provided evidence that herbivory could facilitate microbial infection by fungi in dominant South American salt marsh plants and indicated that specific feeding mechanisms used by different herbivores might differentially impact the strength of this interaction.
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Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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1678-4324
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1516-8913
Publication Date
January 1, 2015
Volume
58
Issue
1
Start / End Page
103 / 108
Related Subject Headings
- Biotechnology
- 31 Biological sciences
- 06 Biological Sciences
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Freitas, R. F., Schrack, E. C., Sieg, R. D., Silliman, B. R., & Costa, C. S. B. (2015). Grazing scar characteristics impact degree of fungal facilitation in spartina alterniflora leaves in a south american salt marsh. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 58(1), 103–108. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-8913201400030
Freitas, R. F., E. C. Schrack, R. D. Sieg, B. R. Silliman, and C. S. B. Costa. “Grazing scar characteristics impact degree of fungal facilitation in spartina alterniflora leaves in a south american salt marsh.” Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 58, no. 1 (January 1, 2015): 103–8. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1516-8913201400030.
Freitas RF, Schrack EC, Sieg RD, Silliman BR, Costa CSB. Grazing scar characteristics impact degree of fungal facilitation in spartina alterniflora leaves in a south american salt marsh. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology. 2015 Jan 1;58(1):103–8.
Freitas, R. F., et al. “Grazing scar characteristics impact degree of fungal facilitation in spartina alterniflora leaves in a south american salt marsh.” Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, vol. 58, no. 1, Jan. 2015, pp. 103–08. Scopus, doi:10.1590/S1516-8913201400030.
Freitas RF, Schrack EC, Sieg RD, Silliman BR, Costa CSB. Grazing scar characteristics impact degree of fungal facilitation in spartina alterniflora leaves in a south american salt marsh. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology. 2015 Jan 1;58(1):103–108.
Published In
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
DOI
EISSN
1678-4324
ISSN
1516-8913
Publication Date
January 1, 2015
Volume
58
Issue
1
Start / End Page
103 / 108
Related Subject Headings
- Biotechnology
- 31 Biological sciences
- 06 Biological Sciences