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Tag - Embothrium coccineum
Erin Zimmerman
A plant thought to aid Nothofagus may be out-competing it
The idea was simple, Proteaceae plants are experts at releasing phosphorus from soils, so planting them alongside Nothofagus should provide the beeches with natural fertilizer. The reality is more complex.
Alun Salt
Hydraulic efficiency in two Patagonian trees keeps constant across a precipitation gradient
Generalist tree species growing across broad climatic gradients pose an intriguing question about how they can deal with such strong variations in climate. Studying the conductive system of trees may give a clue about...
Alex Assiry
The defensive role of foliar endophytic fungi for a South American tree
Fungal endophytes colonize living internal plant tissues without causing any visible symptoms of disease. Endophytic fungi associated with healthy leaves of the South American tree Embothrium coccineum (Proteaceae)...
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