High nitrogen uptake and utilization contribute to the dominance of invasive Spartina alterniflora over native Phragmites australis
Qianwei Li, Xiao-Ya Zhang, Jinfeng Liang, Jun-Qin Gao, Xingliang Xu, Fei‐Hai Yu
Topics & Concepts
Spartina alternifloraInterspecific competitionPhragmitesIntraspecific competitionBiologyCompetition (biology)AmmoniumDominance (genetics)BotanyEcologyAgronomyChemistryMarshWetlandOrganic chemistryGeneBiochemistryCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant responses to water stress