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- W2765614477 abstract "Author(s): Grewell, Brenda J. | Abstract: I studied how parasitic plant interactions contribute to species coexistence in tidal wetlands of northern California. First, I address the effects of the native parasite Cuscuta salina on species interactions and plant community structure, showed that Cuscuta is restricted to nutrient poor areas with significant canopy gaps and high species diversity. I examined timing, level, and frequency of host infectivity and identified Plantago maritima as the primary host. I experimentally removed Cuscuta from the community and measured host fitness, rare plant fitness, and plant community response. Cuscuta reduction of host biomass and reproductive effort resulted in indirect positive effects on a rare hemiparasite, and enhanced community diversity.Then I present results demonstrating how parasitic plant-host interactions ameliorate physical stress conditions and generate environmental heterogeneity. Experimental bare plots, artificially shaded bare plots, and parasite removal plots across intertidal elevations were compared to controls with hemiparasites at two sites representing a steep stress gradient. Over three years, plant species richness was enhanced with parasites at both locations. Parasitic plants improve sediment salinity and redox potential, and parasite-generated habitat heterogeneity contributes to species coexistence.Lastly, I present results of an experimental reintroduction of an endangered hemiparasite to a restoration site. I tested disturbance management methods for enhancement of plant establishment and fitness. I identified critical life stages and used failure time survival analysis models for a demographic comparison of restoration and reference populations. I demonstrate that successful restoration requires a unique, productive host community to support the introduced parasite load. Disturbance-gap creation is a successful restoration technique that will enhance rare plant establishment and fitness, but benefits can be offset by exotic plant invasions. Applied conservation significance of the study points to a critical need for regional invasive plant control as the first step in restoration efforts.Overall, my dissertation clarifies the functional role of parasitic plants within mid-Pacific Coast salt marshes of North America. Results demonstrate that preferential parasitism, spatial contingency of species interactions, and creation of habitat heterogeneity through parasitic amelioration of physiological stress conditions all play a role in supporting coexistence within the salt marsh community." @default.
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- W2765614477 title "Species Diversity in Northern California Salt Marshes: Functional Significance of Parasitic Plant Interactions" @default.
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