Species Interactions
Species Interactions
Species Interactions
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C. Amensalism (– , 0/+)<br />
Allelochemical <strong>Interactions</strong><br />
• Plant–Plant<br />
• Allelopathy<br />
Difficult to show in field<br />
Larrea tridentata - Creosote<br />
• Plant–Animal<br />
• Herbivory defenses<br />
Big sagebrush with<br />
native bunchgrasses growing under<br />
canopy<br />
• Plant–Decomposer<br />
• Litter composition soil pH soil biota:<br />
Conifer low pH fungi favored,<br />
Temperate Deciduous neutral bacteria<br />
• Plant leakage of compounds detrimental to soil biota
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