Rhododendron aureum Georgi formed a special soil microbial community and competed with above‐ground plants on the tundra of the Changbai Mountain, China

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Wang, Xiaolong, Li, Lin, Zhao, Wei, Zhao, Jiaxin, Chen, Xia
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
• Subjects: Original Research; Georgi; Tundra
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5606866/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28944034; https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3307

Rhododendron aureum Georgi is a perennial evergreen dwarf shrub that grows at all elevations within the alpine tundra of northern China. Previous research has investigated the plant communities of R. aureum; however, little information is available regarding interspecific competition and underground...