Heather M. Joesting

Leaf damage is associated with alteration of microbiome composition and abundance in the Spartina alterniflora phyllosphere

ABSTRACT Spartina alterniflora , the dominant plant species in salt marshes along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastlines of the Americas, is affected by disease and sudden vegetation dieback. Despite the foundational role of S. alterniflora in low-elevation salt marshes, the...