Are migratory waterfowl vectors of seagrass pathogens?

Abstract Migratory waterfowl vector plant seeds and other tissues, but little attention has focused on the potential of avian vectoring of plant pathogens. Extensive meadows of eelgrass (Zostera marina) in southwest Alaska support hundreds of thousands of waterfowl during fall migration and may be s...

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Main Authors: Damian Michael Menning, David Hume Ward, Sandy Wyllie‐Echeverria, George Kevin Sage, Megan Cathleen Gravley, Hunter Alexander Gravley, Sandra Looman Talbot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-02-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6039