Session: Mutualism And Facilitation (2020 ESA Annual Meeting (August 3

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The role of mutualisms in driving species invasions: A global meta-analysis of legumes and their rhizobial associates
Kathryn J. Bloodworth, University of North Carolina Greensboro; Kimberly Komatsu, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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Facilitation by an endemic shrub promotes alpine plant diversity and composition in the Nepal Himalayas
Rabindra Parajuli, Florida Atlantic University, Tribhuvan University; Bishnu Timilsina, Tribhuvan University; Michael J. O'Brien, Área de Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos; Suresh K. Ghimire, Tribhuvan University

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The ecological theory of mutualism: Models generalizing across different mechanisms
Kayla R. Sale-Hale, University of Michigan; Daniel Maes, University of Michigan; Fernanda S. Valdovinos, University of Michigan

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Hungry plants: Rhizophagy as a model for P and Zn uptake
Peerapol Chiaranunt, Rutgers University; Kathryn Kingsley, Rutgers University; James White, Rutgers University

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Testing the stress-gradient hypothesis: Facilitation of microinvertebrate predators in extreme environments
Jesse Jorna, Brigham Young University; Byron J. Adams, Brigham Young University

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Legume response to microbial communities from grasslands varying in land-use history
Susan Magnoli, University of Kansas; Anna Larimer, Kansas State University; James D. Bever, University of Kansas

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The carbon dynamics of mutualism disruption: Invasive ants reduce carbon storage by East African acacia trees
Gabriella Mizell, University of Nevada, Reno; Todd M. Palmer, University of Florida; Elizabeth Pringle, University of Nevada, Reno

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Little grass big questions: Facilitation as a mechanism of adaptive capacity in the genus Brachypodium in southeastern Spain
Megan K. Korte, University of Groningen; Antonio J. Manzaneda, Universidad de Jaén; Rampal S. Etienne, University of Groningen; Luisa M. Martinez, Universidad de Jaén; Louis van de Zande, University of Groningen; Tamatha A. Patterson, U.S. Geological Survey; Christian Smit, University of Groningen

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Discerning competitive vs. facilitative relationships of weeds on semi-arid forest restoration efforts
Mylen Arias, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Stephany Mendez, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Jesus Chavana, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Rupesh Kariyat, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Bradley Christoffersen, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Shorter bumblebee tongues are not favoring shallower flowers in an alpine plant, Polemonium viscosum
Candace Galen, University of Missouri-Columbia; Valerie Martin, Utah State University; Nicole Miller-Struttmann, Webster University

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