Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ

Amount

$583,349.00

Award Date

8/11/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

Locally rare species are expected to have a survival advantage because rarity reduces their risk of damage from pathogens. This 'rare-species advantage' may help maintain plant diversity in natural systems and explain how introduced plant species become i