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  1. Agronomy Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA

    S. Luke Flory & Christina Alba

  2. Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA

    Keith Clay

  3. Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA

    Robert Holt

  4. Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA

    Erica Goss

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Flory, S.L., Alba, C., Clay, K. et al. Long-term studies are needed to reveal the effects of pathogen accumulation on invaded plant communities. Biol Invasions 20, 11–12 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-017-1520-3

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