Linking patterns and processes in alpine plant communities: a global study
Predictable relationships among patterns, processes, and properties of plant communities
are crucial for developing meaningful conceptual models in community ecology. We studied …
are crucial for developing meaningful conceptual models in community ecology. We studied …
The ecology of differences: assessing community assembly with trait and evolutionary distances
Species enter and persist in local communities because of their ecological fit to local
conditions, and recently, ecologists have moved from measuring diversity as species …
conditions, and recently, ecologists have moved from measuring diversity as species …
Network motifs involving both competition and facilitation predict biodiversity in alpine plant communities
Biological diversity depends on multiple, cooccurring ecological interactions. However, most
studies focus on one interaction type at a time, leaving community ecologists unsure of how …
studies focus on one interaction type at a time, leaving community ecologists unsure of how …
Microenvironment and functional‐trait context dependence predict alpine plant community dynamics
Predicting the structure and dynamics of communities is difficult. Approaches linking
functional traits to niche boundaries, species co‐occurrence and demography are …
functional traits to niche boundaries, species co‐occurrence and demography are …
Climatic drivers of plant–plant interactions and diversity in alpine communities
Alpine plant communities are particularly amenable to experimentally test the stress-
gradient hypothesis (SGH), which predicts that competitive interactions will be more frequent …
gradient hypothesis (SGH), which predicts that competitive interactions will be more frequent …
Impacts of climate, soil and biotic interactions on the interplay of the different facets of alpine plant diversity
Disentangling the processes that drive plant community assembly is critical for
understanding the patterns of plant diversity. We studied how different abiotic and biotic …
understanding the patterns of plant diversity. We studied how different abiotic and biotic …
The effects of foundation species on community assembly: a global study on alpine cushion plant communities
Foundation species can change plant community structure by modulating important
ecological processes such as community assembly, yet this topic is poorly understood. In …
ecological processes such as community assembly, yet this topic is poorly understood. In …
Using functional diversity patterns to explore metacommunity dynamics: a framework for understanding local and regional influences on community structure
The metacommunity concept, describing how local and regional scale processes interact to
structure communities, has been successfully applied to patterns of taxonomic diversity …
structure communities, has been successfully applied to patterns of taxonomic diversity …
Community-level variation in plant functional traits and ecological strategies shapes habitat structure along succession gradients in alpine environment
Plant traits and ecological strategies elucidate various aspects of ecosystem functioning and
services. However, the well-recognized trade-offs evident at the species level are not always …
services. However, the well-recognized trade-offs evident at the species level are not always …
Plant–plant interactions, environmental gradients and plant diversity: a global synthesis of community-level studies
S Soliveres, FT Maestre - Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Previous syntheses on the effects of environmental conditions on the outcome of plant–plant
interactions summarize results from pairwise studies. However, the upscaling to the …
interactions summarize results from pairwise studies. However, the upscaling to the …