Facilitation in plant communities: the past, the present, and the future
RW Brooker, FT Maestre, RM Callaway, CL Lortie… - Journal of ecology, 2008 - JSTOR
1. Once neglected, the role of facilitative interactions in plant communities has received
considerable attention in the last two decades, and is now widely recognized. It is timely to …
considerable attention in the last two decades, and is now widely recognized. It is timely to …
Moving forward on facilitation research: response to changing environments and effects on the diversity, functioning and evolution of plant communities
Once seen as anomalous, facilitative interactions among plants and their importance for
community structure and functioning are now widely recognized. The growing body of …
community structure and functioning are now widely recognized. The growing body of …
Is the change of plant–plant interactions with abiotic stress predictable? A meta‐analysis of field results in arid environments
Summary 1 Theoretical models have predicted that the relative importance of facilitation and
competition will vary inversely across gradients of abiotic stress, with facilitation being the …
competition will vary inversely across gradients of abiotic stress, with facilitation being the …
Uncovering multiscale effects of aridity and biotic interactions on the functional structure of Mediterranean shrublands
Habitat filtering (HF, trait convergence) and niche differentiation (ND, trait divergence) are
known to impact upon plant community structure. Both processes integrate individual …
known to impact upon plant community structure. Both processes integrate individual …
Shifting species interactions in terrestrial dryland ecosystems under altered water availability and climate change
KE McCluney, J Belnap, SL Collins… - Biological …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Species interactions play key roles in linking the responses of populations, communities,
and ecosystems to environmental change. For instance, species interactions are an …
and ecosystems to environmental change. For instance, species interactions are an …
The restoration of vegetation cover in the semi-arid Iberian southeast
Semi-arid landscapes in the western Mediterranean have been used for millennia, resulting
in large-scale transformations and widespread degradation. In some instances, these …
in large-scale transformations and widespread degradation. In some instances, these …
Positive plant interactions in the Iberian Southeast: mechanisms, environmental gradients, and ecosystem function
Semi-arid ecosystems are privileged sites to address the effects of plant interactions on
community structure and dynamics because environmental conditions are demanding and …
community structure and dynamics because environmental conditions are demanding and …
Assemblage of a semi-arid annual plant community: abiotic and biotic filters act hierarchically
The study of species coexistence and community assembly has been a hot topic in ecology
for decades. Disentangling the hierarchical role of abiotic and biotic filters is crucial to …
for decades. Disentangling the hierarchical role of abiotic and biotic filters is crucial to …
Ecosystem structure, function, and restoration success: are they related?
A direct relationship between ecosystem structure and function has been widely accepted by
restoration ecologists. According to this paradigm, ecosystem degradation and aggradation …
restoration ecologists. According to this paradigm, ecosystem degradation and aggradation …
Direct and indirect interactions co‐determine species composition in nurse plant systems
Facilitation by nurse plants plays an important role in determining community composition in
severe environments. Although the unidirectional effect of nurses on beneficiary species has …
severe environments. Although the unidirectional effect of nurses on beneficiary species has …