Ecological realism and rigor in the study of plant-plant allelopathic interactions

JD Weidenhamer, D Cipollini, K Morris, S Gurusinghe… - Plant and Soil, 2023 - Springer
Progress in understanding allelopathic interactions among plants has long been hampered
by the complexity of the many direct and indirect interactions involved. Plant processes and …

Intraspecific genetic variation and species coexistence in plant communities

BK Ehlers, CF Damgaard, F Laroche - Biology letters, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Many studies report that intraspecific genetic variation in plants can affect community
composition and coexistence. However, less is known about which traits are responsible …

Allelopathic effects of volatile organic compounds released from Pinus halepensis needles and roots

M Santonja, A Bousquet‐Mélou, S Greff… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The Mediterranean region is recognized as a global biodiversity hotspot. However, over the
last decades, the cessation of traditional farming in the north part of the Mediterranean basin …

α-Terpinyl Acetate: Occurrence in Essential Oils Bearing Thymus pulegioides, Phytotoxicity, and Antimicrobial Effects

V Vaičiulytė, K Ložienė, J Švedienė, V Raudonienė… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to evaluate occurrence of T. pulegioides α-terpinyl acetate
chemotype, as source of natural origin α-terpinyl acetate, to determine its phytotoxic and …

Gorgonians are foundation species on sponge-dominated Mesophotic Coral Reefs in the Caribbean

M Slattery, MP Lesser - Frontiers in marine science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Foundation species (FS) regulate ecological processes within communities often facilitating
biodiversity and habitat complexity. Typically FS are dominant structure-forming taxa; but …

The contribution of species–genetic diversity correlations to the understanding of community assembly rules

T Lamy, F Laroche, P David, F Massol, P Jarne - Oikos, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Community genetics aims at understanding how within‐species variation, species diversity
and environmental factors interact to shape community assembly. An approach that …

Multiple invasive species affect germination, growth, and photosynthesis of native weeds and crops in experiments

M Lenda, B Steudel, P Skórka, ZB Zagrodzka… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Alien plant species regularly and simultaneously invade agricultural landscapes and
ecosystems; however, the effects of co-invasion on crop production and native biodiversity …

Indirect interactions in terrestrial plant communities: emerging patterns and research gaps

DA Sotomayor, CJ Lortie - Ecosphere, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Indirect interactions occur when the effect of one species on another is mediated by a third
species. These interactions occur in most multi‐species assemblages and are diverse in …

Plant secondary compounds in soil and their role in belowground species interactions

BK Ehlers, MP Berg, M Staudt, M Holmstrup… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2020 - cell.com
Knowledge of the effect of plant secondary compounds (PSCs) on belowground interactions
in the more diffuse community of species living outside the rhizosphere is sparse compared …

Biotic interactions in a Mediterranean oak forest: role of allelopathy along phenological development of woody species

H Hashoum, M Santonja, T Gauquelin… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Plant–plant chemical interactions in forests can have a strong impact on the biodiversity and
dynamics of these ecosystems, particularly in Mediterranean forests where plants exhibit a …