Species interactions play key roles in linking the responses of populations, communities,
and ecosystems to environmental change. For instance, species interactions are an …

Most ecologists are not card-carrying members of either individualistic or interdependent
guilds, but our perception of plant community organization, and the way we conduct …

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 …

Summary 1 Using meta‐analysis, Maestre et al.(2005, Journal of Ecology, 93, 748–757)
recently rejected the predictions of the stress‐gradient hypothesis for arid and semi‐arid …

A greenhouse experiment was conducted in order to understand the adaptation responses
to different water and N conditions, and further explore if additional N supply could improve …

Seed dispersal: theory and its application in a changing world: The suitability of a site for
seed dispersal is context-dependen Page 1 20 The Suitability of a Site for Seed Dispersal is …

Chamomilla recutita (L.). Rauschert, this study was conducted in split plot design with three
replications during 2007 to 2009 at University of Zabol. Treatment included W1 (non stress) …

Soil nutrients are heterogeneously distributed in natural systems. While many species
respond to this heterogeneity through root system plasticity, little is known about how the …

Ever since the concept of the" struggle for life" became the heart of Darwin's theory of
evolution, biologists have studied the relevance of interactions for the natural history and …

Invasion of the historically perennial-dominated landscapes in the Great Basin by exotic
winter annual grasses is one of the most serious plant invasions in North America. Evidence …