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 …
Facilitation among plants in alpine environments in the face of climate change
While there is a large consensus that plant–plant interactions are a crucial component of the
response of plant communities to the effects of climate change, available data remain …
response of plant communities to the effects of climate change, available data remain …
Facilitation and the niche: implications for coexistence, range shifts and ecosystem functioning
Viewing facilitation through the lens of the niche concept is one way to unify conceptual and
empirical advances about the role of facilitation in community ecology. We clarify …
empirical advances about the role of facilitation in community ecology. We clarify …
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 …
Facilitation in communities
R Michalet, FI Pugnaire - Functional Ecology, 2016 - JSTOR
Facilitation (positive interactions among organisms) in communities has been the subject of
increasing interest for community ecologists since the mid-nineties (Fig. 1), although this is a …
increasing interest for community ecologists since the mid-nineties (Fig. 1), although this is a …
Ecology and evolution of facilitation among symbionts
Facilitation occurs when one species positively impacts the fitness of another, and has
predominantly been studied in free-living species like plants. Facilitation can also occur …
predominantly been studied in free-living species like plants. Facilitation can also occur …
Ecological and metabolic implications of the nurse effect of Maihueniopsis camachoi in the Atacama Desert
FP Díaz, T Dussarrat, G Carrasco‐Puga… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plant–plant positive interactions are key drivers of community structure. Yet, the underlying
molecular mechanisms of facilitation processes remain unexplored. We investigated the …
molecular mechanisms of facilitation processes remain unexplored. We investigated the …
Testing the link between species interactions and species co‐occurrence in a trophic network
Species interactions are dynamic processes that vary across environmental and ecological
contexts, and operate across scale boundaries, making them difficult to quantify …
contexts, and operate across scale boundaries, making them difficult to quantify …
Degeneration of foundation cushion species induced by ecological constraints can cause massive changes in alpine plant communities
J Chen, X Chen, L Qian, Y Zhang, B Li, H Shi… - Science China Life …, 2024 - Springer
Foundational cushion plants can re-organize community structures and sustain a prominent
proportion of alpine biodiversity, but they are sensitive to climate change. The loss of …
proportion of alpine biodiversity, but they are sensitive to climate change. The loss of …
A missing link between facilitation and plant species coexistence: nurses benefit generally rare species more than common ones
Positive interactions among plants can increase species richness by relaxing environmental
filters and providing more heterogeneous environments. However, it is not known if …
filters and providing more heterogeneous environments. However, it is not known if …