Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) is a predominantly
Himalayan state in the north-western part of India. It has three geographically distinct …

Abstract The Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) is the highest and largest plateau in the world. It
covers correspondingly wide geological, topographical, and climatic gradients, and thus …

Interactions among species determine local‐scale diversity, but local interactions are
thought to have minor effects at larger scales. However, quantitative comparisons of the …

New evidence demonstrates that facilitation plays a crucial role even at the edge of life in
Maritime Antarctica. These findings are interpreted as support for the stress‐gradient …

Abstract Background and Aims The stress gradient hypothesis (SGH), the view that
competition prevails in undisturbed and productive environments, and shifts to facilitation in …

Positive interactions have started to gain a place as important drivers of community structure
and biological diversity. Defined as non‐trophic interspecific interactions that increase the …

Microorganisms play a crucial role in biogeochemical cycles and ecosystem processes, but
the key factors driving microbial community structure are poorly understood, particularly in …

Many cushion plants ameliorate the harsh environment they inhabit in alpine ecosystems
and act as nurse plants, with significantly more species growing within their canopy than …

Maintaining distances with the engineer: patterns of coexistence in plant communities
beyond the patchbare dichotomy Page 1 Maintaining distances with the engineer: patterns …

Questions What is the community‐level consequence of biotic processes, in particular the
importance of facilitation, in determining patterns of diversity in alpine plant communities of …