Microclimatic Modifications of Cushion Plants and Their Consequences for Seedling Survival of Native and Non-native Herbaceous Species in the High Andes of Central Chile

By L. Cavieres, E. Badano, Ángela Sierra-Almeida, M. Molina‐Montenegro. 2007

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Subfields: Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Dominant bryophyte control over high‐latitude soil temperature fluctuations predicted by heat transfer traits, field moisture regime and laws of thermal insulation (2013, background): “Cushionforming vascular plants were shown to reduce diurnal temperature fluctuations at high altitudes and facilitate establishment and survival of vascular plants growing within such cushions (Cavieres et al. 2007; Kleier & Rundel 2009).”
Positive associations between the cushion plant Arenaria polytrichoides (Caryophyllaceae) and other alpine plant species increase with altitude in the Sino-Himalayas (2010, background): “In addition, nurse cushions at high elevation in sub-tropical mountains generate a microhabitat having fewer low temperatures than nearby bare ground (Cavieres et al. 2007).”
Facilitation in plant communities: the past, the present, and the future (2007, background): “…2000; Colautti et al. 2004; Mitchell et al. 2006), a sizable number have also reported that facilitation by other exotics (Simberloff & Von Holle 1999) or by natives (Maron & Connors 1996; Richardson et al. 2000; Lenz & Facelli 2003; Cavieres et al. 2005, 2007) can promote exotic invasion.”
Do facilitative interactions increase species richness at the entire community level? (2009, background): “The low stature and compact form of cushion plants attenuate the effect of extreme environmental conditions, allowing the persistence of other species inside the cushions (Cavieres et al. 2006, 2007).”
Ecosystem engineering facilitates invasions by exotic plants in high‐Andean ecosystems (2007, background): “…engineers facilitate biological invasions © 2007 The Authors Journal compilation © 2007 British Ecological Society, Journal of Ecology, 95, 682–688 previous studies showing positive effects of different cushion plant species on both exotic species in the highAndes of Chile (Cavieres et al. 2007).”
Facilitation of the non-native Taraxacum officinale by native nurse cushion species in the high Andes of central Chile: are there differences between nurses? (2007, background): “Recently, Cavieres et al. (2007) demonstrated that the nonnative species Cerastium arvense is facilitated by cushions of L. acaulis and A. monantha at 2800 and 3600 m elevation, respectively, in the Andes of central Chile, suggesting that facilitation may be a widespread and important driver of…”