Canopy vs. soil effects of shrubs facilitating tree seedlings in Mediterranean montane ecosystems

By L. Gómez‐Aparicio, J. Gómez, Regino Zamora, J. Boettinger. 2005

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Subfields: Forestry, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Microhabitats shift rank in suitability for seedling establishment depending on habitat type and climate (2005, background): “Among all of these factors, our previous experimental work suggests that the ‘canopy effect’, that is, the modification of the above-ground microclimate by established vegetation, constitutes a major facilitation mechanism of seedling establishment in Mediterranean systems that can be even more rele”
Facilitation of Quercus ilex in Mediterranean shrubland is explained by both direct and indirect interactions mediated by herbs (2010, background): “Therefore, the physiological results of this study provide a mechanistic explanation for the role that moderate shade plays in direct facilitation in dry environments such as Mediterranean ecosystems (Maestre et al. 2001; Gómez-Aparicio et al. 2005b).”
Shedding light on shade: ecological perspectives of understorey plant life (2016, background): “Results from different studies exploring plant–plant interactions in multifactor scenarios (e.g. Gómez-Aparicio et al. 2005; Quero et al. 2008; Valladares et al. 2008) indicate that shade tolerance can influence the outcome of these interactions in a complex manner.”
Restoring Quercus pyrenaica forests using pioneer shrubs as nurse plants (2006, unknown): “In fact, soil beneath Salvia lavandulifolia has a higher concentration of P and K than in open interspaces (Gómez-Aparicio et al. 2005).”
Positive associations between the cushion plant Arenaria polytrichoides (Caryophyllaceae) and other alpine plant species increase with altitude in the Sino-Himalayas (2010, background): “The importance of potassium in facilitation has not been highlighted until recently (Gómez-Aparicio et al. 2005; Cavieres et al. 2008).”
Indirect facilitation and competition in tree species colonization of sub-Mediterranean grasslands (2006, background): “Previous studies have shown that shrubs may have a direct facilitation effect on tree seedling establishment, by providing protection against herbivores (Rousset & Lepart 2000) or extreme temperatures (by reducing water loss) or by increasing soil nutrients (Callaway 1995; Gómez-Aparicio et al. 2005”
Direct and indirect effects of tree canopy facilitation in the recruitment of Mediterranean oaks (2014, methodology): “…effect on seedlings by adult trees or shrubs (canopy nurse effect) seems to play a key role in seedling recruitment (e.g. Castro et al. 2004; G omez-Aparicio et al. 2005), and based on this, canopy nurse techniques are increasingly applied in restoration management plans (Padilla & Pugnaire…”
Irradiance and oak seedling survival and growth in a heterogeneous environment (2007, background): “Among abiotic characteristics, reduction of irradiance has been emphasized as a main facilitation mechanism in Mediterranean-type ecosystems (Maestre et al., 2001; Gómez-Aparicio et al., 2005a).”