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DOI | 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.09.003 |
The role of nurse shrubs on the spatial patterning of plant establishment in semi-arid gypsum plant communities | |
Foronda, Ana1; Pueyo, Yolanda1; Arroyo, Antonio I.1; Saiz, Hugo2; de la Luz Giner, Maria1; Alados, Concepcion L.1 | |
通讯作者 | Foronda, Ana |
来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
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ISSN | 0140-1963 |
EISSN | 1095-922X |
出版年 | 2019 |
卷号 | 160页码:82-90 |
英文摘要 | Plants may depend on nurse plants to establish and survive on gypsum environments, which are stressful for plant life. Shrubs may act as nurse plants by ameliorating micro-environmental conditions in their local vicinity. Despite its importance, the role of nurse shrubs on the spatial patterning of plant establishment remains largely unknown in gypsum communities. Our aim was to understand the patterns of plant establishment and to identify key nurse species in facilitating plant establishment and structuring plant diversity at community level in these environments. We set an observational study in two gypsum plant communities of NE Spain to assess the microsites where seedlings germinate. Also, we assessed the role of six dominant shrubs (gypsophytes and gypsovags), in spatially structuring plant diversity by assessing species-area relationships in their local vicinity to identify key nurse species. To assess the potential amelioration of micro-environmental conditions associated to shrubs, we analyzed physical-chemical soil properties under shrub canopies compared to open areas. Most plants were spatially associated with adult shrubs. Gypsophytes accumulated more diversity than gypsovags, despite both showing ameliorated conditions under canopy compared to open areas. In conclusion, gypsophyte shrubs play key roles in the structure of gypsum plant communities by facilitating plant establishment. |
英文关键词 | Diversity accumulator Diversity repeller Gypsophytes Gypsovags Nurse plants Seedling establishment |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Spain |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000452575900009 |
WOS关键词 | STRESS-GRADIENT HYPOTHESIS ; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENTS ; HELIANTHEMUM-SQUAMATUM ; POSITIVE INTERACTIONS ; DIVERSITY ; FACILITATION ; COMPETITION ; SOILS ; GYPSOPHYTES ; SUCCESSION |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Environmental Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/216707 |
作者单位 | 1.CSIC, Inst Pirenaico Ecol, Avda Montanana 1005, Zaragoza 50059, Spain; 2.Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Dept Biol & Geol Fis & Quim Organ, C Tulipan S-N, Madrid 28933, Spain |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Foronda, Ana,Pueyo, Yolanda,Arroyo, Antonio I.,et al. The role of nurse shrubs on the spatial patterning of plant establishment in semi-arid gypsum plant communities[J],2019,160:82-90. |
APA | Foronda, Ana,Pueyo, Yolanda,Arroyo, Antonio I.,Saiz, Hugo,de la Luz Giner, Maria,&Alados, Concepcion L..(2019).The role of nurse shrubs on the spatial patterning of plant establishment in semi-arid gypsum plant communities.JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS,160,82-90. |
MLA | Foronda, Ana,et al."The role of nurse shrubs on the spatial patterning of plant establishment in semi-arid gypsum plant communities".JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS 160(2019):82-90. |
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