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positiveecological
interactions
the heroes
@cjlortie
facilitation is the most common term for positiveinteractions in plants
(+,0) frequent
dominant benefactor species
nurse plant
positive mechanisms important = types of facilitation
Abiotic stress amelioration Herbivore protection* Pollinator visitation Substrate modification* Seed trapping* Soil moisture retention* Soil nutrient modification* Nurse-mediated distribution (meta-mechanism) Nurse-mediated evolution (meta-mechanism)
Web of Science 560 studies298 relevant studies
stress direct
positive interactions are important too
many pathways, but many gaps
indirect positive interactions
positive trophic interactions
specificity of nurse-plant effects
meta-mechanisms
nurse-mediated evolution
nurse-mediated distribution
implication:facilitation as a restoration tool
implication: interactions are on a continuum
implication: must decouple different pathways because global change
is unfortunately rapidly doing so