Shrub facilitation increases plant diversity along an arid scrubland-temperate rain forest boundary in South America

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 541-551

  van Zonneveld, Maarten J ^a,b,c   Gutiérrez, Julio R ^d,e   Holmgren, Milena ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOLOGÍA   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Arid ecosystem; Chile; Ecotone; Fog; Herbivory; Nurse plant; Positive interactions; Seedling establishment; Species richness; Water stress gradient

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CANOPY; DICOTYLEDON; ECOTONE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FACILITATION; FIELD METHOD; FOG; FOREST EDGE; HERBIVORY; NURSE PLANT; PERENNIAL PLANT; PLANT COMMUNITY; RAINFOREST; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATE FOREST; WATER STRESS;

BOSQUE FRAY JORGE NATIONAL PARK; CHILE; COQUIMBO;

GRISELINIA SCANDENS; MAMMALIA; MYRCEUGENIA; POACEAE; SENNA;

EID: 84859943656     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01379.x     Document Type: Article

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