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A tradeoff between fitness‐related traits mask facilitation in a semiarid ecosystem
Molina-Montenegro, Marco A.; Baldelomar, Mariela; Atala, Cristian; Torres-Díaz, Cristian (2020)In stressful environments, a nurse plant can ameliorate harsh biotic and abiotic conditions for another plant species that grows within its canopy. This canopy can act as a barrier for herbivores, reducing damage to the ...
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Positive interaction between shrubs and native orchids in a Mediterranean ecosystem
Atala, Cristian; Baldelomar, Mariela; Torres-Díaz, Cristian; Pereira, Guillermo; Cacciuttolo, Felipe; Vargas, Reinaldo; Molina-Montenegro, Marco A. (2020)In the Mediterranean portion of Central Chile, where anthropic disturbances are common and severe, precipitations could drastically decrease and temperatures increase due to climate change. In this ecological context, ...
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Top-down and bottom-op effects deployed by a nurse shrub allow facilitating an endemic mediterranean orchid
Baldelomar, Mariela; Atala, Cristian; Molina-Montenegro, Marco A. (2019)Aims: Facilitation among plant species occurs when the presence of one species, the so-called nurse, alters the environment in a way that enhances the growth, survival or reproduction of a second species. This positive ...