scholarly journals Effects of native diversity, soil nutrients, and natural enemies on exotic invasion in experimental plant communities

Ecology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 98 (5) ◽  
pp. 1409-1418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. Heckman ◽  
Fletcher W. Halliday ◽  
Peter A. Wilfahrt ◽  
Charles E. Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Soil Nutrients ◽  
Plant Communities ◽  
Natural Enemies ◽  
Experimental Plant ◽  
Exotic Invasion ◽  
Native Diversity

scholarly journals Can competitive ability predict structure in experimental plant communities?

2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 571-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauchlan H. Fraser ◽  
Paul A. Keddy
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Competitive Ability ◽  
Experimental Plant

scholarly journals Whole-system responses of experimental plant communities to climate extremes imposed in different seasons

2010 ◽  
Vol 189 (3) ◽  
pp. 806-817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans J. De Boeck ◽  
Freja E. Dreesen ◽  
Ivan A. Janssens ◽  
Ivan Nijs
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Climate Extremes ◽  
Experimental Plant ◽  
Different Seasons

Invasion of Solidago gigantea in contrasting experimental plant communities: effects on soil microbes, nutrients and plant-soil feedbacks

2010 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
pp. 1379-1388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Scharfy ◽  
Sabine Güsewell ◽  
Mark O. Gessner ◽  
Harry Olde Venterink
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Soil Microbes ◽  
Experimental Plant ◽  
Solidago Gigantea ◽  
Plant Soil

scholarly journals Spatial patterns and species performances in experimental plant communities

Oecologia ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 145 (4) ◽  
pp. 619-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ursula Monzeglio ◽  
Peter Stoll
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Spatial Patterns ◽  
Experimental Plant

scholarly journals Neighborhood matters: high phylogenetic diversity of experimental plant assemblages improves community performance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rocío Chaves ◽  
Pablo Ferrandis ◽  
Adrián Escudero ◽  
Arantzazu L. Luzuriaga
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Phylogenetic Diversity ◽  
Species Coexistence ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Positive Interactions ◽  
Experimental Plant ◽  
Large Species ◽  
Plant Survival ◽  
Niche Complementarity ◽  
Plant Assemblages

Abstract Background and AimsAlthough the role played by phylogeny in the assembly of plant communities remains as a priority to complete the theory of species coexistence, experimental evidence is lacking. It is still unclear to what extent phylogenetic diversity is a driver or a consequence of species assembly processes. We experimentally explored how phylogenetic diversity can drive the community level responses to drought conditions in annual plant communities. To this end, we manipulated the phylogenetic diversity of the species assemblages and the water availability in a common garden experiment with two treatments: average natural rainfall and drought.MethodsWe recorded plant survival and the numbers of flowering and fruiting plants per species in each assemblage. High phylogenetic diversity favored species coexistence over time with higher plant survival and more flowering and fruiting plants, especially under severe drought.Key Results. Our results demonstrate the existence of niche complementarity and the convergence of water economy strategies as major mechanisms for promoting species coexistence in plant assemblages in semiarid Mediterranean habitats.ConclusionsOur findings point to high phylogenetic diversity among neighboring plants as a plausible feature underpinning the recent “united we stand” framework, which states that diffuse positive interactions may promote mechanisms for the persistence of rare species in the community. We suggest that the large species number in the regional species pool may be the consequence of assembly processes occurring at small spatial scales, because the success of each species in terms of surviving and producing offspring was greater when the phylogenetic diversity was higher. Our study is a step forward to understand how phylogenetic relatedness is connected to the mechanisms determining the maintenance of biodiversity.

scholarly journals Co‐occurrence history increases ecosystem stability and resilience in experimental plant communities

Ecology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia J. Moorsel ◽  
Terhi Hahl ◽  
Owen L. Petchey ◽  
Anne Ebeling ◽  
Nico Eisenhauer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Experimental Plant ◽  
Ecosystem Stability ◽  
Stability And Resilience

Species evenness and productivity in experimental plant communities

Oikos ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. P. H. Mulder ◽  
E. Bazeley-White ◽  
P. G. Dimitrakopoulos ◽  
A. Hector ◽  
M. Scherer-Lorenzen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Experimental Plant ◽  
Species Evenness

Dietary shift and lowered biomass gain of a generalist herbivore in species-poor experimental plant communities

Oecologia ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 135 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea B. Pfisterer ◽  
Matthias Diemer ◽  
Bernhard Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Experimental Plant ◽  
Generalist Herbivore ◽  
Dietary Shift

scholarly journals Seed Density Significantly Affects Species Richness and Composition in Experimental Plant Communities

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. e46704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuzana Münzbergová
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Plant Communities ◽  
Experimental Plant ◽  
Seed Density

Effects of soil freeze–thaw cycles differ between experimental plant communities

2010 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juergen Kreyling ◽  
Carl Beierkuhnlein ◽  
Anke Jentsch
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Experimental Plant ◽  
Freeze Thaw
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