Claim · model-written summary
The shrubs were negatively associated rather than showing evidence of seedling protection.
- Taxon
- matagourie0
- Interactor
- Scotch broome0other
- Outcome
- negative association between the shrub speciese0
- Direction
- negative associatione0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingValueQualifier
Verbatim
e0“there was no evidence that the spiny matagouri facilitates invasion by protecting Scotch broom seedlings; rather there was negative association between the shrub species”
Title
Shrub succession and invasibility in a New Zealand montane grassland
P. J. BELLINGHAM Australian Journal of Ecology 1998. doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.1998.tb00766.x
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation Matagouri density increased by consolidation around initial colonization points.
- Association Current matagouri distribution was often negatively associated with tussocks.
- Observation Scotch broom occurred most often in dense introduced grass sward.
- Observation Scotch broom occasionally occurred among tussocks in matagouri interstices.
- Mechanism The authors inferred competition for above-ground space between the shrub species.
- Association Scotch broom diameter and height growth rates far exceeded matagouri rates.
- Observation Scotch broom was expected to increase rapidly in biomass at the site.
- Mechanism Community organization and disturbance history were inferred to make the communities vulnerable to successive invasions.