Claim · model-written summary
Species responses to neighbour removal ranged from positive to neutral.
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
Verbatim
t0“alpine communities varying in productivity”
e1“Species responses to neighbour removal ranged from positive to neutral”
Title
Vladimir G. Onipchenko; Mikhail S. Blinnikov; Maria A. Gerasimova; et al. Journal of Vegetation Science 2009. doi:10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01075.x
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation No evidence of facilitation was found among the selected dominant species.
- Observation Competition was most important in the most productive community (GHM).
- Observation The low-productivity communities (ALH, SBC) took an intermediate position in the competition ranking.
- Observation The intermediately productive FVG community took the last position in the competition ranking, which was unexpected.
- Observation Competition was less intense in communities of intermediate productivity than in low- or high-productivity communities, supporting the Fretwell-Oksanen hypothesis.
- Observation The net effect of competition and facilitation in FVG was zero.
- Mechanism The zero net effect in FVG may result from abiotic stress after neighbour removal.