Claim · model-written summary
Species association directions were independent of inundation gradient under either grazing condition.
- Taxon
- plant communitiest0
- Outcome
- directions of species associationse0
- Direction
- independente0
- Setting
- inundation gradiente0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorValueQualifier
Verbatim
e0“In both grazed and ungrazed conditions the directions of species associations were independent of the inundation gradient”
t0“plant communities”
Title
Ruth A. Howison; Han Olff; Rutger Steever; et al. Journal of Vegetation Science 2015. doi:10.1111/jvs.12317
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Association Under grazing, Elytrigia atherica was positively associated with J. maritimus.
- Association Under grazing, Festuca rubra was positively associated with J. maritimus.
- Association Under grazing, Puccinellia maritima was negatively associated with J. maritimus.
- Association Under grazing, Juncus gerardii was negatively associated with J. maritimus.
- Association Macro-detritivores were more common inside J. maritimus patches.
- Association Without grazing, E. atherica and F. rubra were negatively associated with J. maritimus.
- Observation Without grazing, P. maritima and J. gerardii were rare.
- Mechanism Trait and abiotic analyses suggested associational resistance in grazed areas.
- Mechanism Light competition was inferred as the dominant process without grazing.
- Observation Grazing shifted plant interactions from competitive to facilitative.
- Mechanism The authors suggest soil-disturbing macro-detritivores may facilitate plant communities.