Facilitation and competition deconstructed: a mechanistic modelling approach to the stress gradient hypothesis applied to drylands

Abstract Facilitative interactions among species are key in plant communities. While experimental tests support the Stress Gradient Hypothesis (SGH) as an association between facilitation and stress, whether the shape of net effects along stress gradients can be predicted is controversial, with no a...

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Main Authors: Rubén Díaz-Sierra, Max Rietkerk, Mart Verwijmeren, Mara Baudena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52447-z