positiveecological

interactions

the heroes

@cjlortie

facilitation is the most common term for positiveinteractions in plants

(+,0) frequent

dominant benefactor species

nurse plant

positive mechanisms important = types of facilitation

Abiotic stress amelioration Herbivore protection* Pollinator visitation Substrate modification* Seed trapping* Soil moisture retention* Soil nutrient modification* Nurse-mediated distribution (meta-mechanism) Nurse-mediated evolution (meta-mechanism)

Web of Science 560 studies298 relevant studies

stress direct

positive interactions are important too

many pathways, but many gaps

indirect positive interactions

positive trophic interactions

specificity of nurse-plant effects

meta-mechanisms

nurse-mediated evolution

nurse-mediated distribution

implication:facilitation as a restoration tool

implication: interactions are on a continuum

implication: must decouple different pathways because global change

is unfortunately rapidly doing so