Incorporating spatial dependence in predictive vegetation models

J Miller, J Franklin, R Aspinall - ecological modelling, 2007‏ - Elsevier
Predictive vegetation modeling (PVM), is defined as predicting the distribution of vegetation
across a landscape based on the relationship between the spatial distribution of vegetation …

[ספר][B] Positive interactions and interdependence in plant communities

RM Callaway - 2007‏ - Springer
Most ecologists are not card-carrying members of either individualistic or interdependent
guilds, but our perception of plant community organization, and the way we conduct …

Do positive interactions increase with abiotic stress? A test from a semi-arid steppe

FT Maestre, J Cortina - … of the Royal Society of London …, 2004‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Theoretical models predict that the relative importance of facilitation and competition may
vary inversely across gradients of abiotic stress. However, these predictions have not been …

Plant interactions govern population dynamics in a semi‐arid plant community

C Armas, FI Pugnaire - Journal of Ecology, 2005‏ - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 The structure and composition of plant communities are influenced by positive
and negative interactions between plants, the balance of which may change in intensity and …

Slope aspect influences plant association patterns in the Mediterranean matorral of central Chile

EI Badano, LA Cavieres, MA Molina-Montenegro… - Journal of Arid …, 2005‏ - Elsevier
The most important processes sha** communities are likely to leave observable imprints
on their spatial structure. The net outcome of positive and negative interactions among …

Annual plant–shrub interactions along an aridity gradient

C Holzapfel, K Tielbörger, HA Parag, J Kigel… - Basic and applied …, 2006‏ - Elsevier
Annual plants in semi-arid and arid areas are often closely associated with shrubs. The
degree of association largely depends on the balance of negative and positive effects …

Extending point pattern analysis for objects of finite size and irregular shape

T Wiegand, WD Kissling, PA Cipriotti… - Journal of …, 2006‏ - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 We use a grid‐and simulation‐based approach to extend point pattern analysis
to deal with plants of finite size and irregular shape, and compare the results of our …

Plant mass: Density relationship along a moisture gradient in North-West China

JM Deng, GX Wang, EC Morris, XP Wei, DX Li… - Journal of Ecology, 2006‏ - JSTOR
1 Metabolic scaling theory predicts that the rate of resource use per unit area is independent
of the average mass per individual and that the slope of the log mass-log density …

Differing effects of shade-induced facilitation on growth and survival during the establishment of a chenopod shrub

GT Hastwell, JM Facelli - Journal of Ecology, 2003‏ - JSTOR
1 Although plants growing below tree or shrub canopies in xeric ecosystems often exhibit
higher growth or survival than conspecifics growing in the open, few studies have sought to …

Intraspecific competition replaces interspecific facilitation as abiotic stress decreases: The shifting nature of plant–plant interactions

AI García-Cervigón, A Gazol, V Sanz… - Perspectives in Plant …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Plant–plant interactions change depending on environmental conditions, shifting from
competition to facilitation when the stress is high. In addition to these changes, the relevance …