Plant secondary metabolites: a key driver of litter decomposition and soil nutrient cycling

M Chomel, M Guittonny‐Larchevêque… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A broad and diversified group of compounds, secondary metabolites, are known to govern
species interactions in ecosystems. Recent studies have shown that secondary metabolites …

Microbes as targets and mediators of allelopathy in plants

D Cipollini, CM Rigsby, EK Barto - Journal of chemical ecology, 2012 - Springer
Studies of allelopathy in terrestrial systems have experienced tremendous growth as interest
has risen in describing biochemical mechanisms responsible for structuring plant …

Mediterranean forests, land use and climate change: a social-ecological perspective

T Gauquelin, G Michon, R Joffre, R Duponnois… - Regional Environmental …, 2018 - Springer
Mediterranean forests are found in the Mediterranean basin, California, the South African
Cape Province, South and southwestern Australia and parts of Central Chile. They represent …

The impact of competition and allelopathy on the trade-off between plant defense and growth in two contrasting tree species

C Fernandez, Y Monnier, M Santonja, C Gallet… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
In contrast to plant-animal interactions, the conceptual framework regarding the impact of
secondary metabolites in mediating plant-plant interference is currently less well defined …

Tamm review: Forest understorey and overstorey interactions: So much more than just light interception by trees

P Balandier, A Mårell, B Prévosto, L Vincenot - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plant interactions play a key role in forest ecosystem dynamics. The tallest plants, namely
the overstorey trees, are obvious major drivers, particularly in competition for light. This …

Local carbon reserves are insufficient for phloem terpene induction during drought in Pinus edulis in response to bark beetle‐associated fungi

RA Thompson, SC Malone, D Peltier, D Six… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Stomatal closure during drought inhibits carbon uptake and may reduce a tree's defensive
capacity. Limited carbon availability during drought may increase a tree's mortality risk …

Plant growth inhibitors: allelopathic role or phytotoxic effects? Focus on Mediterranean biomes

M Scognamiglio, B D'Abrosca, A Esposito… - Phytochemistry …, 2013 - Springer
Allelopathy (the chemical based communication among plants) is gaining more and more
attention thanks to its likely outcomes in several fields, but it is, in the meantime, a …

Secondary metabolites of Pinus halepensis alter decomposer organisms and litter decomposition during afforestation of abandoned agricultural zones

M Chomel, C Fernandez, A Bousquet‐Mélou… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Over a century of agricultural abandonment across the Mediterranean region has favoured
the installation of the pioneer expansionist species Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Miller) …

Allelochemicals of Pinus halepensis as Drivers of Biodiversity in Mediterranean Open Mosaic Habitats During the Colonization Stage of Secondary Succession

C Fernandez, M Santonja, R Gros, Y Monnier… - Journal of Chemical …, 2013 - Springer
The Mediterranean region is recognized as a global biodiversity hotspot. However, over the
last 50 years or so, the cessation of traditional farming has given way to strong afforestation …

A broadleaf species enhances an autotoxic conifers growth through belowground chemical interactions

ZC **a, CH Kong, LC Chen, P Wang, SL Wang - Ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Plants may affect the performance of neighboring plants either positively or negatively
through interspecific and intraspecific interactions. Productivity of mixed‐species systems is …