The Groot Effect: Plant facilitation and desert shrub regrowth following extensive damage
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3671
Abstract: Abstract Deserts are increasing in extent globally, but existing deserts are decreasing in health. The basic biology and ecology of foundation plant species in deserts are limited. This is a direct study that provides an… read more here.
Keywords: plant; foundation; groot effect; shrub ... See more keywords
A test of desert shrub facilitation via radiotelemetric monitoring of a diurnal lizard
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4673
Abstract: Abstract Preservation of desert ecosystems is a worldwide conservation priority. Shrubs can play a key role in the structure of desert communities and can function as foundation species. Understanding desert shrub ecology is therefore an… read more here.
Keywords: diurnal lizard; facilitation; desert; shrub ... See more keywords
Extrafloral nectar as entrée and elaiosomes as main course for ant visitors to a fireprone, mediterranean‐climate shrub
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9500
Abstract: Abstract Thousands of plants produce both extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) on their leaves and nutrient‐rich appendages on their diaspores (elaiosomes). Although their individual ecology is well‐known, any possible functional link between these structures has almost always… read more here.
Keywords: extrafloral nectar; ecology; nectar entr; entr elaiosomes ... See more keywords
A reliable and non-destructive method for estimating forage shrub cover and biomass in arid environments using digital vegetation charting technique
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DOI: 10.1007/s10457-017-0079-4
Abstract: Despite the importance of fodder shrubs to small ruminant diets and production in arid and semi-arid ecosystems, they are often not considered when quantifying grazing land potential. This oversight is mainly due to the time… read more here.
Keywords: biomass; cover biomass; non destructive; vegetation ... See more keywords
The role of tamarisk in the spatial heterogeneity of soil resources in the northern Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, China
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DOI: 10.1007/s11104-017-3413-8
Abstract: Background and aimsThe encroachment of halophytic shrubs including tamarisk into saline meadows is accelerating with global warming in the northern Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, China. However, the role of tamarisk in the spatial heterogeneity of soil… read more here.
Keywords: heterogeneity soil; soil resources; spatial heterogeneity; shrub ... See more keywords
Soil organic carbon components in inner Mongolian shrub-encroached grasslands
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DOI: 10.1007/s11104-019-04166-y
Abstract: Shrub encroachment has profound influences on regional carbon cycling. However, few studies have examined the changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) components at the molecular level along a climate gradient. In this study, we aimed… read more here.
Keywords: soil organic; organic carbon; carbon; soc components ... See more keywords
Plant behavior and coexistence: stem elongation of the carnivorous subshrub Drosophyllum lusitanicum within xerophytic shrub canopies
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DOI: 10.1007/s11258-021-01170-0
Abstract: For many species, facilitation can result in transient species coexistence, but subsequent competition can limit long-term coexistence. Adaptive phenotypic variation in response to increased competition following facilitation, however, could be a means of prolonging coexistence,… read more here.
Keywords: plant; lusitanicum; elongation; coexistence ... See more keywords
Patches structure succession based on spatial point pattern features in semi-arid ecosystems of the water-wind erosion crisscross region
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2017.11.001
Abstract: Abstract Spatial point-pattern analysis can give insights to the underlying processes of patch succession and restoration. It is unclear whether inter-shrub competition determines patch succession. In this paper, we assessed the spatial patterns along patch… read more here.
Keywords: succession; shrub patches; shrub; point pattern ... See more keywords
UV-B radiation and shrub canopy effects on surface litter decomposition in a shrub-invaded dry grassland
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.06.007
Abstract: Abstract Background & Aims We assessed the joint role of shrub cover and UV-B on decomposition in a Sonoran Desert grassland. UV is considered an important driver of biogeochemistry in arid grasslands and shrub proliferation… read more here.
Keywords: away shrubs; radiation; grassland; shrub ... See more keywords
Interferometric synthetic aperture radar study of recent eruptive activity at Shrub mud volcano, Alaska
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2019.106671
Abstract: Abstract Shrub mud volcano is one of three large mud volcanoes that comprise the Klawasi Group in the Copper River Basin of southcentral Alaska. Except for minor discharges in the mid-1950s when the group was… read more here.
Keywords: volcano; eruptive activity; shrub; mud ... See more keywords
Invasive shrub removal benefits native plants in an eastern deciduous forest of North America
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DOI: 10.1017/inp.2018.35
Abstract: Abstract In eastern deciduous forests of North America, invasive shrubs are increasing in richness and abundance at the expense of native species across taxa. Invasive shrubs create an understory that is more dense than both… read more here.
Keywords: invasive shrub; regeneration; shrub removal; shrub ... See more keywords