Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Ecology
Publication Date
10-1997
Volume
78
Issue
7
Disciplines
Biology | Life Sciences
Abstract
Interactions among organisms take place within a complex milieu of abiotic and biotic processes, but we generally study them as solitary phenomena. Complex combinations of negative and positive interactions have been identified in a number of plant communities. The importance of these two processes in structuring plant communities can best be understood by comparing them along gradients of abiotic stress, consumer pressure, and among different life stages, sizes, and densities of the interacting species. Here, we discuss the roles of life stage, physiology, indirect interactions, and the physical environment on the balance of competition and facilitation in plant communities.
DOI
10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[1958:CAFASA]2.0.CO;2
Rights
Copyright by the Ecological Society of America, Ragan M. Callaway and Lawrence R. Walker 1997. COMPETITION AND FACILITATION: A SYNTHETIC APPROACH TO INTERACTIONS IN PLANT COMMUNITIES. Ecology 78:1958–1965. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[1958:CAFASA]2.0.CO;2
Recommended Citation
Callaway, Ragan M. and Walker, Lawrence R., "Competition and Facilitation: a Synthetic Approach to Interactions in Plant Communities" (1997). Biological Sciences Faculty Publications. 98.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/biosci_pubs/98
Comments
Copyright by the Ecological Society of America, Ragan M. Callaway and Lawrence R. Walker 1997. COMPETITION AND FACILITATION: A SYNTHETIC APPROACH TO INTERACTIONS IN PLANT COMMUNITIES. Ecology 78:1958–1965. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[1958:CAFASA]2.0.CO;2