Unravelling associations between tree seedling performance, herbivory, competition, and facilitation in high nature value farmlands
P. G. Vaz, M. N. Bugalho, J. M. Fedriani, M. Branco, X. Lecompte, C. Nogueira, M. C. Caldeira
The paper investigates how herbivory, competition, and facilitation affect oak seedling performance in Mediterranean agroforestry systems, finding unexpected positive associations between herbivory and seedling growth and survival.
bioRxiv · Nov 19, 2018Ecology