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facilitation

Scope: community ecology

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 27 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on facilitation with 27 nodes and 101 connections. Top connected: Gothic, Crested Butte, Picea engelmannii, Vaccinium, Pinus contorta.

Definition

Positive interactions between neighboring plants whereby established individuals create microclimatic conditions favorable for plant establishment by blocking wind, solar radiation, or frost deposition

Related Terms (2)

positive interactionsfacilitative effects

Publications (1)

article

Reconstruction and spatial analysis of alpine treeline in the Elk Mountains, Colorado, USA

2016Physical Geography

facilitation

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Definition

Related Terms (2)

Publications (1)

Reconstruction and spatial analysis of alpine treeline in the Elk Mountains, Colorado, USA

Related Concepts (5)

Krummholz

dendroecological reconstruction

spatial clustering

range shifts

treeline

Frequently Associated Species

Picea engelmannii

Pinus contorta

Vaccinium

Ribes

Picea glauca

Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa

Tsuga mertensiana

forest vegetation

Alpine tundra vegetation

Ponderosa pine