Facilitation of vascular plants by cushion mosses in high-Andean communities
Mosses are a dominant ground cover in a wide array of ecosystems, especially in those developing under cold-stressed environments such as arctic and alpine ice-melting glacial forelands. Consequently, mosses may influence the performance and distribution of other plants. Here, we assessed the nature...
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ftconicet:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/145378 2023-10-09T21:49:30+02:00 Facilitation of vascular plants by cushion mosses in high-Andean communities Gavini, Sabrina Suarez, Guillermo Martin Ezcurra, Cecilia Aizen, Marcelo Adrian application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11336/145378 eng eng Springer Nature info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s00035-019-00222-6 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00035-019-00222-6 http://hdl.handle.net/11336/145378 Gavini, Sabrina; Suarez, Guillermo Martin; Ezcurra, Cecilia; Aizen, Marcelo Adrian; Facilitation of vascular plants by cushion mosses in high-Andean communities; Springer Nature; Alpine Botany; 129; 2; 10-2019; 137-148 1664-221X CONICET Digital CONICET info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/ ALPINE BRYOPHYTES CUSHIONS FACILITATION PLANT–MOSS INTERACTIONS SOUTHERN ANDES https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion ftconicet https://doi.org/10.1007/s00035-019-00222-6 2023-09-24T19:13:18Z Mosses are a dominant ground cover in a wide array of ecosystems, especially in those developing under cold-stressed environments such as arctic and alpine ice-melting glacial forelands. Consequently, mosses may influence the performance and distribution of other plants. Here, we assessed the nature of interactions between vascular plants and cushion-forming mosses in three alpine communities in the northern Patagonian Andes. We recorded species richness, plant abundance and cover of vascular plants within and outside moss cushions, measuring also patch area and moss layer depth. To determine the effect of mosses on vascular plant assemblages, we calculated the relative interaction index (RII) in terms of richness, abundance and cover of all vascular plants, and of individual species. Moss-cushion patches showed higher species richness, plant abundance and cover in comparison with bare ground areas. Overall, the diversity of vascular plants increased with both moss-cushion area and layer depth. Species-specific RII values revealed that the effects of moss cushions on neighboring vascular plants were predominantly positive for all three plant communities surveyed. These results highlight the role of mosses as nurse plants in alpine ice-melting glacial forelands and, thus, as ecosystem engineers that can be key in maintaining vascular plant diversity. Fil: Gavini, Sabrina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Subsede Junín de Los Andes-inibioma-centro de Ecología Aplicada del Neuquén (cean) | Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Subsede Junín de Los Andes-inibioma-centro de Ecología Aplicada del Neuquén (cean).; Argentina Fil: Suarez, Guillermo Martin. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic CONICET Digital (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) Arctic Patagonia Argentina Tucumán ENVELOPE(-63.200,-63.200,-64.683,-64.683) Suarez ENVELOPE(-145.700,-145.700,-86.450,-86.450) Alpine Botany 129 2 137 148 |
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Mosses are a dominant ground cover in a wide array of ecosystems, especially in those developing under cold-stressed environments such as arctic and alpine ice-melting glacial forelands. Consequently, mosses may influence the performance and distribution of other plants. Here, we assessed the nature of interactions between vascular plants and cushion-forming mosses in three alpine communities in the northern Patagonian Andes. We recorded species richness, plant abundance and cover of vascular plants within and outside moss cushions, measuring also patch area and moss layer depth. To determine the effect of mosses on vascular plant assemblages, we calculated the relative interaction index (RII) in terms of richness, abundance and cover of all vascular plants, and of individual species. Moss-cushion patches showed higher species richness, plant abundance and cover in comparison with bare ground areas. Overall, the diversity of vascular plants increased with both moss-cushion area and layer depth. Species-specific RII values revealed that the effects of moss cushions on neighboring vascular plants were predominantly positive for all three plant communities surveyed. These results highlight the role of mosses as nurse plants in alpine ice-melting glacial forelands and, thus, as ecosystem engineers that can be key in maintaining vascular plant diversity. Fil: Gavini, Sabrina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Subsede Junín de Los Andes-inibioma-centro de Ecología Aplicada del Neuquén (cean) | Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Subsede Junín de Los Andes-inibioma-centro de Ecología Aplicada del Neuquén (cean).; Argentina Fil: Suarez, Guillermo Martin. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de ... |
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Facilitation of vascular plants by cushion mosses in high-Andean communities |
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Facilitation of vascular plants by cushion mosses in high-Andean communities |
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Facilitation of vascular plants by cushion mosses in high-Andean communities |
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Facilitation of vascular plants by cushion mosses in high-Andean communities |
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Facilitation of vascular plants by cushion mosses in high-Andean communities |
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