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Changes in rainfall amount and frequency do not affect the outcome of the interaction between the shrub Retama sphaerocarpa and its neighbouring grasses in two semiarid communities
Journal of Arid Environments ( IF 2.6 ) Pub Date : 2013-04-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.12.011
Santiago Soliveres 1 , Pablo García-Palacios 2 , Fernando T Maestre 1 , Adrián Escudero 1 , Fernando Valladares 3
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We evaluated the net outcome of the interaction between the shrub Retama sphaerocarpa, our target plant, and different herbaceous neighbours in response to changes in the magnitude and frequency of rainfall events during three years. The experiment was conducted in natural and anthropogenic grasslands dominated by a perennial stress-tolerator and ruderal annual species, respectively. In spite of the neutral or positive effects of neighbours on water availability, neighbouring plants reduced the performance of Retama juveniles, suggesting competition for resources other than water. The negative effects of grasses on the photochemical efficiency of Retama juveniles decreased with higher water availabilities or heavier irrigation pulses, depending on the grassland studied; however, these effects did not extent to the survival and growth of Retama juveniles. Our findings show the prevalence of competitive interactions among the studied plants, regardless of the water availability and its temporal pattern. These results suggest that positive interactions may not prevail under harsher conditions when shade-intolerant species are involved. This study could be used to further refine our predictions of how plant-plant interactions will respond to changes in rainfall, either natural or increased by the ongoing climatic change, in ecosystems where grass-shrubs interactions are prevalent.

中文翻译:

降雨量和频率的变化不影响两个半干旱群落的灌木 Retama sphaerocarpa 与其邻近草类相互作用的结果

我们评估了灌木 Retama sphaerocarpa、我们的目标植物和不同的草本邻居之间相互作用的净结果,以响应三年期间降雨事件的幅度和频率的变化。该实验是在天然和人为草原分别以多年生胁迫耐受者和粗鲁一年生物种为主的草原上进行的。尽管邻居对水的可用性有中性或积极的影响,但邻近的植物降低了 Retama 幼鱼的表现,这表明对水以外的资源的竞争。取决于所研究的草地,草对 Retama 幼鱼光化学效率的负面影响随着水资源利用率的增加或灌溉脉冲的增加而降低;然而,这些影响并未影响 Retama 幼鱼的生存和生长。我们的研究结果表明,无论水的可用性及其时间模式如何,所研究植物之间竞争性相互作用的普遍存在。这些结果表明,当涉及不耐荫的物种时,在更恶劣的条件下,积极的相互作用可能不会占上风。这项研究可用于进一步完善我们对植物-植物相互作用将如何响应降雨变化的预测,无论是自然降雨还是由于持续的气候变化而增加的降雨,在草-灌木相互作用普遍存在的生态系统中。这些结果表明,当涉及不耐荫的物种时,在更恶劣的条件下,积极的相互作用可能不会占上风。这项研究可用于进一步完善我们对植物-植物相互作用将如何响应降雨变化的预测,无论是自然降雨还是由于持续的气候变化而增加的降雨,在草-灌木相互作用普遍存在的生态系统中。这些结果表明,当涉及不耐荫的物种时,在更恶劣的条件下,积极的相互作用可能不会占上风。这项研究可用于进一步完善我们对植物-植物相互作用将如何响应降雨变化的预测,无论是自然降雨还是由于持续的气候变化而增加的降雨,在草-灌木相互作用普遍存在的生态系统中。
更新日期:2013-04-01
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