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Slope aspect influences plant association patterns in the Mediterranean matorral of central Chile by Badano, E.I., Cavieres, L.A., Molina-Montenegro, M.A., Quiroz, C.L.

“…The most important processes shaping communities are likely to leave observable imprints on their spatial structure. The net outcome of positive and negative…”
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Does plant-derived smoke affect seed germination in dominant woody species of the Mediterranean matorral of central Chile? by Gómez-González, S., Sierra-Almeida, A., Cavieres, L.A.

“…Studies performed in the fire-prone Mediterranean-type climate shrublands of Australia, California, and South Africa have shown that plant-derived smoke…”
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Facilitation in plant communities: the past, the present, and the future by Brooker, Rob W, Maestre, Fernando T, Callaway, Ragan M, Lortie, Christopher L, Cavieres, Lohengrin A, Kunstler, Georges, Liancourt, Pierre, Tielbörger, Katja, Travis, Justin M.J, Anthelme, Fabien, Armas, Cristina, Coll, Lluis, Corcket, Emmanuel, Delzon, Sylvain, Forey, Estelle, Kikvidze, Zaal, Olofsson, Johan, Pugnaire, Francisco, Quiroz, Constanza L, Saccone, Patrick, Schiffers, Katja, Seifan, Merav, Touzard, Blaize, Michalet, Richard

“…1. Once neglected, the role of facilitative interactions in plant communities has received considerable attention in the last two decades, and is now widely…”
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Positive interactions between alpine plant species and the nurse cushion plant Laretia acaulis do not increase with elevation in the Andes of central Chile by Cavieres, L.A, Badano, E.I, Sierra-Almeida, A, Gomez-Gonzalez, S, Molina-Montenegro, M.A

“…• In alpine habitats, positive interactions among plants tend to increase with elevation as a result of altitudinal increase in environmental harshness…”
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Facilitation of the non-native Taraxacum officinale by native nurse cushion species in the high Andes of central Chile: are there differences between nurses by Cavieres, L.A, Quiroz, C.L, Molina-Montenegro, M.A

“…1. Positive interactions between species are known to play an important role in the dynamics of native plant communities, particularly in stressful habitats…”
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Spatial patterns in cushion-dominated plant communities of the high Andes of central Chile: How frequent are positive associations by Fajardo, Alex, Quiroz, Constanza L., Cavieres, Lohengrin A.

“…Question: In stressful abiotic environments positive plant interaction is expected to be a frequent and an important process driving community composition and…”
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Browsing by guanaco (Lama guanicoe) on Nothofagus pumilio forest gaps in Tierra del Fuego, Chile by Cavieres, L.A, Fajardo, A

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Carbon sink limitation and frost tolerance control performance of the tree Kageneckia angustifolia D. Don (Rosaceae) at the treeline in central Chile by Piper, F.I, Cavieres, L.A, Reyes-Diaz, M, Corcuera, L.J

“…The decrease in temperature with increasing elevation may determine the altitudinal tree distribution in different ways: affecting survival through freezing…”
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Positive Associations between the Cushion Plant Azorella monantha (Apiaceae) and Alpine Plant Species in the Chilean Patagonian Andes by Arroyo, M. T. K., Cavieres, L. A., Peñaloza, A., Arroyo-Kalin, M. A.

“…Low growing, compact cushion plants are a common and often dominant life form in temperate and subpolar alpine habitats. The cushion life-form can modify wind…”
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Bottom-up effects of nutrient availability on flower production, pollinator visitation, and seed output in a high-Andean shrub by Munoz, A.A, Celedon-Neghme, C, Cavieres, L.A, Arroyo, M.T.K

“…Soil nutrient availability directly enhances vegetative growth, flowering, and fruiting in alpine ecosystems. However, the impacts of nutrient addition on…”
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Relationship between Seed Bank Expression, Adult Longevity and Aridity in Species of Chaetanthera (Asteraceae) in Central Chile by ARROYO, M.T.K, CHACON, P, CAVIERES, L.A

“…BACKGROUND: and Aims Broad surveys have detected inverse relationships between seed and adult longevity and between seed size and adult longevity. However, low…”
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Cushion Plants as Microclimatic Shelters for Two Ladybird Beetles Species in Alpine Zone of Central Chile by Molina-Montenegro, Marco A, Badano, Ernesto I, Cavieres, Lohengrin A

“…High mountain environments are highly stressful for insect survival. It has been suggested that small microtopographic variations generating less stressful…”
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Ecotypic Differentiation in Morphology and Cold Resistance in Populations of Colobanthus quitensis (Caryophyllaceae) from the Andes of Central Chile and the Maritime Antarctic by Gianoli, Ernesto, Inostroza, Patricia, Zúñiga-Feest, Alejandra, Reyes-Díaz, Marjorie, Cavieres, Lohengrin A, Bravo, León A, Corcuera, Luis J

“…Colobanthus quitensis is one of only two vascular plant species that occur in the Antarctic islands. We evaluated morphological and physiological traits and…”
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Persistent soil seed bank and standing vegetation at a high alpine site in the central Chilean Andes by Arroyo, M.T.K, Cavieres, L.A, Castor, C, Humana, A.M

“…The persistent soil seed bank (viable seeds >1 year) and standing vegetation were investigated in the upper alpine belt (3250 m) in the Andes of central Chile,…”
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