Accessing habitats first helps less when your competitors themselves have help. Issue 2 (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tanentzap, Andrew J.
• Is Part Of: Applied vegetation science. Volume 18:Issue 2(2015:Apr.)
• Page Start: 179
• Page End: 180
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: Plant ecology -- Periodicals; Plant communities -- Periodicals; Plant populations -- Periodicals; Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Periodicals; 581.705
• DOI: 10.1111/avsc.12167
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1402-2001

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="avsc12167-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Species that arrive early into a new habitat influence the interspecific interactions of later arrivals, thereby shaping the structure, functioning and evolutionary potential of biological communities. Burkle &amp; Belote (<italic>Applied Vegetation Science</italic>, this issue) show that the advantage conferred to pioneer species by earlier access is reduced in the presence of soil mutualists, offering important lessons for restoration.</p> </abstract>