The role of plant–soil feedback in long-term species coexistence cannot be predicted from its effects on plant performance

0562234 - BÚ 2023 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Dostálek, Tomáš - Knappová, Jana - Münzbergová, Zuzana
The role of plant–soil feedback in long-term species coexistence cannot be predicted from its effects on plant performance.
Annals of Botany. Roč. 130, č. 4 (2022), s. 535-547. ISSN 0305-7364. E-ISSN 1095-8290
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA19-04902S
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : plant–soil (below-ground) interactions * coexistence * population dynamics
OECD category: Plant sciences, botany
Impact factor: 4.2, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Limited access
https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcac080

We provide evidence that the effects of PSF vary through plants’ life stages. Our study suggests that we cannot easily predict the effects of soil conditioning on long-term coexistence of species using data only on performance at a single time as commonly done in PSF studies. We also show the importance of using as realistic environmental conditions as possible (such as drought stress experienced in dry grasslands) to draw reasonable conclusions on species coexistence.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0334596