Is Facilitation a True Species Interaction

Q2 Environmental Science

Open Ecology Journal Pub Date : 2009-10-13 DOI:10.2174/1874213000902010083

P. Munguia, A. Ojanguren, A. Evans, L. Ryckman, B. Gemmell, Colt Cook, G. Hensgen

引用次数: 8

Abstract

Current ecological literature considers facilitation to be a positive interaction alongside symbiosis or mutualism. But unlike these interactions, the fitness of one of the species involved in facilitation remains unaffected which precludes coevolution. Therefore, we believe that facilitation is not a true species interaction and should be kept within the framework of succession.

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促进是一种真正的物种相互作用吗

目前的生态学文献认为促进是与共生或互惠共生的积极互动。但与这些相互作用不同的是，其中一个参与促进的物种的适应性不受影响，这排除了共同进化。因此，我们认为促进并不是一种真正的物种相互作用，而应保持在演替的框架内。

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