Responses of oak seedlings to increased herbivory and drought: a possible trade-off?
Herbivory seems to allow Mediterranean oak seedlings to withstand summer drought, potentially alleviating a key bottleneck in the oak recruitment process. Our study highlights the need to consider ontogenetic stages and species-specific traits in understanding complex relationships between herbivory and drought stressors for the persistence and restoration of multi-species oak savannas.
Authors
- Aida López‐Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3857-2816)
- Ramón Perea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2206-3614)
- Geraldo Wilson Fernandes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1559-6049)
- Jesús Rodríguez‐Calcerrada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7408-7653)
- Marta Peláez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8284-6573)
- Rodolfo Dirzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5751-9888)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- Catholic University of Ávila (ES)
- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ES)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Botany
- Published
- 2024-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcae178
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Forest ecology and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.53
Funders
- European Commission
- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
- Agencia Estatal de Investigación
- FP7 People: Marie-Curie Actions