Facilitation and plant phenotypic evolution

• Published in: Trends in plant science Vol. 26; no. 9; pp. 913 - 923
• Main Authors: Verdú, M., Gómez, J.M., Valiente-Banuet, A., Schöb, C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: area; Evolution; Evolution & development; facilitation effectiveness; facilitation-mediated trait evolution; phenotype; plant facilitation; planting; plant–plant interactions; prediction; selection pressure; plant facilitation; facilitation effectiveness; plant–plant interactions; facilitation-mediated trait evolution

While antagonistic interactions between plants have been a major topic of eco-evolutionary research, little evidence exists on the evolution of positive plant interactions (i.e., plant facilitation). Here, we first summarize the existing empirical evidence on the role of facilitation as a selection...