Quantifying potential abiotic drivers of the nurse-plant effect in two dominant shrub species of the northern Chihuahuan Desert
S. Ferrenberg, A. Faist, B. Osborne, S. Lee
This study quantifies abiotic drivers of the nurse-plant effect in two shrub species in the Chihuahuan Desert, finding that radiation interception and temperature reduction, not soil water availability, explain most of the variance.
bioRxiv · Nov 16, 2023 · PreprintEcology