Francisco I. Pugnaire
Spanish National Research Council
170 Papers
643 Citations
Francisco I. Pugnaire is an academic researcher from Spanish National Research Council. The author has contributed to research in topics: Shrub & Biology. The author has an hindex of 61, co-authored 155 publications. Previous affiliations of Francisco I. Pugnaire include Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina & University of Leeds.
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Papers
Facilitation and succession under the canopy of a leguminous shrub, Retama sphaerocarpa, in a semi-arid environment in south-east Spain
TL;DR: Retama sphaerocarpa shrubs benefited from the increase of resources in the understorey and showed a higher reproductive output with shrub age, but decreased at the beginning of senescence, and could be considered as a two-way facilitation in which both partners benefit from their association.
Species Identity and Water Availability Determine Establishment Success Under the Canopy of Retama sphaerocarpa Shrubs in a Dry Environment
TL;DR: It is concluded that Retama shrubs can help dry land restoration to a greater extent than artificial shade for Olea when not watered and the critical role played by water supply in determining nursing success rates warrants further study.
A global analysis of bidirectional interactions in alpine plant communities shows facilitators experiencing strong reciprocal fitness costs.
Christian Schöb,Richard Michalet,Lohengrin A. Cavieres,Francisco I. Pugnaire,Rob W. Brooker,Bradley J. Butterfield,Bradley J. Cook,Zaal Kikvidze,Christopher J. Lortie,Sa Xiao,Patrick Al Hayek,Fabien Anthelme,Brittany H. Cranston,Mary-Carolina García,Yoann Le Bagousse-Pinguet,Yoann Le Bagousse-Pinguet,Anya M. Reid,Peter Christiaan le Roux,Emanuele Lingua,Mawethu J. Nyakatya,Blaise Touzard,Liang Zhao,Ragan M. Callaway +22 more
TL;DR: This study quantified the impact of the cover and richness of species associated with alpine cushion plants on reproductive traits of the benefactor cushions and considered their implications for the possible selective effects of interactions between benefactor and beneficiary species.
Climatic change and rainfall patterns: Effects on semi-arid plant communities of the Iberian Southeast
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of precipitation changes on plant communities in semi-arid environments was studied. But the authors focused on the effects of rainfall changes on different ecosystem processes at the species and community level, concluding that this plant community exhibited great resilience to changes in rainfall availability.
Mediterranean-climate oak savannas: the interplay between abiotic environment and species interactions
TL;DR: In this article, the authors review literature on the interactions between the two dominant elements of savannas, the oak overstorey, the herbaceous understorey and the surrounding grassland matrix.