Is facilitation a true species interaction?

Pablo Munguia; Alfredo F. Ojanguren; Andrew N. Evans; Laura Ryckman; Brad Gemmell; Colt Cook; Geoff Hensgen

doi:10.2174/1874213000902010083]

Is facilitation a true species interaction?

Pablo Munguia, Alfredo F. Ojanguren, Andrew N. Evans, Laura Ryckman, Brad Gemmell, Colt Cook, Geoff Hensgen

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	83-85
Number of pages	3
Journal	The Open Ecology Journal
Volume	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2174/1874213000902010083]
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

coevolution
species interaction
ecological theory

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