@article{fdi:010062825,
  title = {{N}urse-based restoration of degraded tropical forests with tussock grasses : experimental support from the {A}ndean cloud forest},
  author = {{A}nthelme, {F}abien and {G}omez-{A}paricio, {L}. and {M}ontufar, {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he degradation of the {A}ndean cloud forest raises strong biological conservation issues and threatens the sustainability of a crucial water resource. {T}he idea that nurse-based restoration can accelerate the recovery of these forests is underexplored, despite its promise as a restoration technique. {R}ecent conceptual models predict that facilitation among plants may be an important mechanism, but there is a lack of strong empirical support. {W}e gathered experimental data to test this prediction and explore the relevance of using nurse-based forest restoration in these environments. {A} 20-month factorial experimental design in the {A}ndean tropical cloud forest was established. {W}e measured the survival and estimated the biomass production of transplanted seedlings of a keystone canopy forest species, {C}eroxylon echinulatum ({A}recaceae), in a deforested area in the presence/absence of herbivory, a potential nurse plant (the tussock grass {S}etaria sphacelata, {P}oaceae) and artificial shade. {T}he joint effects of deforestation and herbivory led to the death of all seedlings, whereas most seedlings survived in the adjacent forest, which was used as the control. {T}he presence of nurse plants led to significantly higher survival and growth of {C}eroxylon seedlings throughout the experiment, regardless of herbivore presence. {T}he nurse effects were explained by a reduction of the relative abiotic stress experienced by the seedlings outside the forest, that is, the consistently decreasing maximum vapour pressure deficit. {F}urthermore, nurse tussocks delayed and reduced the effects of herbivory by offering physical protection and a refuge for seedlings against detection by herbivores. {H}owever, the effects of herbivory and abiotic stress on facilitation were not additive. {S}ynthesis and applications. {F}acilitation in degraded cloud forest can be intense as soon as the beneficiary plants are driven away from their physiological optimum (relative abiotic stress) and/or are confronted by herbivory. {U}sing pre-established exotic tussock grasses as a nurse-based restoration technique in degraded cloud forest is a low-cost, non-detrimental (to biodiversity) option, especially in the absence of nurse trees and shrubs. {T}he success of this method requires transplanting seedlings at the base of tussocks.},
  keywords = {{REFORESTATION} ; {HAUTE} {ALTITUDE} ; {PLANTE} {DE} {COUVERTURE} ; {RELATION} {INTERSPECIFIQUE} ; {ARBRE} ; {SEMIS} ; {TAUX} {DE} {SURVIE} ; {HERBIVORE} ; {ZONE} {DE} {MONTAGNE} ; {PALMIER} ; {EQUATEUR} ; {ANDES} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE} ; {INTI} {LLACTA} {RESERVE} {NATURELLE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {A}pplied {E}cology},
  volume = {51},
  numero = {},
  pages = {10},
  ISSN = {0021-8901},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1111/1365-2664.12311},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062825},
}