169194 20260223164759.0 doi 10.1080/17550874.2019.1626509 sideral 147080 ART-2019-147080 eng Losapio, Gianalberto Perspectives for ecological networks in plant ecology 2019 Background: Plant communities are usually characterised by species composition and abundance, but also underlie a multitude of complex interactions that we have only recently started unveiling. Yet, we are still far from understanding ecological and evolutionary processes shaping the network-level organisation of plant diversity, and to what extent these processes are specific to certain spatial scales or environments. Aims: Understanding the systemic mechanisms of plant–plant network assembly and their consequences for diversity patterns. Methods: We review recent methods and results of plant–plant networks. Results: We synthetize how plant–plant networks can help us to: (a) assess how competition and facilitation may balance each other through the network; (b) analyse the role of plantplant interactions beyond pairwise competition in structuring plant communities, and (c) forecast the ecological implications of complex species dependencies. We discuss pros and cons, assumptions and limitations of different approaches used for inferring plant–plant networks. Conclusions: We propose novel opportunities for advancing plant ecology by using ecological networks that encompass different ecological levels and spatio-temporal scales, and incorporate more biological information. Embracing networks of interactions among plants can shed new light on mechanisms driving evolution and ecosystem functioning, helping us to mitigate diversity loss. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/647038/EU/Biological feedbacks and ecosystem resilience under global change: a new perspective on dryland desertification/BIODESERT This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No H2020 647038-BIODESERT info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/FJCI-2015-26782 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es 1.196 2019 PLANT SCIENCES 146 / 234 = 0.624 2019 Q3 T2 0.583 2019 Ecology 2019 Q2 Plant Science 2019 Q2 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2019 Q2 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Montesinos-Navarro, Alicia Saiz, Hugo 12, 2 (2019), 87-102 PLANT ECOLOGY & DIVERSITY PLANT ECOLOGY & DIVERSITY 1755-0874 1744011 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/169194/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 537290 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/169194/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:169194 articulos driver 2026-02-23-14:54:15 ARTICLE