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facilitation cascade: a standalone construct

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Ecology

a chain in which one foundation species makes habitat for a second, which in turn enables a further group of dependent species.

In ecology, facilitation cascade refers to a chain in which one foundation species makes habitat for a second, which in turn enables a further group of dependent species. This meaning comes from Altieri (2007) in The American Naturalist.[1]

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cascade4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs chain3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs facilitation3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Altieri, A. H., Silliman, B. R., & Bertness, M. D. (2007). Hierarchical Organization via a Facilitation Cascade in Intertidal Cordgrass Bed Communities. The American Naturalist, 169(2), 195-206. https://doi.org/10.1086/510603

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