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All species are important, but some species are more important than others
Author(s) -
Ellison Aaron M.,
Degrassi Allyson L.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of vegetation science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1654-1103
pISSN - 1100-9233
DOI - 10.1111/jvs.12566
Subject(s) - foundation species , foundation (evidence) , biodiversity , ecology , identification (biology) , ecosystem , geography , vegetation (pathology) , festuca , biology , medicine , archaeology , pathology , poaceae
Foundation species control biodiversity and ecosystem processes, but are difficult to identify. In this issue of the Journal of Vegetation Science , Elumeeva et al. show that Festuca varia and Nardus stricta act as foundation species in the Caucasus’ alpine. This paper augments the piecemeal literature on foundation species while highlighting the need for more comprehensive approaches to their identification and conservation.