Cárdenas-Ramos D., Sosa V. J., Valverde P. L., Mandujano M. C., Facilitation and its effect on vital rates of the living rock cactus Ariocarpus retusus, Journal of Arid Environments, 2024, 225:105265, doi: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2024.105265
The abstract of a two-year Ariocarpus retusus analysis compares life stages and nurse-plant associations. It identifies particular vulnerability in the seed-to-seedling transition and higher survival under shelter.