Global change–induced extreme droughts are increasing in grasslands worldwide, and
drought legacies may greatly affect the responses of grassland ecosystems to these …

Despite decades of research on the species‐pool concept and the recent explosion of
interest in trait‐based frameworks in ecology and biogeography, surprisingly little is known …

Environmental variability can structure species coexistence by enhancing niche partitioning.
Modern coexistence theory highlights two fluctuation‐dependent temporal coexistence …

Many terrestrial plant communities, especially forests, have been shown to lag in response
to rapid climate change. Grassland communities may respond more quickly to novel …

A series of large wildfires began over the terrain north of San Francisco, California, during
the evening of 8 October 2017 and spread across nearly 250,000 acres, including areas …

Understanding the factors governing ecological stability in variable environments is a central
focus of ecology. Functional diversity can stabilize ecosystem function over time if one group …

Precipitation alteration and nitrogen (N) deposition caused by anthropogenic activities could
profoundly affect the structure and functioning of plant communities in arid ecosystems …

Approximately one third of California is grazed by livestock, with most forage produced on
annual rangelands, the common term for rangelands with a significant annual herbaceous …

Smoke impacts from large wildfires are mounting, and the projection is for more such events
in the future as the one experienced October 2017 in Northern California, and subsequently …

Predicting the impact of grazing on desert steppes' vegetation is crucial for sustainable
management. The competitor, stress-tolerator and ruderal (CSR) theory has offer valuable …