Rainfall is a key determinant of production and composition in arid and semi‐arid systems.
Long‐term studies relating composition and water availability primarily focus on current …

Aims The effects of fire ensure that large areas of the seasonal tropics are maintained as
savannas. The advance of forests into these areas depends on shifts in species composition …

Plant host species is considered an important factor influencing ectomycorrhizal (EM)
communities. To gain insights into the role of host species in structuring EM communities …

Spanish rangelands occupy more than 90,000 km2 of land grazed by millions of domestic
and wild animals. Organic matter content of soil is an essential component for fertility and …

This study compared soil surface bulk density between: 1) sites not grazed by cattle> 26
years; 2) sites not grazed for 6 years; 3) sites grazed for 15 years to October residual dry …

We examined constraints on soil CO2 respiration in natural oak woodlands, and adjacent
vineyards that were converted approximately 30 yr ago from oak woodlands, in the Oakville …

Abstract Vegetation gradients in Central Brazil encompass sharp transitions from savanna to
forests, representing an iconic example of how interactions between plants and soils …

Water availability is one of the most serious natural resource issues facing California,
especially given projections for future climate change. The 3 million ha of oak (Quercus spp.) …

Soil properties and water dynamics play a crucial role in the function of oak woodland
ranches and dehesas. They are largely controlled by climate conditions, terrain morphology …

Icelandic native ecosystems and soils have been severely degraded since settlement in the
9th century. Today, barren landscapes occupy about 45% of the land surface and only 1.5 …