Fire as a fundamental ecological process: Research advances and frontiers
Fire is a powerful ecological and evolutionary force that regulates organismal traits,
population sizes, species interactions, community composition, carbon and nutrient cycling …
population sizes, species interactions, community composition, carbon and nutrient cycling …
Intraspecific trait variation in plants: a renewed focus on its role in ecological processes
Background Investigating the causes and consequences of intraspecific trait variation (ITV)
in plants is not novel, as it has long been recognized that such variation shapes biotic and …
in plants is not novel, as it has long been recognized that such variation shapes biotic and …
Climatic and soil factors explain the two-dimensional spectrum of global plant trait variation
Plant functional traits can predict community assembly and ecosystem functioning and are
thus widely used in global models of vegetation dynamics and land–climate feedbacks. Still …
thus widely used in global models of vegetation dynamics and land–climate feedbacks. Still …
Divergent forest sensitivity to repeated extreme droughts
Climate change-driven increases in drought frequency and severity could compromise forest
ecosystems and the terrestrial carbon sink,–. While the impacts of single droughts on forests …
ecosystems and the terrestrial carbon sink,–. While the impacts of single droughts on forests …
Defining trait-based microbial strategies with consequences for soil carbon cycling under climate change
Microorganisms are critical in terrestrial carbon cycling because their growth, activity and
interactions with the environment largely control the fate of recent plant carbon inputs as well …
interactions with the environment largely control the fate of recent plant carbon inputs as well …
Linking plant hydraulics and the fast–slow continuum to understand resilience to drought in tropical ecosystems
Tropical ecosystems have the highest levels of biodiversity, cycle more water and absorb
more carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. Consequently, these ecosystems …
more carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. Consequently, these ecosystems …
Future reversal of warming-enhanced vegetation productivity in the Northern Hemisphere
Climatic warming has greatly increased vegetation productivity in the extratropical Northern
Hemisphere since the 1980s, but how long this positive relationship will continue remains …
Hemisphere since the 1980s, but how long this positive relationship will continue remains …
ForestGEO: Understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network
ForestGEO is a network of scientists and long-term forest dynamics plots (FDPs) spanning
the Earth's major forest types. ForestGEO's mission is to advance understanding of the …
the Earth's major forest types. ForestGEO's mission is to advance understanding of the …
Hydraulic diversity of forests regulates ecosystem resilience during drought
Plants influence the atmosphere through fluxes of carbon, water and energy, and can
intensify drought through land–atmosphere feedback effects,–. The diversity of plant …
intensify drought through land–atmosphere feedback effects,–. The diversity of plant …
The global spectrum of plant form and function
Earth is home to a remarkable diversity of plant forms and life histories, yet comparatively
few essential trait combinations have proved evolutionarily viable in today's terrestrial …
few essential trait combinations have proved evolutionarily viable in today's terrestrial …