Spectroscopy at the leaf and canopy scales has attracted considerable interest in plant
ecology over the past decades. Using reflectance spectra, ecologists can infer plant traits …

Distinct survival strategies can result from trade‐offs in plant function under contrasting
environments. Investment in drought resistance mechanisms can enhance survivorship but …

Tradeoffs between the energetic benefits and costs of traits can shape species and trait
distributions along environmental gradients. Here we test predictions based on such …

Predicting the outcome of interspecific interactions is a central goal in ecology. The diverse
soil microbes that interact with plants are shaped by different aspects of plant identity, such …

Premise of the Study Evolutionary and biogeographic history, including past environmental
change and diversification processes, are likely to have influenced the expansion, migration …

Municipal wastewater treatment using willow 'phyto'-filtration has the potential for reduced
environmental impact compared to conventional treatment practices. However, the …

Performance curves are valuable tools for quantifying the fundamental niches of organisms
and testing hypotheses about evolution, life-history trade-offs, and the drivers of variation in …

Species range sizes and realized niche breadths vary tremendously. Understanding the
source of this variation has been a long‐term aim in evolutionary ecology and is a major tool …

Lignocellulosic bioenergy crops are a potential option for climate mitigation and for meeting
the targets of the Paris Agreement in Europe. The PopFor process-based model has been …

Aim Plants vary in their hydrological and climatic niches. How these niche dimensions
covary among closely related species can help identify co‐adaptations to hydrological and …