In a recent opinion, Streit and Bellwood [1] suggest that trait-based ecology should shift
focus away from discussing whether traits are functional or not and instead concentrate on …

Terrestrial ecosystems are increasingly threatened by extreme drought events. Soil
microbial communities are central to terrestrial ecosystem function via their role in regulating …

Relationships between plant diversity and soil properties are important for restoring
ecosystem function to adapt climate change in drylands. Taxonomic, functional and …

Positive plant diversity–productivity relationships are known to be driven by complementary
resource use via differences in plant functional traits. Moreover, soil properties related to …

All plant populations fluctuate in time. Apart from the dynamics imposed by external forces
such as climate, these fluctuations can be driven by endogenous processes taking place …

The increasing frequency of drought events and nitrogen deposition have fundamentally
changed soil microbial functions in terrestrial ecosystems. However, most studies have …

Background and aims Soil organic phosphorus (Po) fractions were deemed as potentially
significant reservoirs of plant-available phosphorus, profoundly influenced by the …

The doctoral thesis integrates the findings of three publications on biological invasions,
multifunctionality, resilience, and climate change adaptation. The goal is to understand …

Globally, agriculture is strained by the unpredictable effects of climate change, as well as
flooding, drought, erosion, and decreases in soil fertility. To meet these challenges …