Seasonal patterns of water availability can differ dramatically among ecosystems, with well‐
known consequences for ecosystem structure and functioning. Less appreciated is that …

Understanding how widespread species adapt to variation in abiotic conditions across their
ranges is fundamental to ecology. Insight may come from studying how among‐population …

Understanding the responses of plants, microbes, and their interactions to long-term climate
change is essential to identifying the traits, genes, and functions of organisms that maintain …

Ecosystem transformations to altered or novel ecological states are accelerating across the
globe. Indicators of ecological resilience to disturbance and resistance to invasion can aid in …

In drylands, water‐limited regions that cover~ 40% of the global land surface, ecosystems
are primarily controlled by access to soil moisture and exposure to simultaneously hot and …

Abstract Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm.) is a keystone high‐elevation tree species
occurring across much of western North America, yet it has been listed as threatened under …

Soil water content (SWC) data are central to evaluating how soil moisture varies over time
and space and influences critical plant and ecosystem functions, especially in water‐limited …

Clinal variation, ie, intraspecific variation that corresponds to environmental gradients, is
common in widely distributed species. Studies on clinal variation across multiple ranges and …

Key Points:• Ecological and evapotranspiration characteristics of ten typical vegetation
communities in semi-arid steppe were refined and decomposed.• Sensitive parameters of …

The sustainability of agriculture in Ukraine directly depends on the level of natural soil
moisture supply, which is significantly deteriorating under the influence of climate change …