Drivers and mechanisms of tree mortality in moist tropical forests

N McDowell, CD Allen, K Anderson‐Teixeira… - New …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Tree mortality rates appear to be increasing in moist tropical forests (MTF s) with significant
carbon cycle consequences. Here, we review the state of knowledge regarding MTF tree …

Where, when and how plant–soil feedback matters in a changing world

WH van der Putten, MA Bradford… - Functional …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
It is increasingly acknowledged that plant–soil feedbacks may play an important role in
driving the composition of plant communities and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems …

Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization consistently favor pathogenic over mutualistic fungi in grassland soils

Y Lekberg, CA Arnillas, ET Borer, LS Bullington… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Ecosystems across the globe receive elevated inputs of nutrients, but the consequences of
this for soil fungal guilds that mediate key ecosystem functions remain unclear. We find that …

Root exudate metabolites drive plant-soil feedbacks on growth and defense by sha** the rhizosphere microbiota

L Hu, CAM Robert, S Cadot, XI Zhang, M Ye… - Nature …, 2018‏ - nature.com
By changing soil properties, plants can modify their growth environment. Although the soil
microbiota is known to play a key role in the resulting plant-soil feedbacks, the proximal …

Competition and coexistence in plant communities: intraspecific competition is stronger than interspecific competition

PB Adler, D Smull, KH Beard, RT Choi… - Ecology …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Theory predicts that intraspecific competition should be stronger than interspecific
competition for any pair of stably coexisting species, yet previous literature reviews found …

ForestGEO: Understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network

SJ Davies, I Abiem, KA Salim, S Aguilar, D Allen… - Biological …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
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 …

When and where plant‐soil feedback may promote plant coexistence: a meta‐analysis

KM Crawford, JT Bauer, LS Comita… - Ecology …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Plant‐soil feedback (PSF) theory provides a powerful framework for understanding plant
dynamics by integrating growth assays into predictions of whether soil communities stabilise …

Microbial diversity declines in warmed tropical soil and respiration rise exceed predictions as communities adapt

AT Nottingham, JJ Scott, K Saltonstall, K Broders… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Perturbation of soil microbial communities by rising temperatures could have important
consequences for biodiversity and future climate, particularly in tropical forests where high …

Differential soil fungus accumulation and density dependence of trees in a subtropical forest

L Chen, NG Swenson, N Ji, X Mi, H Ren, L Guo, K Ma - Science, 2019‏ - science.org
The mechanisms underlying interspecific variation in conspecific negative density
dependence (CNDD) are poorly understood. Using a multilevel modeling approach, we …

Plant-soil feedback and the maintenance of diversity in Mediterranean-climate shrublands

FP Teste, P Kardol, BL Turner, DA Wardle, G Zemunik… - Science, 2017‏ - science.org
Soil biota influence plant performance through plant-soil feedback, but it is unclear whether
the strength of such feedback depends on plant traits and whether plant-soil feedback drives …