How lichens impact on terrestrial community and ecosystem properties

J Asplund, DA Wardle - Biological reviews, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Lichens occur in most terrestrial ecosystems; they are often present as minor contributors,
but in some forests, drylands and tundras they can make up most of the ground layer …

The resilience and functional role of moss in boreal and arctic ecosystems

MR Turetsky, B Bond‐Lamberty, E Euskirchen… - New …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Mosses in northern ecosystems are ubiquitous components of plant communities, and
strongly influence nutrient, carbon and water cycling. We use literature review, synthesis and …

TRY–a global database of plant traits

J Kattge, S Diaz, S Lavorel, IC Prentice… - Global change …, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
Plant traits–the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological
characteristics of plants and their organs–determine how primary producers respond to …

Changes in biocrust cover drive carbon cycle responses to climate change in drylands

FT Maestre, C Escolar, ML de Guevara… - Global change …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Dryland ecosystems account for ca. 27% of global soil organic carbon (C) reserves, yet it is
largely unknown how climate change will impact C cycling and storage in these areas. In …

Impact of changing climate on bryophyte contributions to terrestrial water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles

ML Slate, A Antoninka, L Bailey, MB Berdugo… - New …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Bryophytes, including the lineages of mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, are the second‐
largest photoautotroph group on Earth. Recent work across terrestrial ecosystems has …

Peat deposits store more carbon than trees in forested peatlands of the boreal biome

J Beaulne, M Garneau, G Magnan, É Boucher - Scientific Reports, 2021‏ - nature.com
Peatlands are significant carbon (C) stores, playing a key role in nature-based climate
change mitigation. While the effectiveness of non-forested peatlands as C reservoirs is …

The bryosphere: an integral and influential component of the Earth's biosphere

Z Lindo, A Gonzalez - Ecosystems, 2010‏ - Springer
A significant fraction of the Earth's land surface is dominated by bryophytes. Research on
carbon and nitrogen budgets of tundra, boreal, and peatland ecosystems has demonstrated …

Towards a trait‐based ecology of wetland vegetation

H Moor, H Rydin, K Hylander, MB Nilsson… - Journal of …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Functional traits mechanistically capture plant responses to environmental gradients as well
as plant effects on ecosystem functioning. Yet most trait‐based theory stems from terrestrial …

Bryophyte‐cyanobacteria associations as regulators of the northern latitude carbon balance in response to global change

Z Lindo, MC Nilsson, MJ Gundale - Global change biology, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystems in the far north, including arctic and boreal biomes, are a globally significant
pool of carbon (C). Global change is proposed to influence both C uptake and release in …

Linking vegetation change, carbon sequestration and biodiversity: insights from island ecosystems in a long‐term natural experiment

DA Wardle, M Jonsson, S Bansal… - Journal of …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Despite recent interest in linkages between above‐and below‐ground communities and
their consequences for ecosystem processes, much remains unknown about their …