Soil enzymes are crucial in mediating ecosystems' responses to environmental drivers, so
that the comprehension of their sensitivity to drivers of global change can help make …

Studies on ecological stoichiometry (ES) have increased rapidly in number in recent years.
Continuous exploration of classical concepts such as the growth-rate hypothesis (GRH),) …

Bark serves crucial roles in safeguarding trees physically and chemically, while also
contributing to nutrient cycling and carbon sequestration. Despite its importance, the broader …

Global patterns of leaf nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) stoichiometry have been interpreted
as reflecting phenotypic plasticity in response to the environment, or as an overriding effect …

Secondary forests constitute an increasingly important component of tropical forests
worldwide. Although cycling of essential nutrients affects recovery trajectories of secondary …

Plant ecological stoichiometry, as a branch of ecological stoichiometry, focuses on the study
of elemental content, ratios and relationships within and across plant organs, and the …

Increased droughts impair tree growth worldwide. This study analyzes hydraulic and carbon
traits of conifer species, and how they shape species strategies in terms of their growth rate …

Aim Understanding the considerable variability and drivers of global leaf photosynthetic
capacity [indicated by the maximum carboxylation rate standardized to 25° C (V c, max25)] is …

The elemental composition of plants (the elementome) is a reliable indicator of their
functional traits and the ecological strategies that they follow, and thus represents a good …

The drivers and mechanisms underlying succession and the spontaneous formation of plant
communities in mining wasteland remain largely unknown. This study investigated the use …