Chronosequences and associated space‐for‐time substitutions are an important and often
necessary tool for studying temporal dynamics of plant communities and soil development …

Although closed‐canopy forests are characterized by low‐light availability and slow
population dynamics, many are under threat from non‐native, invasive woody species that …

We surveyed endophytic fungal communities in leaves of a single tree species
(Metrosideros polymorpha) across wide environmental gradients (500–5,500 mm of rain/y; …

Metrosideros polymorpha, a dominant tree species in Hawaiian ecosystems, occupies a
wide range of habitats. Complementary field and common-garden studies of M. polymorpha …

We measured aboveground plant biomass, aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP),
detritus accumulation, and nitrogen and phosphorus uptake by aboveground vegetation in …

Tree mortality is a critical but understudied process in coniferous forest development.
Current successional models assume that mortality during early forest development is …

Vegetation and soil properties were described across a well‐dated sand‐dune
chronosequence bordering northern Lake Michigan to document patterns and rates of …

As the most remote archipelago in the world, the Hawaiian Islands are home to a highly
endemic and disharmonic biota that has fascinated biologists for centuries. Forests are the …

Volcanic eruptions are major natural disturbances with varied and complex consequences.
Recent studies of how plants colonize newly created volcanic surfaces already have begun …

Invasive species pose major threats to the integrity and functioning of ecosystems. When
such species alter ecosystem processes, they have the potential to change the …