In agricultural and natural systems researchers have demonstrated large effects of plant–soil
feedback (PSF) on plant growth. However, the concepts and approaches used in these two …

Plant–soil feedbacks is becoming an important concept for explaining vegetation dynamics,
the invasiveness of introduced exotic species in new habitats and how terrestrial …

There is consensus that plant species richness enhances plant productivity within natural
grasslands, but the underlying drivers remain debated. Recently, differential accumulation of …

Ecologists are increasingly interested in predicting how intraspecific variation and changing
trait values impact species interactions and community composition. For many traits, much of …

The relationship between plant diversity and productivity in grasslands could depend, partly,
on how diversity affects vertical distributions of root biomass in soil; yet, no prior study has …

Plants compete with neighbouring vegetation for limited resources. In competition for light,
plants adjust their architecture to bring the leaves higher in the vegetation where more light …

Background Plants form the base of the terrestrial food chain and provide medicines, fuel,
fibre and industrial materials to humans. Vascular land plants rely on their roots to acquire …

Although fine roots (< 2 mm in diameter) account for a major share of the production of
terrestrial ecosystems, diversity effects on fine root productivity and their mechanisms remain …