Due to climate change, the amount, frequency, and intensity of precipitation worldwide are
changing. There is increasing evidence that hydrological change severely affects species …

Land use and climate change alter biodiversity patterns and ecosystem functioning
worldwide. Land abandonment with consequent shrub encroachment and changes in …

Understanding relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functions (BEF) and the
way in which ecosystem functions respond to changing climatic conditions or community …

Context Shrub encroachment is a critical environmental issue in arid and semi-arid
landscapes. However, due to the complicated effects of shrub characteristics and …

Several recent regional studies have cast doubt on the widespread assumption that nitrogen-
fixing plants (N-fixers) act as facilitators of neighbouring plant communities. 2. We conducted …

Introduction Shrub promotes the survival, growth and reproduction of understory species by
buffering the environmental extremes and improving limited resources (ie, facilitation effect) …

Shrub encroachment in grassland ecosystems is projected to intensify worldwide because of
rapid climate change and anthropogenic activity, amplifying the encroachment of woody …

Competition and facilitation among plants are an important part of the mechanisms
regulating the responses of species, communities, and ecosystems to environmental …

Background and aims Vegetation patchiness is a distinctive feature of arid ecosystems that
strongly shapes plant-soil interactions. While fertility islands are recognized as a critical …

Landslides are some of the primary causes of forest disturbances, and their frequency is
increasing globally due to climate changes. The recruitment and colonization processes of …