Why phylogenetic signal of traits is important in ecosystems: uniformity of a plant trait increases soil fauna, but only in a phylogenetically uniform vegetation

F Molleman, N Rossignol, JF Ponge, G Pérès… - Oecologia, 2023 - Springer
Phylogenetically closely related plant species often share similar trait states (phylogenetic
signal), but local assembly may favor dissimilar relatives and thereby decouple the diversity …

Why oaks should stay with their close relatives: growing in a distantly related neighbourhood delays and reorganizes nutrient recycling during litter decomposition

M Santonja, X Pan, PE Courty, O Butenschön, MP Berg… - Oikos, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Closely related species often conserve similar niches despite interacting negatively. We
suggest that close relatives may interact positively via ecosystem feedbacks: leaf litter …

Considering inner and outer bark as distinctive tissues helps to disentangle the effects of bark traits on decomposition

L Lin, YB Song, Y Li, L Goudzwaard… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Revealing the ecological consequences of bark multifunctionality and its underlying traits
has become a relatively new but essential focus in plant ecology. Although the enormous …