Bryophytes were traditionally ignored in most studies of forest ecosystem processes, or they
were included with litter or soil. In the last few decades we have begun to understand their …

Forest removal for livestock grazing is a striking example of human‐caused state change
leading to a stable, undesirable invasive grass system that is resistant to restoration efforts …

Millions of hectares of agricultural land have been abandoned globally in recent decades,
presenting opportunities for secondary vegetation growth and restoration. While abandoned …

Habitat restoration may depend on the recovery of plant microbial symbionts such as
arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, but this requires a better understanding of the rules that …

While the influence of canopy trees on soils in natural and restored forest environments is
well studied, the influence of understory species is not. Here, we evaluate the effects of …

Climate change accompanied by altered natural disturbance regimes threatens the
resilience of boreal and hemiboreal forests. Bryophytes, an important part of plant biomass …

Plant–plant interactions change through succession from facilitative to competitive. At early
stages of succession, early‐colonizing plants can increase the survival and reproductive …

Feedbacks within ecosystems can lead to internal reinforcement of the current state
providing ecosystem resilience. Often, multiple biotic interactions across trophic levels play a …

The negative effects of deforestation can potentially be ameliorated through ecological
restoration. However, reforestation alone may not reassemble the same ecological …

Bryophytes, which include mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, are non-vascular plants that
provide crucial ecosystem services in natural and urban systems. In natural systems, these …