Water matching: an explanation for plant growth and coexistence in water-limited systems

A Kulmatiski - Discover Soil, 2024 - Springer
The ability to absorb water from the soil is likely to be a primary determinant of plant growth
in water-limited ecosystems. Vertical root biomass distributions have long been used to …

Ideas and perspectives: Beyond model evaluation–combining experiments and models to advance terrestrial ecosystem science

S Caldararu, V Rolo, BD Stocker… - Biogeosciences …, 2023 - bg.copernicus.org
Ecosystem manipulative experiments are one of the most powerful tools to understand
terrestrial ecosystem responses to global change because they measure real responses in …

[HTML][HTML] Caragana microphylla (Shrub) Seedlings Exhibit Better Growth than Surrounding Herbs Under Drought Conditions

Z Wang, C Tu, J Fan, C Wu, Z Lv, R Liu, Y Fan - Sustainability, 2025 - mdpi.com
Shrub encroachment is a global ecological issue. The changes in growth dynamics between
shrub seedlings and herbs are pivotal in determining shrub encroachment, yet their …

Independently foraged water and nitrogen both important in determining grassland species abundances

L Forero, A Kulmatiski - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Background and aims Although root distributions are assumed to be important for plant
growth and coexistence, it remains difficult to quantify how root distributions affect resource …

[PDF][PDF] Discover Soil

A Kulmatiski - 2024 - researchgate.net
The ability to absorb water from the soil is likely to be a primary determinant of plant growth
in water-limited ecosystems. Vertical root biomass distributions have long been used to …

Effect of Different Water and Fertilizer Application Patterns on the Growth and Physiological Characteristics of Greenhouse Tomatoes

X Lyu, HM Hassan, Y Zan, J Tan - 2024 - researchsquare.com
China, the largest global producer and consumer of greenhouse tomatoes, faces significant
challenges related to water shortages and inefficient use of water and fertilizers, which …

Drivers of woody dominance across global drylands

L Biancari, MR Aguiar, DJ Eldridge, GR Oñatibia… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Increases in the abundance of woody species have been reported to affect the provisioning
of ecosystem services in drylands worldwide. However, it is virtually unknown how multiple …