Nitrogen (N) and/or phosphorus (P) availability can limit growth of primary producers across
most of the world's aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. These constraints are commonly …

Plants cope with the environment in a variety of ways, and ecological analyses attempt to
capture this through life-history strategies or trait-based categorization. These approaches …

The grassland biome supports an enormous diversity of life and includes ecosystems used
extensively by humans. Although graminoids lend grasslands their characteristic …

While an appreciation of plant–soil feedbacks (PSF) continues to expand for community and
ecosystem ecology, the eco‐evolutionary mechanisms and consequences of such …

Soil nitrogen (N) supply is essential in influencing plant functional traits and regulating plant
morphological and physiological performances. The effects of N on plants can be altered by …

Although biotic legacies of past agricultural practices are widespread and increasing in
contemporary ecosystems, our understanding of the mechanisms driving such legacies is …

In the field of plant ecophysiology, the term “functional trait” has multiple overlap**
definitions (table 1). However, functional traits are generally considered aspects of plant …

Successful colonization of empty habitat patches depends both on the capacity of a species
to reach the patch and its ability to establish and persist. Getting better insights into the …

Nitrate transporter 2 (NRT2) and NRT3 or nitrate-assimilation-related 2 (NAR2) proteins
families form a two-component, high-affinity nitrate transport system, which is essential for …

Plant species that occur in different soil nutrient environments often vary in plant functional
traits that affect soil nutrient cycling, creating positive feedbacks that reinforce nutrient …