The pattern of a few abundant species and many rarer species is a defining characteristic of
communities worldwide. These abundant species are often referred to as dominant species …

Emerging evidence points out that the responses of soil organic carbon (SOC) to nitrogen
(N) addition differ along the soil profile, highlighting the importance of synthesizing results …

Understanding effects of changes in ecological disturbance regimes on soil properties, and
capacity of soil properties to resist disturbance, is important for assessing ecological …

Background and aims Woody plant encroachment is a phenomenon of global concern in
drylands due to demonstrated reductions in livestock carrying capacity. However, shrubs are …

Dominant plant species, or foundation species, are recognized to have a disproportionate
control over resources in ecosystems, but few studies have evaluated their relationship to …

Aim We sought to understand how the individual and combined effects of multiple
environmental change drivers differentially influence terrestrial nitrogen (N) concentrations …

Plant communities are predicted to be more resistant to invasion if they are highly
productive, harbor species with similar functional traits to invaders, or support species with …

Encroachment of woody plants into savannas and grasslands has increased markedly over
the past century due to global changes in climate and intensified land use disturbance (eg …

To clarify responses of plant and soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) pools in grassland
ecosystem to N addition, a field experiment was performed in a grassland in Keerqin Sandy …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have been implicated in non-native plant invasion
success and persistence. However, few studies have identified the AMF species associating …