A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements
In the context of a recent massive increase in research on plant root functions and their
impact on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep …
impact on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep …
Responses of forest ecosystems to increasing N deposition in China: A critical review
China has been experiencing a rapid increase in nitrogen (N) deposition due to intensified
anthropogenic N emissions since the late 1970s. By synthesizing experimental and …
anthropogenic N emissions since the late 1970s. By synthesizing experimental and …
Tree mycorrhizal association types control biodiversity-productivity relationship in a subtropical forest
Mycorrhizae are symbiotic associations between terrestrial plants and fungi in which fungi
obtain nutrients in exchange for plant photosynthates. However, it remains unclear how …
obtain nutrients in exchange for plant photosynthates. However, it remains unclear how …
[HTML][HTML] Plant residue chemical quality modulates the soil microbial response related to decomposition and soil organic carbon and nitrogen stabilization in a rainfed …
Soils play a major role in the global carbon cycle and are crucial to the management of
climate change. Changes in plant cover derived from different agricultural practices induce …
climate change. Changes in plant cover derived from different agricultural practices induce …
Tree diversity effects on litter decomposition are mediated by litterfall and microbial processes
Forest ecosystems are critical for their carbon sequestration potential. Increasing tree
diversity has been shown to enhance both forest productivity and litter decomposition. Litter …
diversity has been shown to enhance both forest productivity and litter decomposition. Litter …
Enhancement of nutrient resorption efficiency increases plant production and helps maintain soil nutrients under summer grazing in a semi-arid steppe
T Zhang, FY Li, C Shi, Y Li, S Tang, T Baoyin - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Grazing regime is the most important factor that alters nutrient cycling in grassland
ecosystems. Grazing exclusion has been used for restoration of degraded natural …
ecosystems. Grazing exclusion has been used for restoration of degraded natural …
Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Potential Distribution of Meconopsis punicea and Its Influence on Ecosystem Services Supply in the Southeastern Margin …
Meconopsis punicea is an iconic ornamental and medicinal plant whose natural habitat has
degraded under global climate change, posing a serious threat to the future survival of the …
degraded under global climate change, posing a serious threat to the future survival of the …
Widespread controls of leaf nutrient resorption by nutrient limitation and stoichiometry
Leaf nutrient resorption is a key process in nutrient cycles, but fundamental knowledge
regarding its control mechanisms remains limited. Among the three proposed basic control …
regarding its control mechanisms remains limited. Among the three proposed basic control …
Climate–vegetation–fire interactions and feedbacks: trivial detail or major barrier to projecting the future of the Earth system?
Fire is a complex process involving interactions and feedbacks between biological,
socioeconomic, and physical drivers across multiple spatial and temporal scales. This …
socioeconomic, and physical drivers across multiple spatial and temporal scales. This …
Decoupling the direct and indirect effects of climate on plant litter decomposition: Accounting for stress‐induced modifications in plant chemistry
V Suseela, N Tharayil - Global Change Biology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Decomposition of plant litter is a fundamental ecosystem process that can act as a feedback
to climate change by simultaneously influencing both the productivity of ecosystems and the …
to climate change by simultaneously influencing both the productivity of ecosystems and the …