Models describing the biotic drivers that create and maintain biological diversity within
trophic levels have focused primarily on negative interactions (ie competition), leaving …

Much of Canada's terrestrial biodiversity is supported by boreal forests. Natural resource
development in boreal forests poses risks to this biodiversity. This paper reviews the …

Background Temperate forest understorey vegetation poses an excellent study system to
investigate whether increases in resource availability lead to an increase in plant species …

Symbioses between plant roots and mycorrhizal fungi are thought to enhance plant uptake
of nutrients through a favourable exchange for photosynthates. Ectomycorrhizal fungi are …

Understory vegetation accounts for a large proportion of floral diversity. It provides various
ecosystem functions and services, such as productivity, nutrient cycling, organic matter …

There is growing concern over rates of global species diversity loss and its implications on
healthy ecosystem functioning. While positive relationships between tree species diversity …

Understorey vegetation comprises the majority of species diversity and contributes greatly to
ecosystem functioning in boreal forests. Although patterns of understorey abundance …

Many studies have examined affects of forest management—particularly regeneration
treatments—for timber on understory plant diversity. These studies taken independently …

One of the most important drivers for the coexistence of plant species is the resource
heterogeneity of a certain environment, and several studies in different ecosystems have …

While community‐weighted means of plant traits have been linked to mean environmental
conditions at large scales, the drivers of trait variation within communities are not well …