This literature review identifies the impacts of different renewable energy pathways on
ecosystems and biodiversity, and the implications of these impacts for transitioning to a …

Plant interactions play a key role in forest ecosystem dynamics. The tallest plants, namely
the overstorey trees, are obvious major drivers, particularly in competition for light. This …

Forests are critical habitats for biodiversity and they are also essential for the provision of a
wide range of ecosystem services that are important to human well-being. There is …

Understory plants have an important role in regulating various functions and processes in
forest ecosystems. However, the overall consequences of understory plant losses on soil …

Soil microbes and fauna as key components of belowground food webs play important roles
in energy flux and carbon cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. However, it remains unclear …

Plant functional traits have been shown to vary with environmental conditions. However, we
lack empirical data on how plant functional traits of different plant life forms respond to …

In tropical forest ecosystems, highly weathered soils are often considered as relatively
nitrogen-rich but phosphorus-poor. Nutrient availability greatly regulates ecosystem …

Understanding rhizosphere processes in relation to the aboveground productivity of bamboo
stands may shed new light on the optimization of management practices and the ecological …

Intensive forest management practices, such as fertilization, understory removal and deep
tilling, play an important role in improving plant growth in forests through altering nutrient …

Understanding the effect of land use on soil carbon, nitrogen, and microbial activity
associated with aggregates is critical for thorough comprehension of the C and N dynamics …