Tree species diversity and mycorrhizal associations play a central role for forest productivity,
but factors driving positive biodiversity-productivity relationships remain poorly understood …

Two recent publications 1, 2 have explored the importance of roots for understanding plant
form and function, but reached opposite conclusions on the basis of largely overlapping …

Root traits including root exudates are key factors affecting plant interactions with soil and
thus play an important role in determining ecosystem processes. The drivers of their …

The stability of plant biomass production in the face of environmental change is fundamental
for maintaining terrestrial ecosystem functioning, as plant biomass is the ultimate source of …

Plants act as ecosystem engineers playing fundamental roles in steering their surroundings,
including soil abiotic and biotic conditions, soil organisms, and the complex soil food web …

Soils are the fundament of terrestrial ecosystems. Across the globe we find different soil
types with different properties resulting from the interacting soil forming factors: parent …

Climate warming is shifting the distributions of mountain plant species to higher elevations.
Cold‐adapted plant species are under increasing pressure from novel competitors that are …

Phosphorous (P) deficiency is a major challenge faced by global agriculture. Phosphate-
solubilizing bacteria (PSB) provide a sustainable approach to supply available phosphates …

Rapid evolution remains a largely unrecognized factor in models that forecast the fate of
ecosystems under scenarios of global change. In this work, we quantified the roles of …

Growing threats from extreme climatic events and biodiversity loss have raised concerns
about their interactive consequences for ecosystem functioning. Evidence suggests …