A foundational goal of trait‐based ecology, including trait‐based restoration, is to link
specific traits to community assembly, biodiversity, and ecosystem function. Despite a …

Vegetation restoration effectively prevents soil degradation. However, the changes in soil
properties that occur in fragile ecosystems in response to vegetation restoration are unclear …

Topography, grazing disturbances, and soil textures are the main determining factors of
natural herbaceous plant communities. Yet, while interesting efforts have been made to link …

Coexistence results from a complex suite of past and contemporary processes including
biogeographic history, adaptation, ecological interactions and reproductive dynamics. Here …

Spatial partitioning is a classic hypothesis to explain plant species coexistence, but
evidence linking local environmental variation to spatial sorting, demography and species' …

Aims High N deposition has been recognized as a major factor influencing plant-plant
interactions. We aim to discover whether N deposition could affect competitive relationships …

Recruitment is a critical component of the plant life cycle, but little is known about its
contribution to community assembly in comparison to later plant stages. We aimed to …

Premise Seed germination involves risk; post‐germination conditions might not allow
survival and reproduction. Variable, stressful environments favor seeds with germination that …

This research investigated the combined use of sewage sludge (SS) and plant growth-
promoting rhizobia (PGPR) for Ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.) cultivated under …

Centaurea scabiosa L. and C. stoebe Tausch are known to co-exist naturally in two
extremely different types of open dry habitats in the temperate zone, alkaline xerothermic …