Grasslands, which constitute almost 40% of the terrestrial biosphere, provide habitat for a
great diversity of animals and plants and contribute to the livelihoods of more than 1 billion …

Trait-based ecology has improved our understanding of the functioning of organisms,
communities, ecosystems, and beyond. However, its predictive ability remains limited as …

Biomes of the world have long been assumed to be determined by climate. Major disparities,
where open low biomass systems occurred in the same climate zone as closed forests have …

Post-fire flowering is a fire-adaptive trait that is underused in fire ecology literature to
describe plant responses to fire. Most of the species described so far as having this strategy …

Fire is a fundamental ecological factor in savannas because it affects vegetation dynamics
and ecosystem functioning. However, the effects of fire on below‐ground compartments …

As larger tracts of land experience degradation, seed‐based restoration (SBR) will be a
primary tool to reestablish vegetation and ecosystem function. SBR has advanced in terms …

Species growing in fire‐prone savannas usually persist by resprouting from their buds. In
this study, we evaluated how various persistence traits allow bud protection for improved …

Forests of the eastern US have exhibited widespread taxonomic shifts involving decreasing
abundances of many species of Quercus, Pinus and Carya and increasing abundances of …

Grassland and other herbaceous communities cover significant portions of Earth's terrestrial
surface and provide many critical services, such as carbon sequestration, wildlife habitat …

Dense branching and spines are common features of plant species in ecosystems with high
mammalian herbivory pressure. While dense branching and spines can inhibit herbivory …