Root-associated microbes can alleviate plant abiotic stresses, thus potentially supporting
adaptation to a changing climate or to novel environments during range expansion. While …

The structure and dynamics of forest ecosystems are the outcome of differential performance
playing out at the individual level. Interactions between the traits of an organism and its …

Incomplete wildfire combustion in boreal forests leaves behind legacy plant-soil feedbacks
known to restrict plant biodiversity. These restrictions can inhibit carbon recapture after fire …

Mycorrhizal symbiosis, seed dispersal, and pollination are recognized as the most
prominent mutualistic interactions in terrestrial ecosystems. However, it remains unclear how …

The early growth stage of plants is vital to community diversity and community regeneration.
The Janzen-Connell hypothesis predicts that conspecific density dependence lowers the …

Ectomycorrhizal (EM) associations can promote the dominance of tree species in otherwise
diverse tropical forests. These EM associations between trees and their fungal mutualists …

Biodiversity, large trees, and environmental conditions such as climate and soil have
important effects on forest carbon stocks. However, recent studies in temperate forests …

Mounting evidence suggests that reciprocal interactions between plants and the soil
microbiota can be a primary force that generates key macroscopic patterns of plant …

The complex spatial structure and dynamics of ecological communities continue to defy
explanation by simple principles despite decades of attention from ecologists and …