Representing plant diversity in land models: An evolutionary approach to make “Functional Types” more functional
LDL Anderegg, DM Griffith… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plants are critical mediators of terrestrial mass and energy fluxes, and their structural and
functional traits have profound impacts on local and global climate, biogeochemistry …
functional traits have profound impacts on local and global climate, biogeochemistry …
The neglected belowground dimension of plant dominance
G Ottaviani, R Molina-Venegas… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2020 - cell.com
Dominants are key species that shape ecosystem functioning. Plant dominance is typically
assessed on aboveground features. However, belowground, individual species may not …
assessed on aboveground features. However, belowground, individual species may not …
Shifts in plant functional composition following long‐term drought in grasslands
Plant traits can provide unique insights into plant performance at the community scale.
Functional composition, defined by both functional diversity and community‐weighted trait …
Functional composition, defined by both functional diversity and community‐weighted trait …
Plant traits and soil fertility mediate productivity losses under extreme drought in C3 grasslands
Extreme drought decreases aboveground net primary production (ANPP) in most
grasslands, but the magnitude of ANPP reductions varies especially in C3‐dominated …
grasslands, but the magnitude of ANPP reductions varies especially in C3‐dominated …
Global change re‐structures alpine plant communities through interacting abiotic and biotic effects
CG Collins, SC Elmendorf, JG Smith… - Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Global change is altering patterns of community assembly, with net outcomes dependent on
species' responses to the abiotic environment, both directly and mediated through biotic …
species' responses to the abiotic environment, both directly and mediated through biotic …
The paradox of forbs in grasslands and the legacy of the mammoth steppe
KA Bråthen, FI Pugnaire… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The grassland biome supports an enormous diversity of life and includes ecosystems used
extensively by humans. Although graminoids lend grasslands their characteristic …
extensively by humans. Although graminoids lend grasslands their characteristic …
Determinants of community compositional change are equally affected by global change
Global change is impacting plant community composition, but the mechanisms underlying
these changes are unclear. Using a dataset of 58 global change experiments, we tested the …
these changes are unclear. Using a dataset of 58 global change experiments, we tested the …
Incorporating clonality into the plant ecology research agenda
A longstanding research divide exists in plant ecology: either focusing on plant clonality,
with no ambition to address nonclonal plants, or focusing on all plants, ignoring that many …
with no ambition to address nonclonal plants, or focusing on all plants, ignoring that many …
Precipitation-mediated responses of plant biomass production and allocation to changing soil pH in semiarid grasslands
Biomass and its allocation are crucial to understand carbon cycling. Climate change and
human disturbance potentially alter soil pH, but it remains unclear how biomass production …
human disturbance potentially alter soil pH, but it remains unclear how biomass production …
High carbon resource diversity enhances the certainty of successful plant pathogen and disease control
X Zhou, L Liu, J Zhao, J Zhang, Z Cai… - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The host‐associated microbiome highly determines plant health. Available organic
resources, such as food for microbes, are important in shaping microbial community …
resources, such as food for microbes, are important in shaping microbial community …