A plant's neighborhood context can alter its interactions with other organisms, but little is
known about how these dynamics occur belowground, especially with soil microbes …

A major aim of ecology is to upscale attributes of individuals to understand processes at
population, community and ecosystem scales. Such attributes are typically described using …

Plants influence numerous soil biotic factors that can alter the performance of later growing
plants—defined as plant‐soil feedback (PSF). Here, we investigate whether PSF effects are …

Species‐specific differences in nutrient acquisition strategies allow for complementary use
of resources among plants in mixtures, which may be further shaped by mycorrhizal …

Root exudates play an important role in nutrient acquisition and defense of trees. However,
there are few studies on the mechanism of productivity decline in late stage from the …

A significant proportion of the carbon fixed by plants is transported to the roots and exuded
to the rhizosphere. Exudates may have important roles in the rhizosphere, such as …

Deciphering root exudate composition of soil-grown plants is considered a crucial step to
better understand plant–soil–microbe interactions affecting plant growth performance. In this …

Afforestation is increasingly important in nutrient cycling in riparian ecotones given that
ecosystems in riparian zones are susceptible to anthropogenic activities induced by land …

Species mixtures have been widely reported to increase aboveground productivity;
however, how tree species mixtures affect root systems in natural forests remains unclear …

Accurate assessment of postfire vegetation recovery is important for forest management and
the conservation of species diversity. Topography is an important factor affecting vegetation …