African humid savannas are highly productive ecosystems, despite very low soil fertility,
where grasses and trees coexist. Earlier results showed that some perennial grass species …

The global importance of forest ecosystems for essential ecosystem services, including local
livelihoods and climate change mitigation, requires a detailed understanding of the major …

We synthesise a series of independent but integrated studies on the functioning of a mixed
Mediterranean oak forest to demonstrate the tree–soil interactions underpinning a positive …

The field of plant population ecology has advanced considerably in the last decade since
the first edition was published. In particular there have been substantial and ongoing …

Climate change is shifting the distribution of species, and may have a profound impact on
the ecology and evolution of species interactions. However, we know little about the impact …

Because orchids are dependent on mycorrhizal fungi for germination and establishment of
seedlings, differences in the mycorrhizal communities associating with orchids can be …

Wildfires affecting forest ecosystems and post-fire silvicultural treatments may cause
considerable changes in soil properties. The capacity of different microbial groups to …

Mathematical models serve many purposes in biology. Each and every model is a
necessary simplification of reality, and, as simplifications, these models are also wrong by …

Plant–soil feedback is receiving increasing interest as a factor influencing plant competition
and species coexistence in grasslands. However, we do not know how spatial distribution of …

Grazing is a major driver of the composition of microbial communities, which play important
roles in soil functioning. Mechanisms whereby grazing might regulate the spatial …