Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions

CS Delavaux, TW Crowther, CM Zohner, NM Robmann… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Determining the drivers of non-native plant invasions is critical for managing native
ecosystems and limiting the spread of invasive species,. Tree invasions in particular have …

Feedback loops drive ecological succession: towards a unified conceptual framework

M van Breugel, F Bongers, N Norden… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The core principle shared by most theories and models of succession is that, following a
major disturbance, plant–environment feedback dynamics drive a directional change in the …

Integrating multiple plant functional traits to predict ecosystem productivity

P Yan, N He, K Yu, L Xu, K Van Meerbeek - Communications Biology, 2023 - nature.com
Quantifying and predicting variation in gross primary productivity (GPP) is important for
accurate assessment of the ecosystem carbon budget under global change. Scaling traits to …

Global patterns and environmental drivers of forest functional composition

E Bouchard, EB Searle, P Drapeau… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To determine the relationships between the functional trait composition of forest
communities and environmental gradients across scales and biomes and the role of species …

A trait-based investigation into evergreen woody plants for traffic-related air pollution mitigation over time

Y Barwise, P Kumar, KV Abhijith, J Gallagher… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated influences of leaf traits on particulate matter (PM) wash-off and (re)
capture (ie, net removal) over time. Leaf samples were taken before and after three rainfall …

Assisted migration in a warmer and drier climate: less climate buffering capacity, less facilitation and more fires at temperate latitudes?

R Michalet, C Carcaillet, F Delerue, JC Domec… - Oikos, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Assisted tree migration has been proposed as a conceptual solution to mitigate lags in biotic
responses to anthropogenic climate change. The rationale behind this concept is that tree …

Trade-offs and synergies of plant traits co-drive efficient nitrogen use in intercropping systems

H Yang, WP Zhang, HS Xu, RP Yu, Y Su… - Field Crops …, 2023 - Elsevier
Context Nitrogen (N) enrichment increases aboveground net primary productivity, but
causes a loss of plant diversity and a decline in ecosystem stability. Diverse systems that …

Fine-scale quantification of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (APAR) in plantation forests with 3D radiative transfer modeling and LiDAR data

X Zhao, J Qi, Z Yu, L Yuan, H Huang - Plant Phenomics, 2024 - spj.science.org
Quantifying the relationship between light and stands or individual trees is of great
significance in understanding tree competition, improving forest productivity, and …

[HTML][HTML] Intercomparison of global foliar trait maps reveals fundamental differences and limitations of upscaling approaches

B Dechant, J Kattge, R Pavlick, FD Schneider… - Remote Sensing of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Foliar traits such as specific leaf area (SLA), leaf nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P)
concentrations play important roles in plant economic strategies and ecosystem functioning …

Both the selection and complementarity effects underpin the effect of structural diversity on aboveground biomass in tropical forests

F Noulèkoun, S Mensah, K Dimobe… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Despite mounting empirical evidence regarding the positive effects of forest structural
diversity (STRDIV) on forest functioning, the underlying biotic mechanisms and controlling …