Grasslands, which constitute almost 40% of the terrestrial biosphere, provide habitat for a
great diversity of animals and plants and contribute to the livelihoods of more than 1 billion …

Two major environmental challenges of our time are responding to climate change and
reversing biodiversity decline. Interventions that simultaneously tackle both challenges are …

The effects of plants on the biosphere, atmosphere and geosphere are key determinants of
terrestrial ecosystem functioning. However, despite substantial progress made regarding …

A poor understanding of the fraction of global plant biomass occurring belowground as roots
limits our understanding of present and future ecosystem function and carbon pools. Here …

There is growing interest in aligning the wildlife conservation and restoration agenda with
climate change mitigation goals. However, the presence of large herbivores tends to reduce …

Rapid evolution remains a largely unrecognized factor in models that forecast the fate of
ecosystems under scenarios of global change. In this work, we quantified the roles of …

The physical avoidance of overwinter damage is important for determining the success of
herbaceous perennial plants in climates with cold winters. Exposure to damaging frost can …

Trait-based ecology has improved our understanding of the functioning of organisms,
communities, ecosystems, and beyond. However, its predictive ability remains limited as …

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 …

Below and aboveground vegetation dynamics are crucial in understanding how climate
warming may affect terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycling. In contrast to aboveground …