Plant removal experiments allow assessment of the role of biotic interactions among species
or functional groups in community assembly and ecosystem functioning. When replicated …

Tree regeneration is a key demographic process influencing long‐term forest dynamics. It is
driven by climate, disturbances, biotic factors and their interactions. Thus, predictions of tree …

Changes in some combination of niche availability, niche overlap and the strength of
interspecific interactions are thought to drive changes in plant composition along resource …

Deciphering how plants interact with each other across environmental gradients is important
to understand plant community assembly, as well as potential future plant responses to …

Seedling recruitment is a bottleneck for population dynamics and range shift. The vital rates
linked to recruitment by seed are impacted by amplified drought induced by climate change …

Kin recognition and kin selection have long been known to occur in animals where they
shape altruistic behavior towards relatives. More recently, studies have found that kin …

Semi‐arid forests need cost‐effective restoration strategies to address their severe
degradation. Tree shelters are often used to minimize abiotic and biotic stress during …

Positive interactions between species may change in outcome over time and may differ for
the two interacting species. We explored the seasonal patterns of facilitation between an …

Understanding the responses of different ontogenetic stages to environmental and human
disturbance factors is essential for developing efficient conservation strategies for …

One of the ways in which plants are responding to climate change is by shifting their ranges
to higher elevations. Early life‐history stages are major bottlenecks for species' range shifts …