In the context of a recent massive increase in research on plant root functions and their
impact on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep …

Dominants are key species that shape ecosystem functioning. Plant dominance is typically
assessed on aboveground features. However, belowground, individual species may not …

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

Disentangling species strategies that confer resilience to natural disturbances is key to
conserving and restoring savanna ecosystems. Fire is a recurrent disturbance in savannas …

Plant roots determine carbon uptake, survivorship, and agricultural yield and represent a
large proportion of the world's vegetation carbon pool. Study of belowground competition …

The study of insular systems has a long history in ecology and biogeography. Island plants
often differ remarkably from their noninsular counterparts, constituting excellent models for …

Plant modularity traits relevant to functions of on-spot persistence, space occupancy,
resprouting after disturbance, as well as resource storage, sharing, and foraging have been …

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 …

Remobilization of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) from roots and crowns to regrowing shoots is
an important strategy for grassland plants to tolerate herbivory. While this remobilization is …