Forbs are important contributors to species diversity and ecosystem functions in low-latitude
grasslands, where they support diverse herbivore communities and millions of people …

Increasing aridity is known to influence the diversity and function of soil microbiome.
However, how it affects the microbial co-occurrence network are poorly understood …

Asexual reproduction plays a fundamental role in the structure, dynamics and persistence of
perennial grasslands. Thus, assessing how asexual reproductive traits of plant communities …

Grasslands represent an essential part of terrestrial ecosystems. In particular, coastal
grasslands are dominated by the influence of environmental factors resulting from sea–land …

Introduction Belowground bud banks play integral roles in vegetation regeneration and
ecological succession of plant communities; however, human-caused changes in land use …

The lack of information on plant traits limits our understanding of how plant species and
communities will respond to ongoing global changes. The biodiversity-rich Anatolian …

Plant functional traits reflect the capacity of plants to adapt to their environment and the
underlying optimization mechanisms. However, few studies have investigated trade-off …

Open biomes such as grasslands, savannas, shrublands are associated with many global
biodiversity hotspots, and cover∼ 60% of land globally. Yet, extensive and increasing …

A belowground bud bank is a collection of asexual propagules produced by the
underground storage organs of geophytes. Renewal through belowground bud banks is the …

Dunes provide numerous ecosystem services including habitat for flora and fauna, coastal
protection through mitigation of wind and wave energy, and as a barrier to storm flooding …