Abstract Climate change (“global warming”) is expected to exert serious negative effects on
biodiversity. Knowledge and understanding of non-anthropogenic climate changes in …

Nutrient availability influences virtually every aspect of an ecosystem, and is a critical
modifier of ecosystem responses to global change. Although this crucial role of nutrient …

It remains unclear how evolutionary and ecological processes have shaped the wide variety
of plant life strategies, especially in highly diverse ecosystems like tropical forests. Some …

Seasonal forests and savannas often occur side by side in Neotropical landscapes, so it is
possible to find plant species in both or in just one of these two contrasting habitats. But …

A growing body of empirical evidence has suggested that biodiversity affects the
simultaneous performance of multiple ecosystem functions (ie ecosystem multifunctionality) …

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 …

Dimensions of tree root systems in savannas are poorly understood, despite being essential
in resource acquisition and post‐disturbance recovery. We studied tree rooting patterns in …

The effects of human disturbance on biodiversity can be mediated by environmental
conditions, such as water availability, climate and nutrients. In general, disturbed, dry or …

The majority of variation in six traits critical to the growth, survival and reproduction of plant
species is thought to be organised along just two dimensions, corresponding to strategies of …

叶片性状-环境关系对于预测气候变化对植物的影响至关重要. 该研究以青藏高原东缘常见阔
叶木本植物为研究对象, 从47 个样点采集了332 个物种共666 个种群的叶片, 测量了15 …