Functional traits are expected to modulate plant competitive dynamics. However, how traits
and their plasticity in response to contrasting environments connect with the mechanisms …

Questions Is there any evidence of coordination among leaf, stem and root traits, and
thereby of the existence of a plant economics spectrum at the species and community level …

Plant species composition and community functional structure (ie trait composition at the
community level) result from a hierarchy of environmental filters that constrain which species …

This study was done to evaluate the effects of the root-colonizing endophytic fungus
Piriformospora indica on wheat growth under combined drought and mechanical stresses …

We synthesise a series of independent but integrated studies on the functioning of a mixed
Mediterranean oak forest to demonstrate the tree–soil interactions underpinning a positive …

Roots are immersed in a soil matrix with different and contrasting conditions that may affect
their anatomy, structure and function. Soil chemical factors, texture and compaction are …

Background and aims Soil factors are driving forces that influence spatial distribution and
functional traits of plant species. We test whether two anchor morphological traits—leaf mass …

Many plant species are being threatened by increasingly drought conditions due to current
climate change at planetary scale. This global trend is leading to the scientific community to …

Facilitative interactions among plants enable a species persist in stressful environments, but
its use as a restoration technique of plant cover in degraded man-made ecosystems …

Questions: What is the current distribution of pine and oak species along environmental
gradients in southern Spain? Do pine and oak regeneration niches differ from the …