Ecosystems
New study the journal New Phytologist reveals the importance of soil microbial diversity for tolerating or recovering from drought, warming and nitrogen deposition.
Ecosystems
New study suggests that rewetting peatland forests could increase their climate change mitigation function.
Ecosystems
How do abiotic and biotic factors influence range expansion of closely related native and non-native Eugenia shrub species?
Ecosystems
The research suggests that different categories of species have dissimilar seed germination niches, which contributes to explaining their coexistence.
Ecosystems
Different species fruit sequentially, offering a year-round food resource.
Ecosystems
Do niche or fitness differences prevent local-scale long-term coexistence between two closely related annual plant species?
Ecosystems
A new study highlights the value of recognizing four reproductive syndromes within fireprone vegetation, varying in their seedling–adult spatial relations.
Ecosystems
In a fire-adapted ecosystem, increased fire frequency altered community composition and structure of the ecosystem through changes in the position of the shrub line.
Ecosystems
In a previous post, I wrote about a recent review on extinction risk and threats to plants and fungi that contributed to the State of the
Ecosystems
How do differences in flowering time influence gene flow in populations of a biennial plant species?
Ecosystems
Scientists highlight the state of the art in conservation science and point to current methods of assessment and future studies needed to mitigate species extinction.
Ecosystems
Will climate change make two globally invasive herbs even more invasive?