Most ecologists are not card-carrying members of either individualistic or interdependent
guilds, but our perception of plant community organization, and the way we conduct …

Encroachment of woody plants into grasslands, and subsequent brush management, are
among the most prominent changes to occur in arid and semiarid systems over the past …

For much of the western USA, precipitation occurs in pulses, the nature of which determine
soil water potential and plant physiological performance. This research utilized three …

This chapter aims to provide an introduction to the structure and functioning of root systems
and outlines the basics of root morphology and development. It reviews the generalized …

吸收和传导水分一直被视为植物根系最主要的功能之一, 而人们对根系在某些情况下还可以向
土壤释放水分的事实及其对植物生长和生态系统功能的影响了解得还很不充分 …

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of tree cover and season on soil N
dynamics and microbial biomass in a semi-arid southern African savanna in Zimbabwe. We …

Established trees influence the growth and physiology of seedlings by altering above-and
belowground conditions; however, tree influences on seedling physiology via belowground …

Species composition under tree canopies often differs from that of surrounding micro-
environments. In arid and semi-arid zones, trees can be beneficial to understorey …

There is increasing awareness that spatial heterogeneity in microenvironments may provide
unique regeneration niches for trees and promote species coexistence in savannas …

Water uptake is generally accepted as the most important function of plant roots, while the
fact that roots can also release water to soil and its ecological consequences and …