How ecologists think about above‐ground forest structure and dynamics is fundamentally
shaped by the data we can collect. This has historically been limited to what is possible with …

Spectroscopy at the leaf and canopy scales has attracted considerable interest in plant
ecology over the past decades. Using reflectance spectra, ecologists can infer plant traits …

Plant water use theory has largely been developed within a plant‐performance paradigm
that conceptualizes water use in terms of value for carbon gain and that sits within a …

After 25 years of biodiversity experiments, it is clear that higher biodiversity (B) plant
communities are usually more productive and often have greater ecosystem functioning (EF) …

Quantifying how biodiversity affects ecosystem functions through time over large spatial
extents is needed for meeting global biodiversity goals yet is infeasible with field-based …

Despite increasing evidence that intercropping systems may increase crop productivity, little
is known about whether and how soil biota change under interspecific competition among …

Climate change alters mean global surface temperatures, precipitation regimes, and
atmospheric moisture. Resultant drought affects the composition and diversity of terrestrial …

Understory vegetation accounts for a large proportion of floral diversity. It provides various
ecosystem functions and services, such as productivity, nutrient cycling, organic matter …

Diverse plant communities are often more productive than mono‐specific ones. Several
possible mechanisms underlie this phenomenon but their relative importance remains …

The synthesis of a large body of evidence from field experiments suggests more diverse
plant communities are more productive as well as more resistant to the effects of climatic …