Plant functional strategies change considerably as plants develop, driven by intraindividual
variability in anatomical, morphological, physiological and architectural traits …

Considerable resources are spent worldwide to manage invasive plant species and
preserve the integrity and diversity of native or restored habitats and communities. Here, we …

Ecologists have worked to ascribe function to the variation found in plant populations,
communities and ecosystems across environments for at least the past century. The vast …

Startup plants include seedlings and basal and epicormic resprouts. It has long been held
that startups have different strategies from adult plants, but theory for what trait differences to …

Restoration in dryland ecosystems often has poor success due to low and variable water
availability, degraded soil conditions, and slow plant community recovery rates. Restoration …

Understanding how widespread species adapt to variation in abiotic conditions across their
ranges is fundamental to ecology. Insight may come from studying how among‐population …

Background Phosphorus (P) is an essential macronutrient required for plant metabolism and
growth. Its acquisition by plants depends on the availability of dissolved P in the rhizosphere …

Plant strategies for coping with water limitation are likely to mediate restoration outcomes in
degraded dryland ecosystems. Trade‐offs in traits related to water acquisition and use can …

Ecological restoration is critical for recovering degraded ecosystems but is challenged by
variable success and low predictability. Understanding which outcomes are more …

The role of storage carbohydrates in plant carbon economy is currently disputed as possibly
passive accumulation when other resources are limiting growth, or part of a conservative …