Structure and functioning of dryland ecosystems in a changing world
Understanding how drylands respond to ongoing environmental change is extremely
important for global sustainability. In this review, we discuss how biotic attributes, climate …
important for global sustainability. In this review, we discuss how biotic attributes, climate …
Ecological and evolutionary impacts of changing climatic variability
DP Vázquez, E Gianoli, WF Morris… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
While average temperature is likely to increase in most locations on Earth, many places will
simultaneously experience higher variability in temperature, precipitation, and other climate …
simultaneously experience higher variability in temperature, precipitation, and other climate …
It is getting hotter in here: determining and projecting the impacts of global environmental change on drylands
FT Maestre, R Salguero-Gómez… - … Transactions of the …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Drylands occupy large portions of the Earth, and are a key terrestrial biome from the socio-
ecological point of view. In spite of their extent and importance, the impacts of global …
ecological point of view. In spite of their extent and importance, the impacts of global …
Moving forward on facilitation research: response to changing environments and effects on the diversity, functioning and evolution of plant communities
Once seen as anomalous, facilitative interactions among plants and their importance for
community structure and functioning are now widely recognized. The growing body of …
community structure and functioning are now widely recognized. The growing body of …
Differential response of alpine steppe and alpine meadow to climate warming in the central Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau
Abstract Recently, the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau has experienced significant warming.
Climate warming is expected to have profound effects on plant community productivity and …
Climate warming is expected to have profound effects on plant community productivity and …
Ecological mechanisms underlying aridity thresholds in global drylands
With ongoing climate change, the probability of crossing environmental thresholds
promoting abrupt changes in ecosystem structure and functioning is higher than ever. In …
promoting abrupt changes in ecosystem structure and functioning is higher than ever. In …
Responses of plant diversity to precipitation change are strongest at local spatial scales and in drylands
Mitigating and adapting to climate change requires an understanding of the magnitude and
nature by which climate change will influence the diversity of plants across the world's …
nature by which climate change will influence the diversity of plants across the world's …
Towards a predictive framework for biocrust mediation of plant performance: A meta‐analysis
Understanding the importance of biotic interactions in driving the distribution and
abundance of species is a central goal of plant ecology. Early vascular plants likely …
abundance of species is a central goal of plant ecology. Early vascular plants likely …
The Global-DEP conceptual framework—research on dryland ecosystems to promote sustainability
B Fu, M Stafford-Smith, Y Wang, B Wu, X Yu… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Given the increasing speed and intensity of ongoing climate change and human
interventions, more systematic research is needed to realize the Sustainable Development …
interventions, more systematic research is needed to realize the Sustainable Development …
Tuned in: plant roots use sound to locate water
Because water is essential to life, organisms have evolved a wide range of strategies to
cope with water limitations, including actively searching for their preferred moisture levels to …
cope with water limitations, including actively searching for their preferred moisture levels to …