Droughts are a rising concern for terrestrial ecosystems, particularly for forests where
drought‐induced reductions in tree growth and survival are reported. Biodiversity has long …

Despite the fundamental significance of water to plants and the persisting question of how
competing species coexist, this is the first review of hydrological niches. We define …

Woody vegetation in grasslands and savannas has increased worldwide over the past 100–
200 years. This phenomenon of “woody plant encroachment”(WPE) has been documented …

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 …

Models describing the biotic drivers that create and maintain biological diversity within
trophic levels have focused primarily on negative interactions (ie competition), leaving …

Hydraulic redistribution (HR) is the passive movement of water between different soil parts
via plant root systems, driven by water potential gradients in the soil–plant interface. New …

Water‐limited environments occupy about half of the Earth's land surface and contain some
of the fastest growing population centers in the world. Scarcity or variable distributions of …

Hydraulic redistribution (HR)–the movement of water from moist to dry soil through plant
roots–occurs worldwide within a range of different ecosystems and plant species. The …

Global change exposes forest ecosystems to many risks including novel climatic conditions,
increased frequency of climatic extremes and sudden emergence and spread of pests and …

Solar energy is increasingly used to produce electricity in Europe, but the environmental
impact of constructing and running solar parks (SP) is not yet well studied. Solar park …