Incorporating clonality into the plant ecology research agenda
A longstanding research divide exists in plant ecology: either focusing on plant clonality,
with no ambition to address nonclonal plants, or focusing on all plants, ignoring that many …
with no ambition to address nonclonal plants, or focusing on all plants, ignoring that many …
Pollinator‐mediated effects of landscape‐scale land use on grassland plant community composition and ecosystem functioning–seven hypotheses
Environmental change is disrupting mutualisms between organisms worldwide. Reported
declines in insect populations and changes in pollinator community compositions in …
declines in insect populations and changes in pollinator community compositions in …
Unravelling the clonal trait space: Beyond above‐ground and fine‐root traits
Plant trait variation is constrained by mechanical and energetic trade‐offs as attested by the
global spectrum of plant form and function and the fine‐root economics space for above‐and …
global spectrum of plant form and function and the fine‐root economics space for above‐and …
High below‐ground bud abundance increases ecosystem recovery from drought across arid and semiarid grasslands
Asexual reproduction plays a fundamental role in the structure, dynamics and persistence of
perennial grasslands. Thus, assessing how asexual reproductive traits of plant communities …
perennial grasslands. Thus, assessing how asexual reproductive traits of plant communities …
Decoupled phylogenetic and functional diversity in European grasslands
The relationship between phylogenetic diversity (PD) and functional diversity (FD) is
important for understanding the mechanisms of community assembly. The traditional view …
important for understanding the mechanisms of community assembly. The traditional view …
Future changes in key plant traits across Central Europe vary with biogeographical status, woodiness, and habitat type
Many plant traits covary with environmental gradients, reflecting shifts in adaptive strategies
and thus informing about potential consequences of future environmental change for …
and thus informing about potential consequences of future environmental change for …
Plant biotype interacting grazing activity shapes grassland ecosystem functions
L Wang, SJ Feng, D Sun, J Wang, Y Wang, SJ Lee… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Grasslands play an essential role in maintaining the health of planet Earth, but many
grasslands have lost their ecosystem services due to unsustainable management practices …
grasslands have lost their ecosystem services due to unsustainable management practices …
[HTML][HTML] Relationship between the trait response of aboveground and belowground parts of dominant plant species to groundwater depth change in Horqin Sandy …
S Zhao, X Zhao, Y Li - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change and human development will lead to an increase in groundwater levels.
This will have a particularly severe impact on arid ecosystems that are highly dependent on …
This will have a particularly severe impact on arid ecosystems that are highly dependent on …
Closely related species differ in their traits, but competition induces high intra‐specific variability
E Janíková, M Konečná, A Lisner… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Theories explaining community assembly assume that biotic and abiotic filters sort species
into communities based on the values of their traits and are thus based on between‐species …
into communities based on the values of their traits and are thus based on between‐species …
High correlations between plant clonality and ecosystem service functions after management in a chronosequence of evergreen conifer plantations
P Song, YH Xu, Y Yuan, KQ Xu, JB Yao… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Climate change and mono-afforestation or mono-reforestation have
continuously caused a decline in biodiversity and ecosystem services on forest plantations …
continuously caused a decline in biodiversity and ecosystem services on forest plantations …