How belowground interactions contribute to the coexistence of mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal species in severely phosphorus-impoverished hyperdiverse …

H Lambers, F Albornoz, L Kotula, E Laliberté… - Plant and Soil, 2018 - Springer
Background Mycorrhizal strategies are very effective in enhancing plant acquisition of poorly-
mobile nutrients, particularly phosphorus (P) from infertile soil. However, on very old and …

Plant phosphorus‐use and‐acquisition strategies in Amazonia

T Reichert, A Rammig, L Fuchslueger, LF Lugli… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In the tropical rainforest of Amazonia, phosphorus (P) is one of the main nutrients controlling
forest dynamics, but its effects on the future of the forest biomass carbon (C) storage under …

Root phosphatase activity aligns with the collaboration gradient of the root economics space

M Han, Y Chen, R Li, M Yu, L Fu, S Li, J Su… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The adoption of diverse resource acquisition strategies is critical for plant growth and
species coexistence. Root phosphatase is of particular importance in the acquisition of soil …

Strategies to acquire and use phosphorus in phosphorus-impoverished and fire-prone environments

H Lambers, P de Britto Costa, GR Cawthray… - Plant and Soil, 2022 - Springer
Background Unveiling the diversity of plant strategies to acquire and use phosphorus (P) is
crucial to understand factors promoting their coexistence in hyperdiverse P-impoverished …

Tree symbioses sustain nitrogen fixation despite excess nitrogen supply

DNL Menge, AA Wolf, JL Funk, SS Perakis… - Ecological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) is a key ecological process whose impact depends on the
strategy of SNF regulation—the degree to which rates of SNF change in response to …

Phosphorus limitation of early growth differs between nitrogen‐fixing and nonfixing dry tropical forest tree species

L Toro, D Pereira‐Arias, D Perez‐Aviles… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical forests are often characterized by low soil phosphorus (P) availability, suggesting
that P limits plant performance. However, how seedlings from different functional types …

Trait identity and functional diversity co‐drive response of ecosystem productivity to nitrogen enrichment

D Zhang, Y Peng, F Li, G Yang, J Wang, J Yu… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Exploring the mechanisms underlying the change in ecosystem productivity under
anthropogenic nitrogen (N) inputs is of fundamental ecological interest. It has been …

A cool spot in a biodiversity hotspot: why do tall Eucalyptus forests in Southwest Australia exhibit low diversity?

XM Zhou, K Ranathunge, ML Cambridge, KW Dixon… - Plant and Soil, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background and aims Southwest Australia is a biodiversity hotspot, with greatest
plant species diversity on the most severely phosphorus (P)-impoverished soils. Here, non …

Deciphering the rhizobium inoculation effect on spatial distribution of phosphatase activity in the rhizosphere of alfalfa under copper stress

C Duan, BS Razavi, G Shen, Y Cui, W Ju, S Li… - Soil Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Legume–rhizobium symbiosis plays an important role in agriculture and ecological
restoration. However, the regulatory mechanisms of rhizobium in alleviating heavy metal …

Greater root phosphatase activity of tropical trees at low phosphorus despite strong variation among species

X Guilbeault‐Mayers, BL Turner, E Laliberté - Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Soil phosphorus (P) availability in lowland tropical rainforests influences the distribution and
growth of tropical tree species. Determining the P‐acquisition strategies of tropical tree …