Background Investigating the causes and consequences of intraspecific trait variation (ITV)
in plants is not novel, as it has long been recognized that such variation shapes biotic and …

In order to determine the ideal conditions for the application of nanoscale zero-valent iron
(nZVI) in agricultural production, this review studies the effects of nZVI application on plant …

Intraspecific trait variation is an important driver of plant performance in different
environments. Although roots acquire essential resources that vary with the environment …

Meta-analysis is a quantitative way of synthesizing results from multiple studies to obtain
reliable evidence of an intervention or phenomenon. Indeed, an increasing number of meta …

The interactions of plastics and soil organisms are complex and inconsistent observations
on the effects of plastics on soil organisms have been made in published studies. In this …

Climate warming is shifting the distributions of mountain plant species to higher elevations.
Cold‐adapted plant species are under increasing pressure from novel competitors that are …

It is a challenge to scale‐up from simplified proxies to ecosystem functioning since the
inherent complexity of natural ecosystems hinders such an approach. One way to address …

Compression of life zones along elevational gradients in mountains supports diverse
vegetation types, and therefore offers ideal setting to study plant functional traits. Functional …

Zero-waste biochar is an emerging tool for carbon neutralization, but the role of biochar in
reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions from CWs were controversy and uncertainty …

Ecologists usually find that plant demography (eg survival and growth) changes along with
plant size and environmental gradients, which suggests the effects of ontogeny-related …