Forest understorey vegetation: Colonization and the availability and heterogeneity of resources
Understorey vegetation comprises a major portion of plant diversity and contributes greatly
to nutrient cycling and energy flow. This review examines the mechanisms involved in the …
to nutrient cycling and energy flow. This review examines the mechanisms involved in the …
Anthropogenic land use shapes the composition and phylogenetic structure of soil arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi play an important role in ecosystems, but little is known
about how soil AM fungal community composition varies in relation to habitat type and land …
about how soil AM fungal community composition varies in relation to habitat type and land …
Research history of forest gap as small-scale disturbances in forest ecosystems
A Tian, Ü Halik, W Fu, S Sawirdin, S Cheng, J Lei - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Forest gaps, which are formed by small-scale disturbances that often occur in forest
communities, are the most dominant form of disturbance in many types of forests around the …
communities, are the most dominant form of disturbance in many types of forests around the …
Soil nutrient content influences the abundance of soil microbes but not plant biomass at the small-scale
Small-scale heterogeneity of abiotic and biotic factors is expected to play a crucial role in
species coexistence. It is known that plants are able to concentrate their root biomass into …
species coexistence. It is known that plants are able to concentrate their root biomass into …
Do environmental variables and overstory communities affect the spatial pattern of understory vegetation? Lessons from Monotheca buxifolia (Falc.) A. DC. forests in …
The importance of understory vegetation cannot be denied as an integral component of
forest ecosystems, but there is a dearth of studies to explore the effects of environmental …
forest ecosystems, but there is a dearth of studies to explore the effects of environmental …
Effects of interspecific competition from surrounding vegetation on mortality, growth and stem development in young oaks (Quercus robur)
Facilitation by a neighboring woody understory has been suggested as a cost-effective and
sustainable way to regenerate oaks. However, concerns about reduced plant growth and …
sustainable way to regenerate oaks. However, concerns about reduced plant growth and …
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks vary throughout the growing season and between successional stages
To date, few analyses of mutualistic networks have investigated successional or seasonal
dynamics. Combining interaction data from multiple time points likely creates an inaccurate …
dynamics. Combining interaction data from multiple time points likely creates an inaccurate …
Plant community mycorrhization in temperate forests and grasslands: relations with edaphic properties and plant diversity
Questions Mycorrhizal symbiosis plays a key role in plant communities. Its prevalence in
plant communities (mycorrhization) at larger spatial scales has so far been mostly …
plant communities (mycorrhization) at larger spatial scales has so far been mostly …
Plant–plant facilitation increases with reduced phylogenetic relatedness along an elevation gradient
Environmental conditions can modify the intensity and sign of ecological interactions. The
stress gradient hypothesis (SGH) predicts that facilitation becomes more important than …
stress gradient hypothesis (SGH) predicts that facilitation becomes more important than …
The influences of canopy species and topographic variables on understory species diversity and composition in coniferous forests
H Huo, Q Feng, Y Su - The Scientific World Journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the factors that influence the distribution of understory vegetation is important
for biological conservation and forest management. We compared understory species …
for biological conservation and forest management. We compared understory species …