Plant functional traits, especially leaf traits, are accepted proxies for ecosystem properties.
Typically, they are measured at the species level, neglecting within-species variation. While …

We investigated the impact of ozone exposure on Hornbeam using a novel dual approach
based on Terahertz (THz) imaging in a free-air ozone exposure experiment (three ozone …

Large trees are keystone structures for the functioning and maintenance of the biological
diversity of wooded landscapes. Thus, we need a better understanding of large-tree–other …

The reverse J-shaped diameter distribution is considered an inherent attribute of natural
forests, crucial for forest resource utilization and community stability. However, in karst …

The analysis of the spatial phylogenetic and phenotypic structure of plant communities can
provide insight into the underlying processes and interactions governing their assembly, and …

Ecological patterns of species distribution can reveal essential information on the spatial
and functional relationship between species or species and their environment. Various …

Aims Unravelling the most prevalent causal direction between diversity and function in
naturally recovered plant assemblages can greatly improve our understanding of the …

Species coexistence is a result of biotic interactions, environmental and historical conditions.
The Janzen-Connell hypothesis assumes that conspecific negative density dependence …

Leaf functional traits provide important insights into plants' responses to different
environments. Leaf traits have been increasingly studied within-species in the last decade …

Background Species and structural diversity are important for understanding the formation of
forest communities, key ecological processes, and improving forest ecological functions and …