Anthropogenically elevated CO2 (eCO2) concentrations have been suggested to increase
woody cover within tropical ecosystems through fertilization. The effect of eCO2 is built into …

Plant survival during environmental stress greatly affects ecosystem carbon (C) cycling, and
plant–microbe interactions are central to plant stress survival. The release of C-rich root …

Predicted climate change extremes, such as severe or prolonged drought, may considerably
impact carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling in water-limited ecosystems. However, we lack a …

Plant traits are useful for predicting how species may respond to environmental change
and/or influence ecosystem properties. Understanding the extent to which traits vary within …

Questions Reordering of dominant species is an important mechanism of community
response to global environmental change. We asked how wildfire (a pulse event) interacts …

Woody species encroachment of grasslands globally causes many socioecological impacts,
including loss of grazing pastures and decreased biodiversity. Soil microbial communities …

Grassland ecosystems are historically shaped by climate, fire, and grazing which are
essential ecological drivers. These grassland drivers influence morphology and productivity …

For the plants with important ecological or economic values, understanding the genetic
structure of their populations is crucial to inform conservation strategies. Chinese wild rice …

Small and isolated populations face several intrinsic risks, such as genetic drift, inbreeding
depression, and reduced gene flow. Thus, patterns of genetic diversity and differentiation …

In the past years, several plant breeding programs have been done to select outstanding
genotypes of sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) for restoration purposes. Such …