Feedback between plants and soil microbial communities can be a powerful driver of
vegetation dynamics. Plants elicit changes in the soil microbiome that either promote or …

Trait-based ecology has improved our understanding of the functioning of organisms,
communities, ecosystems, and beyond. However, its predictive ability remains limited as …

Questions Do forest structural parameters related to stand heterogeneity enhance functional
diversity (FD) of understorey plant communities? Do FD and functional composition of …

Asexual reproduction plays a fundamental role in the structure, dynamics and persistence of
perennial grasslands. Thus, assessing how asexual reproductive traits of plant communities …

Vegetation succession in the water level fluctuation zone (WLFZ) is driven by periodical
water fluctuations, the mechanisms of response and synergistic evolution between …

The evolution of geophytes in response to different environmental stressors is poorly
understood largely due to the great morphological variation in underground plant organs …

Question Predicting the functional response of vegetation to environmental variations
remains highly challenging. A first reason is that trait–environment relationships result from …

The current warming of the Mediterranean Sea has been forecast to lead to the shrinkage of
seagrass meadows. We agree that rising sea temperatures most likely will have immediate …

Coppice forest management impacts understorey vegetation. This is particularly true for
habitat specialists (priority elements in conservation) who prefer closed canopy conditions …

Heterogeneity is widespread in natural environments; as a result, connected clonal ramets
often live in areas characterized by patches of different resources. Specifically, clonal plants …