Aridity, which is increasing worldwide because of climate change, affects the structure and
functioning of dryland ecosystems. Whether aridification leads to gradual (versus abrupt) …

With ongoing climate change, the probability of crossing environmental thresholds
promoting abrupt changes in ecosystem structure and functioning is higher than ever. In …

Primary productivity response to climatic drivers varies temporally, indicating state-
dependent interactions between climate and productivity. Previous studies primarily …

Increasing aridity associated with climate change may lead to the crossing of critical
ecosystem thresholds in drylands, compromising ecosystem services for millions of people …

Aim Functional traits can help us to elucidate biogeographical and ecological processes
driving assemblage structure. We analysed the functional diversity of plant species of …

Background and aims Spatial heterogeneity in soil can influence the distribution of plant
communities because plants differ in their ability to acquire resources. In nutrient-poor soils …

The plant economic spectrum can explain the trade-off strategies of vascular plants between
resource acquisition and storage. Grazing can alter the plant functional characteristics of …

Ecosystem imbalance is often associated with a feedback mechanism, which a self‐
amplifying or‐dampening process expressed by a pathway of causal processes that come …

Drylands are experiencing an overall increase in aridity that is predicted to intensify in the
future due to climate change. This may cause changes in the structure and functioning of …

The rhizosphere controls soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling via rhizodeposition.
However, rhizosphere effects on soil C mineralization (C min) and net N mineralization (N …