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View article: Plant species loss reduces rare soil microbes through diversity effects amplified by multitrophic interactions
Plant species loss reduces rare soil microbes through diversity effects amplified by multitrophic interactions Open
Evidence is mounting that plant diversity loss erodes ecosystem function by altering biochemical processes regulated by diverse organisms both above‐ground and below‐ground. However, we know little about how loss of plant diversity influen…
View article: Unveiling the hidden world: How arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and its regulated core fungi modify the composition and metabolism of soybean rhizosphere microbiome
Unveiling the hidden world: How arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and its regulated core fungi modify the composition and metabolism of soybean rhizosphere microbiome Open
Our findings demonstrate that intricate interactions between AMF, associated core fungi, and the soybean root-associated ecological niches co-mediate the regulation of soybean growth, the dynamics of rhizosphere soil nutrients, and the com…
View article: Harnessing the power of microbes: Enhancing soybean growth in an acidic soil through AMF inoculation rather than P-fertilization
Harnessing the power of microbes: Enhancing soybean growth in an acidic soil through AMF inoculation rather than P-fertilization Open
The low phosphorus (P) availability of acidic soils severely limits leguminous plant growth and productivity. Improving the soil P nutritional status can be achieved by increasing the P-content through P-fertilization or stimulating the mi…
View article: The relative contributions of species turnover and intraspecific trait variation to community functional composition are determined by functional trait categories following nutrient enrichment
The relative contributions of species turnover and intraspecific trait variation to community functional composition are determined by functional trait categories following nutrient enrichment Open
Functional composition has been extensively used to study variation in community structure and maintenance of ecosystem functioning in recent years. However, the drivers of functional composition in terms of species turnover and intraspeci…
View article: Experimental warming altered plant functional traits and their coordination in a permafrost ecosystem
Experimental warming altered plant functional traits and their coordination in a permafrost ecosystem Open
The dataset shows the raw data for our paper ' Experimental warming altered plant functional traits and their coordination in a permafrost ecosystem', and contains a series of individual-level trait values and community-level trait means a…
View article: Experimental warming altered plant functional traits and their coordination in a permafrost ecosystem
Experimental warming altered plant functional traits and their coordination in a permafrost ecosystem Open
The dataset shows the raw data for our paper ' Experimental warming altered plant functional traits and their coordination in a permafrost ecosystem', and contains a series of individual-level trait values and community-level trait means a…
View article: Experimental warming altered plant functional traits and their coordination in a permafrost ecosystem
Experimental warming altered plant functional traits and their coordination in a permafrost ecosystem Open
The dataset shows the raw data for our paper ' Experimental warming altered plant functional traits and their coordination in a permafrost ecosystem', and contains a series of individual-level trait values and community-level trait means a…
View article: Experimental warming altered plant functional traits and their coordination in a permafrost ecosystem
Experimental warming altered plant functional traits and their coordination in a permafrost ecosystem Open
The dataset shows the raw data for our paper ' Experimental warming altered plant functional traits and their coordination in a permafrost ecosystem', and contains a series of individual-level trait values and community-level trait means a…
View article: Experimental warming altered plant functional traits and their coordination in a permafrost ecosystem
Experimental warming altered plant functional traits and their coordination in a permafrost ecosystem Open
The dataset shows the raw data for our paper ' Experimental warming altered plant functional traits and their coordination in a permafrost ecosystem', and contains a series of individual-level trait values and community-level trait means a…
View article: Inferring plant–plant interactions using remote sensing
Inferring plant–plant interactions using remote sensing Open
Rapid technological advancements and increasing data availability have improved the capacity to monitor and evaluate Earth's ecology via remote sensing. However, remote sensing is notoriously ‘blind’ to fine‐scale ecological processes such…
View article: Embedding trait-based ecology within indigenous knowledge to advance sustainable management of Tibetan rangeland
Embedding trait-based ecology within indigenous knowledge to advance sustainable management of Tibetan rangeland Open
On the eastern Tibetan Plateau, at three alpine meadow sites (A, B, and C) lightly grazed by livestock, we sampled and measured soil fertility [soil pH, soil organic matter (Soil_OM, g.kg-1), soil available nitrogen (Soil_AN, mg.kg-1) and …
View article: Effect of plant species loss on grassland caterpillar in alpine meadows
Effect of plant species loss on grassland caterpillar in alpine meadows Open
Aims: Plant diversity plays a crucial role in regulating food web dynamics and ecosystem functioning.Existing studies have documented significant impact on large herbivores and ecosystem functioning from loss in plant species diversity.Yet…
View article: Can we use plant performance as indicators to infer plant-crab interactions in coastal saltmarshes?
Can we use plant performance as indicators to infer plant-crab interactions in coastal saltmarshes? Open
Increasing effort has been devoted to restoring coastal ecosystems to counteract their degradation globally. Restoration success of coastal ecosystems often relies on harnessing biotic interactions that shape the performance of foundation …
View article: Climate warming increases spring phenological differences among temperate trees
Climate warming increases spring phenological differences among temperate trees Open
Climate warming has substantially advanced spring leaf flushing, but winter chilling and photoperiod co‐determine the leaf flushing process in ways that vary among species. As a result, the interspecific differences in spring phenology (ID…
View article: Harsh environmental regimes increase the functional significance of intraspecific variation in plant communities
Harsh environmental regimes increase the functional significance of intraspecific variation in plant communities Open
The relative importance of intraspecific trait variation ( r ITV) for functional diversity (FD) in plant communities is increasingly apparent, but the influence of abiotic factors on the balance between intraspecific and interspecific effe…
View article: Seasonal dynamics of leaf C, N and P stoichiometry in plants of typical steppe in Nei Mongol, China
Seasonal dynamics of leaf C, N and P stoichiometry in plants of typical steppe in Nei Mongol, China Open
呼和浩特 010021; 4 南京大学生命科学学院, 南京 210023; 5 三峡大学生物与制药学 院, 湖北宜昌 443002; 6
View article: Effect of soil environment on functional diversity of soil nematodes in Tibetan alpine meadows
Effect of soil environment on functional diversity of soil nematodes in Tibetan alpine meadows Open
Soil nematodes are key components in the soil food web, playing a crucial role in the regulation of nutrient cycling and energy flow.Many studies have documented the importance of the soil environment in regulating variation in taxonomic d…
View article: Association of soil bacterial diversity with plant community functional attributes in alpine meadows
Association of soil bacterial diversity with plant community functional attributes in alpine meadows Open
The interaction between plant diversity and soil physicochemical factors has been predicted to influence the variation in soil microbial diversity across space and time; however, only limited robust evidence has been found to support this …
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The cover image is based on the Research Article Grazing practices affect the soil microbial community composition in a Tibetan alpine meadow, by Fei Yang et al., https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3189.
View article: Trait‐abundance relation in response to nutrient addition in a Tibetan alpine meadow: The importance of species trade‐off in resource conservation and acquisition
Trait‐abundance relation in response to nutrient addition in a Tibetan alpine meadow: The importance of species trade‐off in resource conservation and acquisition Open
In competition‐dominated communities, traits promoting resource conservation and competitive ability are expected to have an important influence on species relative abundance ( SRA ). Yet, few studies have tested the trait‐abundance relati…
View article: Linking species performance to community structure as affected by UV-B radiation: an attenuation experiment
Linking species performance to community structure as affected by UV-B radiation: an attenuation experiment Open
UV-B radiation is known to affect plant physiology and growth rate in ways that can influence community species composition and structure. Nevertheless, comparatively little is known about how UV-B radiation induced changes in the performa…
View article: Grazing‐induced shifts in community functional composition and soil nutrient availability in Tibetan alpine meadows
Grazing‐induced shifts in community functional composition and soil nutrient availability in Tibetan alpine meadows Open
Summary The functional structure of plant communities can be altered by grazing through two main mechanisms: species turnover (i.e. changes in species occurrence and relative abundance) and intraspecific trait variability ( ITV ), which is…
View article: The effects of grazing on foliar trait diversity and niche differentiation in Tibetan alpine meadows
The effects of grazing on foliar trait diversity and niche differentiation in Tibetan alpine meadows Open
Niche differentiation arising in functional trait diversity is expected to increase the potential for species coexistence, but empirical evidence for these relationships is sparse. We test whether grazing increases the functional diversity…