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View article: Fungal diversity as a key driver of soil multifunctionality along a European latitudinal gradient
Fungal diversity as a key driver of soil multifunctionality along a European latitudinal gradient Open
Soils harbor a vast diversity of microorganisms and play a crucial role in global carbon and nutrients cycles. Yet, the extent and drivers of variations in soil microbial diversity and functioning across environmental gradients at continen…
View article: Author Response: Developmental constraints mediate the summer solstice reversal of climate effects on European beech bud set
Author Response: Developmental constraints mediate the summer solstice reversal of climate effects on European beech bud set Open
View article: Developmental constraints mediate the summer solstice reversal of climate effects on the autumn phenology of European beech
Developmental constraints mediate the summer solstice reversal of climate effects on the autumn phenology of European beech Open
Accurate projections of temperate tree growing seasons under climate change require representing developmental constraints that determine tree resource allocation. Recent work has identified the summer solstice (21 June) as a phenological …
View article: Recent centennial drought on the Tibetan Plateau is outstanding within the past 3500 years
Recent centennial drought on the Tibetan Plateau is outstanding within the past 3500 years Open
Given growing concerns about global climate change, it is critical to understand both historical and current shifts in the hydroclimate, particularly in regions critically entwined with global circulation. The Tibetan Plateau, the Earth’s …
View article: Convergent evidence for the temperature-dependent emergence of silicification in terrestrial plants
Convergent evidence for the temperature-dependent emergence of silicification in terrestrial plants Open
Research on silicon (Si) biogeochemistry and its beneficial effects for plants has received significant attention over several decades, but the reasons for the emergence of high-Si plants remain unclear. Here, we combine experimentation, f…
View article: Fungal Diversity and Network Complexity Sustain Soil Multifunctionality Across Europe
Fungal Diversity and Network Complexity Sustain Soil Multifunctionality Across Europe Open
View article: <p><a rel="nofollow"><b><span>Fungal diversity and network complexity sustain </span></b></a><a rel="nofollow"><b><span>soil multifunctionality </span></b></a><b><span>across Europe</span></b><span></span></p>
<b><span>Fungal diversity and network complexity sustain </span></b><b><span>soil multifunctionality </span></b><b><span>across Europe</span></b><span></span> Open
View article: The global distribution and drivers of wood density and their impact on forest carbon stocks
The global distribution and drivers of wood density and their impact on forest carbon stocks Open
The density of wood is a key indicator of the carbon investment strategies of trees, impacting productivity and carbon storage. Despite its importance, the global variation in wood density and its environmental controls remain poorly under…
View article: Reduced soil organic carbon sequestration driven by nitrogen deposition–induced increases in microbial carbon to phosphorus ratio in alpine grassland
Reduced soil organic carbon sequestration driven by nitrogen deposition–induced increases in microbial carbon to phosphorus ratio in alpine grassland Open
Aims Effect of nitrogen deposition on soil organic carbon and the underlying mechanisms in grassland ecosystems remains a topic of debate. Moreover, previous research has primarily concentrated on interaction between carbon and nitrogen cy…
View article: Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types
Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types Open
The emergence of alternative stable states in forest systems has significant implications for the functioning and structure of the terrestrial biosphere, yet empirical evidence remains scarce. Here, we combine global forest biodiversity ob…
View article: Convergent evidence for temperature-dependent emergence of silicification in terrestrial plants
Convergent evidence for temperature-dependent emergence of silicification in terrestrial plants Open
While research on terrestrial silicon (Si) biogeochemistry and its beneficial effects for plants has received significant attention in last decades, the reasons for the emergence of high-Si taxa remain unclear. Although the “arms race” hyp…
View article: Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential
Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential Open
Forests are a substantial terrestrial carbon sink, but anthropogenic changes in land use and climate have considerably reduced the scale of this system. Remote-sensing estimates to quantify carbon losses from global forests are characteriz…
View article: Global trends in forest fragmentation using multiple metrics
Global trends in forest fragmentation using multiple metrics Open
Deforestation has exacerbated the fragmentation of habitats into smaller, more isolated patches, driving global declines in biodiversity. Yet, a comprehensive global perspective of the trends in forest fragmentation, and its key drivers in…
View article: Consistent climatic controls of global wood density among angiosperms and gymnosperms
Consistent climatic controls of global wood density among angiosperms and gymnosperms Open
The density of wood is a key indicator of trees’ carbon investment strategies, impacting productivity and carbon storage. Despite its importance, the global variation in wood density and its environmental controls remain poorly understood,…
View article: Ten simple rules for using large language models in science, version 1.0
Ten simple rules for using large language models in science, version 1.0 Open
Box 1-An LLM suggests 10 simple rules governing its own usage in scienceHere, we ask ChatGPT to generate a list of 10 simple rules for using LLMs in science in order to illustrate its ability to provide detailed, human-like responses to sh…
View article: Wild plant species with broader precipitation niches exhibit stronger host selection in rhizosphere microbiome assembly
Wild plant species with broader precipitation niches exhibit stronger host selection in rhizosphere microbiome assembly Open
Plants actively recruit microbes from the soil, forming species-specific root microbiomes. However, their relationship with plant adaptations to temperature and precipitation remains unclear. Here we examined the host-selected and conserve…
View article: Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential
Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential Open
View article: The global biogeography of tree leaf form and habit
The global biogeography of tree leaf form and habit Open
View article: Interannual climate variability improves niche estimates for ectothermic but not endothermic species
Interannual climate variability improves niche estimates for ectothermic but not endothermic species Open
View article: Effect of climate warming on the timing of autumn leaf senescence reverses after the summer solstice
Effect of climate warming on the timing of autumn leaf senescence reverses after the summer solstice Open
Climate change is shifting the growing seasons of plants, affecting species performance and biogeochemical cycles. Yet how the timing of autumn leaf senescence in Northern Hemisphere forests will change remains uncertain. Using satellite, …
View article: Evenness mediates the global relationship between forest productivity and richness
Evenness mediates the global relationship between forest productivity and richness Open
1. Biodiversity is an important component of natural ecosystems, with higher species richness often correlating with an increase in ecosystem productivity. Yet, this relationship varies substantially across environments, typically becoming…
View article: Global biogeography of the biodiversity-productivity relationship in forests
Global biogeography of the biodiversity-productivity relationship in forests Open
The biodiversity-productivity relationship (BPR) is central to our understanding of ecosystem functioning and restoration practices. Quantifying variation in the BPR across environmental gradients is thus critical for a spatially-explicit …
View article: The evidence and global extent of alternative stable states in forest leaf phenology
The evidence and global extent of alternative stable states in forest leaf phenology Open
Whether forests are composed of evergreen or deciduous species largely affects biogeochemical cycles and the functioning, structure and biodiversity of ecosystems. These leaf phenology types may be self-promoted through positive plant-soil…
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: Global relationships in tree functional traits
Global relationships in tree functional traits Open
View article: The biogeographic distribution of forest functional types based on ground-sourced inventory data
The biogeographic distribution of forest functional types based on ground-sourced inventory data Open
<p>Forest leaf habit and leaf type largely affect the structure and functioning of ecosystems, driving spatial variation in carbon, water, and nutrient cycles. To address spatial variation of leaf habit and leaf type across global fo…
View article: The imprint of disturbance on the global wood density distribution
The imprint of disturbance on the global wood density distribution Open
<p>Wood density is an important functional trait, linked to tree growth and carbon storage in forests. Studying biogeographic variation in this trait along with the environmental and anthropogenic drivers of this variation is therefo…
View article: Towards a new autumn phenology model integrating seasonal productivity, climate, and day length
Towards a new autumn phenology model integrating seasonal productivity, climate, and day length Open
<p><strong>Predicting the timing of autumn leaf senescence in northern trees remains challenging because the </strong><strong>seasonal interplay in the effects of </strong><strong>day length, &l…
View article: Effect of climate warming on the timing of autumn leaf senescence reverses at the summer solstice
Effect of climate warming on the timing of autumn leaf senescence reverses at the summer solstice Open
Climate change is causing shifts in the growing seasons of plants1,2, affecting species performance and interactions3,4 as well as global carbon, water and nutrient cycles5,6. How the timing of autumn leaf senescence in extra-tropical fore…
View article: Global trade-offs in tree functional traits
Global trade-offs in tree functional traits Open
A bstract Due to massive energetic investments in woody support structures, trees are subject to unique physiological, mechanical, and ecological pressures not experienced by herbaceous plants. When considering trait relationships across t…