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View article: Safeguarding microbial biodiversity: microbial conservation specialist group within the species survival commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature
Safeguarding microbial biodiversity: microbial conservation specialist group within the species survival commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Open
View article: Language Reveals Global Links Between Nature Attitudes and Sustainable Development
Language Reveals Global Links Between Nature Attitudes and Sustainable Development Open
Disentangling the cultural drivers of ecological degradation and recovery remains a central challenge for a regenerative future. Here, we use language to develop the first systematic record of global variation in nature attitudes and explo…
View article: Depth‐dependent effects of short‐term whole‐soil warming on microbial necromass and plant lignin
Depth‐dependent effects of short‐term whole‐soil warming on microbial necromass and plant lignin Open
The changes in the origins and storage of soil organic carbon (SOC) under a warming climate are closely related to SOC decomposition and the feedbacks to climate change. Yet, the responses of plant‐ and microbial‐derived carbon (C) to warm…
View article: We Need the Largest Experiments on Earth to Achieve Our Climate Targets
We Need the Largest Experiments on Earth to Achieve Our Climate Targets Open
Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) are the climate mitigation sector with the largest potential, yet the least investment. A major barrier to scaling NCS is lack of evidence-based scientific learning at the scale of actual interventions. To o…
View article: Naturalised Nitrogen‐Fixing Plant Species Pose an Elevated Risk to Islands Worldwide
Naturalised Nitrogen‐Fixing Plant Species Pose an Elevated Risk to Islands Worldwide Open
Aim Plant invasions are a major threat to native biodiversity, particularly on island ecosystems, which host unique species often less equipped for defence and competition. Native floras on islands have been shown to be underrepresented in…
View article: Climate vulnerability of Earth’s terrestrial biomes
Climate vulnerability of Earth’s terrestrial biomes Open
Climate-smart restoration and sustainable ecosystem management requires understanding which plant species will survive and thrive under both current and future climate conditions. Changing climate conditions are expected to place new envir…
View article: A global database of soil microbial phospholipid fatty acids and enzyme activities
A global database of soil microbial phospholipid fatty acids and enzyme activities Open
Soil microbes drive ecosystem function and play a critical role in how ecosystems respond to global change. Research surrounding soil microbial communities has rapidly increased in recent decades, and substantial data relating to phospholi…
View article: A globally consistent negative effect of edge on aboveground forest biomass
A globally consistent negative effect of edge on aboveground forest biomass Open
Because of widespread forest fragmentation, 70% of the world’s forest area lies within 1 km of an edge. Forest biomass density near edges often differs markedly from biomass density in the interior. In some biomes, these ‘edge effects’ are…
View article: Woody, Animal‐Dispersed Species Recovery With Forest Age and Integrity in Secondary Tropical Forest Seed Banks
Woody, Animal‐Dispersed Species Recovery With Forest Age and Integrity in Secondary Tropical Forest Seed Banks Open
Regeneration of tropical forests following agricultural abandonment is a critical process for global ecosystem restoration and climate change mitigation. Despite being a key component of tropical secondary succession, our understanding of …
View article: Forest edges are globally warmer than interiors and exceed optimal temperatures for vegetation productivity
Forest edges are globally warmer than interiors and exceed optimal temperatures for vegetation productivity Open
View article: Ericoid mycorrhizal growth response is influenced by host plant phylogeny
Ericoid mycorrhizal growth response is influenced by host plant phylogeny Open
Ericoid mycorrhizal (ErM) fungi (ErMF) are crucial for the establishment of thousands of ericaceous species in heathlands and wetlands by increasing their tolerance to harsh conditions and improving nutrient uptake. However, ErM research h…
View article: Functional coexistence theory: Identifying mechanisms linking biodiversity and ecosystem function
Functional coexistence theory: Identifying mechanisms linking biodiversity and ecosystem function Open
Theory and experiments show that diverse ecosystems often have higher levels of function (for instance, biomass production), yet it remains challenging to identify the biological mechanisms responsible. We synthesize developments in coexis…
View article: Global divergence in plant and mycorrhizal fungal diversity hotspots
Global divergence in plant and mycorrhizal fungal diversity hotspots Open
View article: Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected
Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected Open
View article: Global alternatives of natural vegetation cover
Global alternatives of natural vegetation cover Open
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 European beech bud set
Developmental constraints mediate the summer solstice reversal of climate effects on European beech bud set Open
Predicting the growing season of temperate zone trees under climate change requires factoring in developmental constraints that determine tree resource allocation. Recent work has identified the summer solstice (21 June) as a phenological …
View article: Developmental constraints mediate the summer solstice reversal of climate effects on European beech bud set
Developmental constraints mediate the summer solstice reversal of climate effects on European beech bud set Open
Predicting the growing season of temperate zone trees under climate change requires factoring in developmental constraints that determine tree resource allocation. Recent work has identified the summer solstice (21 June) as a phenological …
View article: The importance of distinguishing between natural and managed tree cover gains in the moist tropics
The importance of distinguishing between natural and managed tree cover gains in the moist tropics Open
View article: A Global Regionalisation of Tree Functional Capacity
A Global Regionalisation of Tree Functional Capacity Open
Aim Understanding the global distribution of tree functional diversity is essential for predicting ecosystem responses to environmental change. Traditional biogeographic regionalisations classify ecosystems based on species composition and…
View article: Leaf economic strategies drive global variation in phosphorus stimulation of terrestrial plant production
Leaf economic strategies drive global variation in phosphorus stimulation of terrestrial plant production Open
Plant biomass and its allocation are fundamental for understanding biospheric matter production. However, the impacts of atmospheric phosphorus (P) deposition on species-specific biomass and its allocation in global terrestrial plants rema…
View article: Mapping global distributions, environmental controls, and uncertainties of apparent topsoil and subsoil organic carbon turnover times
Mapping global distributions, environmental controls, and uncertainties of apparent topsoil and subsoil organic carbon turnover times Open
The turnover time (τ) of global soil organic carbon is central to the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Yet our spatially explicit understanding of the depth-dependent variations and environmental controls of τ at a global scale remai…
View article: The biogeography and conservation of Earth’s ‘dark’ ectomycorrhizal fungi
The biogeography and conservation of Earth’s ‘dark’ ectomycorrhizal fungi Open
View article: Degradable film mulching increases soil carbon sequestration in major Chinese dryland agroecosystems
Degradable film mulching increases soil carbon sequestration in major Chinese dryland agroecosystems Open
View article: Supplementary material to "Soil microbial necromass shapes global carbon stocks in agricultural and natural ecosystems"
Supplementary material to "Soil microbial necromass shapes global carbon stocks in agricultural and natural ecosystems" Open
View article: Soil microbial necromass shapes global carbon stocks in agricultural and natural ecosystems
Soil microbial necromass shapes global carbon stocks in agricultural and natural ecosystems Open
Soil carbon (C) plays an essential role in regulating global C cycle and climate. Microbial necromass is an important component of soil C, and yet the relative contribution of microbial necromass in shaping the global C stocks in agricultu…
View article: Response to comment on Mutualism weaken the latitudinal diversity gradient among oceanic islands
Response to comment on Mutualism weaken the latitudinal diversity gradient among oceanic islands Open
In our original paper (Delavaux et al. 2024; https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07110-y), we find that the latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) in plant species richness is reduced on oceanic islands worldwide. Moreover, we find th…
View article: Land Use Interacts With Climate to Influence Microbial Diversity‐To‐Biomass Ratios Across Europe via Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen
Land Use Interacts With Climate to Influence Microbial Diversity‐To‐Biomass Ratios Across Europe via Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Open
Ecosystem functioning is potentially dependent on the relationships between soil microbial diversity and biomass. Yet, it remains unclear how land use and climate influence these relationships. Here, we (i) analysed relationships and ratio…
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: Tree species composition governs urban phenological responses to warming
Tree species composition governs urban phenological responses to warming Open
Urban environments are typically warmer than surrounding rural areas, providing a unique setting for studying phenological responses to climate warming. Phenological differences between urban and rural trees are driven by local climate and…