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Soil–plant interactions in a pasture of the Italian Alps

Journal of Plant Interactions, 2020
A detailed assessment of a pasture’s functioning based on soil properties characterization, floristic composition, and ‘functional summary’ by evaluating competitor–stress tolerator–ruderal (CSR) strategies is provided for a doline in Central Italian ...
Chiara Ferré, Marco Caccianiga, Magda Zanzottera, Roberto Comolli   +3 more
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Sensitivity of plant species to warming and altered precipitation dominates the community productivity in a semiarid grassland on the Loess Plateau

Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Global warming and changes in precipitation patterns can critically influence the structure and productivity of terrestrial ecosystems. However, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood.
Fanglong Su, Yanan Wei, Fuwei Wang, Jiuxin Guo, Juanjuan Zhang, Yi Wang, Hui Guo, Shuijin Hu   +7 more
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A test of the herbivore optimization hypothesis using muskoxen and a graminoid meadow plant community

Rangifer, 1996
A prediction from the herbivore optimization hypothesis is that grazing by herbivores at moderate intensities will increase net above-ground primary productivity more than at lower or higher intensities. I tested this hypothesis in an area of high muskox
David L. Smith
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal community composition associated with two plant species in a grassland ecosystem [PDF]

, 2002
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are biotrophic symbionts colonizing about two-thirds of land plant species and found in all ecosystems. They are of major importance in plant nutrient supply and their diversity is suggested to be an important ...
Daniell, T.J., Duck, J.M., Fitter, A.H., Husband, R., Vandenkoornhuyse, P., Watson, I.J., Young, J.P.W.   +6 more
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Diversity and asynchrony in soil microbial communities stabilizes ecosystem functioning

eLife, 2021
Theoretical and empirical advances have revealed the importance of biodiversity for stabilizing ecosystem functions through time. Despite the global degradation of soils, whether the loss of soil microbial diversity can destabilize ecosystem functioning ...
Cameron Wagg, Yann Hautier, Sarah Pellkofer, Samiran Banerjee, Bernhard Schmid, Marcel GA van der Heijden   +5 more
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Which Plant Species for Green Roofs in the Mediterranean Environment?

Plants, 2023
In recent years, owing to intense urbanization and global change with the consequent extreme climate effects, interest in green roofs, even extensive ones, in the Mediterranean environment has increased.
Luca Leotta, Stefania Toscano, Daniela Romano   +2 more
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Actual State and Changes of Flora and Vegetation in the Broczówka Steppe Reserve [PDF]

, 2011
This paper presents floristic characterization of xerothermic plant associations and analysis of changes of flora within Broczówka steppe reserve. The floristic research was carried out in 2004-2009.
Cwener, Anna, Nowak, Marcin
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Variation and adaptation of leaf water content among species, communities, and biomes

Environmental Research Letters, 2021
Leaf water content (LWC) is essential for the physiological activities in plants, but its spatial variation and the underlying mechanisms in natural plant communities are unclear.
Ruomeng Wang, Nianpeng He, Shenggong Li, Li Xu, Mingxu Li   +4 more
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Plants and Microbes Mediate the Shift in Ecosystem Multifunctionality From Low to High Patterns Across Alpine Grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Both plant communities and soil microbes have been reported to be correlated with ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) in terrestrial ecosystems. However, the process and mechanism of aboveground and belowground communities on different EMF patterns are ...
Yi Wang, Yi Wang, Yi Wang, Miao Liu, Youchao Chen, Tao Zeng, Xuyang Lu, Bin Yang, Yafeng Wang, Lin Zhang, Xiaowei Nie, Feipeng Xiao, Zhigang Zhang, Jian Sun   +13 more
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Diagnostic Alleles From Electrophoresis Distinguish Two Noctuid Pest Species, \u3ci\u3eHydraecia Immanis\u3c/i\u3e and \u3ci\u3eH. Micacea\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). [PDF]

, 2017
Native hop vine borer (Hydraecia immanis) and introduced potato stem borer (H. micacea) populations in Midwest corn have reached noticeable levels near the Great Lakes plant community ecotone between boreal forests and temperate deciduous forests.
Bossart, Janice L, Scriber, J. Mark, Snider, Doozie   +2 more
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