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Influence of Functional Traits of Dominant Species of Different Life Forms and Plant Communities on Ecological Stoichiometric Traits in Karst Landscapes

Plants
Assessing the functional traits and ecological stoichiometric characteristics of dominant species across different life forms within plant communities in karst environments and investigating the inherent connection between them can provide insights into ...
Yang Wang, Limin Zhang, Ling Feng, Zuhong Fan, Ying Deng, Tu Feng   +5 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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Drivers of inter-year variability of plant production and decomposers across contrasting island ecosystems [PDF]

, 2012
Despite the likely importance of inter-year dynamics of plant production and consumer biota for driving community- and ecosystem-level processes, very few studies have explored how and why these dynamics vary across contrasting ecosystems.
Bardgett, Richard, Jonsson, Micael, Kalela-Brundin, Maarit, Lagerström, Anna, Nilsson, Marie-Charlotte, Wardle, David A., Yeates, Gregor   +6 more
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Estimation of carbon storage and influencing factors for urban green spaces: a view of green space types and plant community structure

Frontiers in Environmental Science
Urban green space (GS) is a major spatial carrier for carrying out carbon sequestration (CS) function. The CS capacity of GS is affected by different resource circumstances, climatic traits, and urban management policies.
Xiaoge Wang, Wei Xue, Yu Ruan, Mengyao Cheng, Shuying Ma   +4 more
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Non-utilization Is Not the Best Way to Manage Lowland Meadows in Hulun Buir

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Carex meyeriana lowland meadow is an important component of natural grasslands in Hulun Buir. However, in Hulun Buir, fewer studies have been conducted on C. meyeriana lowland meadows than on other grassland types.
Guoxu Ji, Guoxu Ji, Bing Li, Hang Yin, Guofu Liu, Yuying Yuan, Guowen Cui   +6 more
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Building bridges: mycelium–mediated plant–plant electrophysiological communication

Plant Signaling & Behavior, 2022
AbstractWhether through root secretions or by emitting volatile organic compounds, plant communication has been well-documented. While electrical activity has been documented in plants and mycorrhizal bodies on the individual and ramet, electrical propagation as a means of communication between plants has been hypothesized but understudied.
Matthew Adam Thomas, Robin Lewis Cooper
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Potential landscape-scale pollinator networks across Great Britain: structure, stability and influence of agricultural land cover [PDF]

, 2018
Understanding spatial variation in the structure and stability of plant-pollinator networks, and their relationship with anthropogenic drivers, is key to maintaining pollination services and mitigating declines.
Asher, August, Ballantyne, Bartomeus, Basilio, Bersier, Bishop, Bohan, Burgos, Burkle, Carstensen, Carvalheiro, Carvell, Chacoff, Chen, Côté, Dormann, Dunne, Dyer, Eilers, Falcão, Falk, Fitter, Fortin, Forup, Fox, Free, Fuller, Garratt, Gill, Gray, Grimm, Hill, Hill, Hortal, Isaac, Jordano, Kaartinen, Kaiser-Bunbury, Kaiser-Bunbury, Keller, Kemp, Kleijn, Kremen, Marrs, Maskell, Memmott, Memmott, Menz, Minckley, Morales-Castilla, Morris, Morris, Morueta-Holme, Olesen, Olesen, Oliver, Ollerton, Pornon, Potts, Potts, Powney, R Core Team, Rader, Rafferty, Ramos-Jiliberto, Redhead, Richardson, Robinson, Smith, Stanley, Stevens, Stubbs, Thierry, Thomas, Thomsen, Thuiller, Thébault, Trøjelsgaard, Tulloch, Tylianakis, Vanbergen, Vanbergen, Vieira, Vinebrooke, Vázquez, Walker, Walker, Waser, Watts, Welti, Winfree, Woodcock, Woodcock, Woodcock   +94 more
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The Soil and Water Conservation Effects of Different Plant Communities and Biological Soil Crust Symbiosis Patterns in the Ecologically Fragile Area of Central Ningxia

Land
Biological soil crusts are complex biological soil layers formed by mosses, lichens, cyanobacteria, and the underlying soil, which together with plants affect rainfall infiltration, surface runoff, soil evaporation, and water movement in the soil.
Shuting Jiang, Tuoye Qi, Zilu Niu
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Plant–soil feedbacks help explain plant community productivity

Ecology, 2022
AbstractPlant productivity often increases with species richness, but the mechanisms explaining this diversity–productivity relationship are not fully understood. We tested if plant–soil feedbacks (PSF) can help to explain how biomass production changes with species richness. Using a greenhouse experiment, we measured all 240 possible PSFs for 16 plant
Leslie E. Forero, Andrew Kulmatiski, Josephine Grenzer, Jeanette Norton   +3 more
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Plant and soil microbe responses to light, warming and nitrogen addition in a temperate forest [PDF]

, 2018
1. Temperate forests across Europe and eastern North America have become denser since the 1950s due to less intensive forest management and global environmental changes such as nitrogen deposition and climate warming. Denser tree canopies result in lower
Boeckx, Pascal, Boon, Nico, De Frenne, Pieter, Ma, Shiyu, Props, Ruben, Vanhellemont, Margot, Verheyen, Kris, Wasof, Safaa   +7 more
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