The significant decrease in soil #CO2Emissions with increasing #SoilDepth in old-growth #SubtropicalForests is primarily due to diminished microbial activity and reduced availability of substrates in deeper layers.

#SoilProperties | #MicrobialDiversity

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf175

The growth of #RhododendronAureum and its precipitation sensitivity are more influenced by #Elevation, co-regulated by #SoilProperties and plant size traits in alpine tundra; Soil conditions and leaf economic traits influence temperature sensitivity.

#ClimateChange | #DwarfEvergreenShrubs | #ClimateSensitivity | #PlantFunctionalTraits

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf181

【🎉Latest accepted article】
#ForestStructure determines the structure and #FunctionalTraits of #Liana community during secondary succession in a temperate oak forest

#CommunityStructure | #SoilProperties | #SecondaryForestSuccession

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtag013

Zhaoxia Guo et al. explored effect of #Topography and livestock exclusion duration on #SoilProperties, correlation between soil and #VegetationCharacteristics.

#TypicalSteppe | #DurationOfLivestockExclusion

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf081

Yuxin Huang et al. explored global patterns and driving factors of non-leaf litter carbon quality across #PlantFunctionalTypes and environments.

#TotalCarbon | #Lignocellulose | #GeographicalFeature | #Climate | #SoilProperties | #Decomposition

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf082

【🎉Latest accepted article】
#Elevation gradient modulates the effects of herbaceous encroachment on the long-term growth trends and #ClimateSensitivity of Rhododendron aureum in alpine tun

#ClimateChange | #DwarfEvergreenShrubs | #SoilProperties | #PlantFunctionalTraits

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf181

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Available nutrients and microbial alpha diversity contribute to #CO2Emission in a #SubtropicalPrimaryForest: insight from a 4 m soil vertical profile

#SubtropicalForest | #SoilDepth | #SoilProperties | #MicrobialDiversity

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf175

【🎉Latest accepted article】
The interplay of soil stress, growth and #FunctionalTraits of the native #CakileMaritima determine the alien plant invasion success in #CoastalDunes

#BiologicalInvasion | #Plant_plantInteractions | #SoilProperties

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https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf171

Yi-Qing Zhang et al. explored how microplastic abundances affect terrestrial wild plants, primary producers and foundational to food webs, particularly regarding their growth and the underlying mechanisms.

#ChlorophyllFluorescence | #MicroplasticAbundanceThresholds | #PlantGrowth | #SoilProperties | #StandardizedEffectSize

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf066

🔗 #Topography & grazing exclusion ➡️ vegetation and soil in typical steppe on the Loess Plateau

Results:
1️⃣ Soil moisture peaked at 3 years of exclusion.
2️⃣ Aspect and slope positively affected the relationship between soil properties and aboveground biomass significantly.
3️⃣ Livestock exclusion of sunny slope is more beneficial to soil nutrient accumulation than shady slope.

#TypicalSteppe | #DurationOfLivestockExclusion | #SoilProperties | #VegetationCharacteristics

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf081