#SoilProperties directly affected the plant #FunctionalTraits of the key species of #SandDunes #CakileMaritima and the diversity and composition of the whole community, and the characteristics of C. maritima also affected the colonization of native and alien plant species.

#BiologicalInvasion | #Plant_plantInteractions

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

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