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Variable seed bed microsite conditions and light influence germination in Australian winter annuals
Environmentally cued germination may play an important role in promoting coexistence in Mediterranean annual plant systems if it causes niche...
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Quantitative variation of usnic acid in response to elevation and microsite conditions in Usnea amblyoclada: chemometric modeling for predicting the effects of climate change
Mountain ecosystems offer a unique opportunity to investigate organism responses to different climatic patterns. In this study, we aimed to test the...
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The effects of land use and microsite availability on early seedling recruitment of Acacia tortilis (synonym: Vachelia tortilis) in a southern African savanna
Many tree recruitment studies in African savannas target individual factors that limit recruitment, yet recruitment of some species could be limited...
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A spatial-based approach applied to early selection stages in a forage breeding program
Apomictic forage species using hybridization involves a large number of hybrids in the initial breeding stages, requiring modern evaluation...
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Biotic and abiotic effects on biocrust cover vary with microsite along an extensive aridity gradient
AimsBiocrusts are globally distributed and important for sustaining critical ecosystem functions. Little is known about their continental drivers and...
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Integrating demographic niches and black spruce range expansion at subarctic treelines
When investigating relationships between species’ niches and distributions, niches can be divided demographically, resulting in unique niches for...
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Perennial grass seed bank in litter patches. Co-occurrence with forb and annual grass seed banks constraints the reestablishment in disturbed Patagonian Monte rangelands
We assessed the effect of grazing and plant patchiness on the perennial grass seed bank in litter patches in relation to co-occurring shrub, annual...
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Deer browse deterrents and microsite selection influence Callitropsis nootkatensis and Thuja plicata planting success in Southeast Alaska
Callitropsis nootkatensis (D. Don) Oerst. ex D.P. Little and Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don are ecologically and culturally important tree species in...
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The role of microsite sunlight environment on growth, architecture, and resource allocation in dominant Acacia tree seedlings, in Serengeti, East Africa
Seedling establishment is a critical life history stage for savanna tree recruitment due to variability in resource availability. While tree–grass...
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Assessing soil C stock and C to N ratio of soil organic matter under mixed pine-beech forests at different scales
Healthy soils are the second C sink on Earth, and this sink could last for hundreds or even thousands of years as stable soil organic matter (SOM)....
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Microenvironment characteristics and early regeneration after the 2018 Spring Creek Wildfire and post-fire logging in Colorado, USA
BackgroundWildfires are increasing in size and severity in forests of the western USA, driven by climate change and land management practices during...
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How do soil and topographic drivers determine tree diameter spatial distribution in even aged cork oak stands installed in average to high productivity areas
Local terrain or microsite conditions influence the development of trees, particularly at early ages. These conditions might be described by edaphic...
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Soil water retention modulates effects of soil nutrients and stoichiometry on stability of organic carbon in a karst region, Southwestern China
AimsThe inhomogeneity of bare rock distribution and the diversity of underground rock structure in different soil-rock microsites resulted in high...
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi promote small-scale vegetation recovery in the forest understorey
Root-associating arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi foster vegetation recovery in degraded habitats. AM fungi increase nutrient availability for host...
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Mixed Nothofagus forest management: a crucial link between regeneration, site and microsite conditions
Canopy openings due to harvesting practices constitute a disturbance that changes the environmental conditions of microsites. Its impact on the...
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Consumer pressure and supplemental pollination mediate shrub facilitation of a native annual desert plant
Shrubs are important factors in the assembly of desert plant and animal communities. By providing shelter and resources to other plants and animals,...
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Demographic, seed and microsite limitations to seedling recruitment in semi-arid mine site restoration
AimsUnderstanding limitations to plant recruitment is a key element in devising effective restoration of semi-arid ecosystems: only when these...
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The Roles of the Moss Layer in Mediating Tree Seedling Environmental Stress, Mercury Exposure, and Regeneration in High-Elevation Conifer Forests
The persistence of future forests depends on the success of tree seedlings which are experiencing increasing physiological stress from changing...
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Can deadwood be preferred to soil? Vascular plants on decaying logs in different forest types in Central Europe
Deadwood is known to be an irreplaceable substrate for various groups of organisms but its importance for vascular plants is still unclear. To...
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The invasive annual grass Ventenata dubia is insensitive to experimental removal of above-ground resident biomass across a productivity gradient
The success of introduced plant species is influenced by interactions with the resident community, and these interactions can vary in strength and...
