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Symbiotic nitrogen fixation does not stimulate soil phosphatase activity under temperate and tropical trees
Symbiotic nitrogen (N)-fixing plants can enrich ecosystems with N, which can alter the cycling and demand for other nutrients. Researchers have...
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Introducing N2-fixing tree species into Eucalyptus plantations increases organic phosphorus transformation but decreases its accumulation within aggregates in subtropical China
Background and aimsSoil organic phosphorus (Po) fractions were deemed as potentially significant reservoirs of plant-available phosphorus, profoundly...
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Dieback and Replacement of Riparian Trees May Impact Stream Ecosystem Functioning
Alders are nitrogen (N)-fixing riparian trees that promote leaf litter decomposition in streams through their high-nutrient leaf litter inputs. While...
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Effect of black locust trees on the nitrogen dynamics of black pine trees in Shonai coastal forest, Japan
AimsBlack pine coastal forests play an important role as windbreak and as a natural barrier to sand and salt spray inland in Japan. The recent...
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and potential association networks among African tropical forest trees
Tropical forests represent one of the most diverse and productive ecosystems on Earth. High productivity is sustained by efficient and rapid cycling...
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Role of shade trees in conserving beneficial arthropods of biocontrol importance in tea ecosystem
Naturally or artificially created diverse vegetation habitats often promote natural enemies of crop pests. The abundance of natural enemies increases...
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The significance of endophytic and phyllospheric N2 fixation in forest trees: evidence from stable (15N) and radioactive (13N) tracer studies
Key messageThe proportional contribution of endophytic and phyllospheric diazotrophs to tree N nutrition can be quantified by 15 N techniques.
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Trees in pastures: local knowledge, management, and motives in tropical Veracruz, Mexico
Agriculture and extensive cattle ranching have been leading causes of deforestation in the rainforests of the Mexican tropics. In the municipality of...
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Applying molecular and genetic methods to trees and their fungal communities
AbstractForests provide invaluable economic, ecological, and social services. At the same time, they are exposed to several threats, such as...
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Peak photosynthesis at summer midday in Acacia trees growing in a hyper-arid habitat
Key messageDesert Acacia trees photosynthesize during the hot dry summer, and use stored carbon for summer growth .
Trees that grow in hyper-arid...
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Differences in the effects of broadleaf and coniferous trees on soil nematode communities and soil fertility across successional stages
PurposeSoil nematodes are among the most important fauna in soils and participate actively in soil ecological processes. However, whether and how...
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Frankia diversity in sympatrically occurring red alder (Alnus rubra) and Sitka alder (Alnus viridis) trees in an early successional environment
Key MessageFrankia diversity on Mount St. Helens has recovered to regionally-observed levels, but small-scale geographic heterogeneity affects...
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Assessing Nutrient Safety Net and Crop Yield in a Mediterranean Agroforestry Using 15N Labelling Experiment
This study aimed to assess crop yield and soil nitrogen removal by trees from a potential nitrogen leaching pool in Mediterranean agroforestry, in a 15 ...
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Impacts of nitrogen on physiological interactions of the hemiparasitic Santalum album and its N2-fixing host Dalbergia odorifera
Key messageExternal N inputs can significantly affect the physiological traits and resource budget to both hemiparasite S. album and its N2-fixing...
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Differential impact of liana colonization on the leaf functional traits of co-occurring deciduous and evergreen trees in a tropical dry scrub forest
The present study was carried out to analyze the leaf functional traits of co-occurring evergreen and deciduous tree species in a tropical dry scrub...
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Nitrogen accumulated and biologically fixed by uninoculated Anadenanthera peregrina (L.) Speg trees under monospecific stands in the Atlantic Forest biome
Nitrogen-fixing legumes are widely used to improve ecosystems. However, N accumulation in biomass, N 2 amounts biologically fixed, and the effects on...
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Support trees in vanilla agroforests of Madagascar: diversity, composition and origin
Trees in agroforestry systems provide multiple ecological and economic functions. Smallholder vanilla agroforests include shade trees common across...
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Cortical microtubule dynamics during reaction wood formation ensures context-appropriate cellulose microfibril angle in woody trees
Key messageCortical microtubule arrays are the primary mechanism for guiding the re-orientation of cellulose microfibrils and determining MFA in...
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Inter-specific competition between seeds and seedlings of two confamilial tropical trees
Inter-specific competition among species in a mixed species plantation is inevitable, and the degree of competition for available resources...
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Morphological characteristics and yield of Opuntia stricta and Nopalea cochenillifera in integrated crop systems with caatinga trees
The objective was to evaluate the structural and production characteristics of Opuntia stricta (Cactus pear Orelha de Elefante Mexicana) and Nopalea...
