by ecos | Apr 21, 2016
Most studies on the effects of elevated CO2 have focused on the effects on plant growth and ecosystem processes. Fewer studies have examined the effects of elevated CO2 on herbivory, and of these, most have examined feeding rates in laboratory conditions. Our study...
by ecos | Apr 21, 2016
The functioning of” plants in terrestrial ecosystems must satisfy different constraints imposed by the physical environment. The prevention of embolism and conservation of internal water constrain stomatal behavior and leaf area indices that plants may sustain....
by ecos | Apr 19, 2016
How soil microbial communities contrast with respect to taxonomic and functional composition within and between ecosystems remains an unresolved question that is central to predicting how global anthropogenic change will affect soil functioning and...
by ecos | Apr 15, 2016
The effects of CO2 elevation on the dynamics of fine root (FR) mass and ectomycorrhizal (EM) mass and colonization were studied in situ in a Florida scrub oak system over four years of postfire regeneration. Soil cores were taken at five dates and sorted to assess the...
by ecos | Apr 15, 2016
Changes in tree species composition could affect how forests produce and consume greenhouse gases, because the soil microorganisms that carry out these biogeochemical transformations are often sensitive to plant characteristics. We examined the effects of thirty years...
