Mast‐seeding trees can vary seed output by orders of magnitude among years, but it remains unclear whether high seed production reduces per‐seed investment, as predicted by fixed‐budget allocation models. We quantified individual seed production with …
The elemental composition of organisms (i.e., the elementome) directly constrains metabolic machinery and aligns with functional traits, linking organismal performance to nutrient cycling and energy flow at the ecosystem level. In theory, elemental …
Mediterranean forests emit biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) that significantly influence atmospheric chemistry and ecosystem functioning. Due to high solar radiation and the important anthropogenic emission of atmospheric pollutants in...
The development of non-linear dynamics showed that simple processes can lead to high complexity in the functioning of nature, and recent studies show that non-linear dynamics are common across populations of different taxa. However, whether the …
Abstract. The role of plants in sequestering carbon is a critical component in mitigating climate change. A key aspect of this role involves plant nitrogen (N) uptake (Nup) and N use efficiency (NUE), as these factors directly influence the capacity …
Abstract. The role played by environmental factors in the functioning of forest ecosystems is relatively well known. However, the potential of the elemental composition of trees (i.e., elementomes) as a predictor of forest functioning remains …
Among ecologists, it is widely believed that conservative growth strategies of plants are crucial for sustaining ecosystem stability, while the potential stabilising role of acquisitive strategies has received little attention. We investigated the …