Journal of Plant Ecology

Physiological mechanism of leaf N:P ratio as the nutrient limitation diagnostic tool: From the perspective of P fractions Although leaf N:P is widely used to diagnose plant nutrient limitation, its physiological basis remains unclear. Different P fractions in leaves perform di

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Physiological mechanism of #LeafNitrogenToPhosphorusRatio(N:P) as the nutrient limitation diagnostic tool: From the perspective of P fractions

#LeafPhosphorusFractions | #PhosphorusUseStrategy | #NutritionalDiagnosis

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Woody plant functional traits of natural karst forests in the Maolan National Nature Reserve, southwestern China Currently, most studies on plant functional traits in karst regions have focused only on leaf traits of a few dominant species, leaving a significant data

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Woody plant functional traits of natural #KarstForests in the Maolan National Nature Reserve, southwestern China

#MorphologicalTraits | #IntraspecificVariation | #InterspecificVariation | #KarstGeomorphology

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Effects of water-nitrogen interaction on resource use efficiency and adaptive strategies in the key growth period of Carex schmidtii Facing the altered water and nitrogen regimes in wetlands due to climate change and agricultural activities, current research still lacks an in-depth under

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Effects of #Water_nitrogenInteraction on #ResourceUseEfficiency and #AdaptiveStrategies in the key growth period of #CarexSchmidtii

#Peatlands

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📢 The February issue is in progress !
🔗 Volume 19, Issue 1, February 2026
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Plant community exhibits stochastic assembly pattern at early stage of vegetation restoration in heavily degraded alpine meadows on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau The study elucidated the plant community assembly process during the early stage of vegetation restoration in severely degraded alpine meadows on the Qingh

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Plant community exhibits stochastic assembly pattern at early stage of #VegetationRestoration in heavily degraded #AlpineMeadows on the #Qinghai_TibetanPlateau

#CommunityAssembly | #GrasslandManagement | #PlantDiversity

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Exogenous Bacillus promotes enrichment of native microbes to assemble synthetic communities for plant growth promotion Exogenous inoculant Bacillus thuringiensis NL-11 enriches specific indigenous rhizosphere taxa and enables the rational assembly of synthetic communities.

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Exogenous Bacillus promotes enrichment of native microbes to assemble #SyntheticCommunity for plant growth promotion

#MicrobialInoculant | #CommunitySimplification | #Multi_omics

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Regulatory effects of biological soil crusts on aboveground biomass accumulation of ephemeral plants in Temperate Desert This study demonstrates that biocrust succession regulates plant biomass through bacteria-mediated pathways affecting soil moisture, nutrient availability,

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Regulatory effects of #BiologicalSoilCrusts on #AbovegroundBiomass accumulation of ephemeral plants in Temperate Desert

#ErodiumOxyrrhynchum | #LeafFunctionalTraits | #PhyllosphereMicroorganisms | #PlantLife_history

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The leaf economics spectrum drives soil nitrification in subtropical forests Our study reveals that the leaf economics spectrum facilitates soil nitrification via cascading effects on litter N content, soil ammonium availability, an

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The leaf economics spectrum drives soil #Nitrification in subtropical forests

#Ammonia_oxidizingArchaea | #LeafTraits | #ResourceUseStrategies | #TreeSpecies

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Forest structure determines the structure and functional traits of liana community during secondary succession in a temperate oak forest Forest structure drives the changes in the community structure and functional traits of lianas during secondary succession in a temperate oak forest. The s

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#ForestStructure determines the structure and #FunctionalTraits of #Liana community during secondary succession in a temperate oak forest

#CommunityStructure | #SoilProperties | #SecondaryForestSuccession

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Microbial carbon use efficiency governs the accumulation of microbial-derived carbon in restored mangroves Abstract. While mangrove restoration has a great potential for enhancing soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration in coastal wetlands, microbial-mediated SO

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Microbial #CarbonUseEfficiency governs the accumulation of microbial-derived carbon in restored #Mangroves

#CarbonSequestration | #MicrobialLifeStrategist | #MicrobialNecromass

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Precipitation legacies reduce vegetation productivity and species diversity in semi-arid sandy grassland Abstract. Precipitation legacy effects (PLEs) profoundly alter the recovery trajectories of semi-arid grasslands under global climate change, necessitating

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Precipitation legacies reduce vegetation productivity and species diversity in semi-arid sandy grassland

#PrecipitationPattern | #LegacyEffect | #EcologicalCarrier | #TransgenerationalMemory | #DominantFunctionalGroup

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Predicting the spatial distribution of vegetation alliances with ecological knowledge under sample-limited conditions Spatial prediction of vegetation alliances is challenging due to the large number of types and unevenly distributed samples per type. We propose a method b

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Predicting the #SpatialDistribution of #VegetationAlliances with #EcologicalKnowledge under sample-limited conditions

#ExpertEcologicalKnowledge | #GeographicSimilarity | #LimitedSamples

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Individual and interactive effects of nitrogen addition and drought on carbon uptake and allocation in terrestrial plants Abstract. The increasing frequency of drought events and elevated nitrogen (N) deposition both affect plant carbon (C) utilization, but whether their indiv

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Individual and interactive effects of #NitrogenAddition and #Drought on carbon uptake and allocation in terrestrial plants

#CarbonAllocation | #Non_structuralCarbohydrates

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Guillermo Uceda-Gómez et al. confirmed the predicted bee-to-fly transition with increasing elevation of Hypericum revolutum in the #MontaneGrasslands of Mount Cameroon.

#Afrotropics | #Nectarivory | #Pollination

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Nara O Vogado et al. analyzed the reproductive phenology of Cardwellia sublimis in northeastern Australia and compared the patterns among five different sites.

#Flowering | #Fruiting | #ClimateChange | #GlobalWarming

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Contrasting trait variations and trait correlation networks across #HeteromorphicLeaves of #PopulusEuphratica.

#PhenotypicTraits | #TraitCoordination | #FunctionalTraitNetworks | #AdaptiveStrategies

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#Plant_soilFeedback in European grasslands is phylogenetically independent but affected by plant species origin.

#Co_evolution | #EnemyReleaseHypothesis | #GreenhouseExperiment | #MicrobialRespiration | #SoilMicroorganisms

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The prediction findings suggested a reduction of the future distribution area of #Fagaceae species in China, with a northward migration and an increase in elevation in their distribution centers.

#SpeciesDistributionModeling

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#AdaptiveGrazing by three livestock species promotes plant species richness and density in the #SoilSeedBank in a #Semi_aridGrassland.

#CommunityComposition | #SpeciesDiversity

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#TaxonomicDiversity predicts aboveground biomass mainly through #FunctionalDominance across subtropical #ForestSuccession.

#Diversity_biomassRelationship | #FunctionalDversity | #BiomassRatioHypothesis

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Volatilization-related ammonia and fossil fuel nitrogen oxides emission sources are the major contributors to #AtmosphericNitrogenDeposition in the Mengshan area according to the #Mosses record.

#EnvironmentalChanges

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The mechanisms of plant-associated microbes in regulating plant drought adaptation.
1️⃣Secreting EPS；
2️⃣Synthetic proline；
3️⃣Generate antioxidant substances；
4️⃣Secreting plant hormones and ACCD；
5️⃣Release signaling molecules.

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Fandong Meng et al. demonstrates widespread trade-offs between growing season length and plant growth across multiple spatial scales on the #Qinghai_TibetanPlateau.

#LeafEconomicSpectrum | #Phenology | #CommonGarden

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Effects of biochar on nitrogen competition between invasive Spartina alterniflora and native Phragmites australis Abstract. Biochar is a highly effective soil amendment that has been widely used for ecological remediation and has shown great potential in promoting plan

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Biochar addition can enhance #NitrogenUptake of both native and #InvasivePlant species, but cannot alter their competitive superiority in N acquisition and thus growth or shift their N form preferences.

#CoastalWetland

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Yu-Jue Miao et al. reveals #AdaptiveStrategies of alpine plants along the precipitation gradient in the northern Xizang Plateau, characterized by #Trade_offs between root traits and mycorrhizal symbiosis.

#EnvironmentalGradient

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The microbe-induced plant volatiles released by individual #PhytolaccaAmericana under heavy metal stress (manganese) induction contribute to the tolerance of neighboring receiver plants to heavy metals.

#VolatileOrganicCompounds

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Paired 15N labeling reveals that temperate broadleaved tree species proportionally take up more nitrate than conifers.

#NitrogenUptakeStrategy | #15NTracer | #SpeciesCoexistence | #BroadleavedSpecies | #MycorrhizalType

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Genetic variation in leaf chemistry driven by herbivory affects #PhyllosphereFungalCommunities in an #InvasivePlant.

#SpeciesDiversity | #SecondaryChemicals | #HerbivorousInsects | #AmbrosiaArtemisiifolia

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Contrasting responses of plant and #SoilMicrobialDiversity to #AlteredPhosphorusSupply.

#PlantDiversity | #Meta_analysis | #NaturalGradientAnalysis

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Divergent responses of vegetation #Phenology and productivity to #ClimateChange in typical river basins across Northern and Southern China.

#VegetationNPP | #RegionalDifferences | #YangtzeRiverBasin | #YellowRiverBasin

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