Mediterranean species near their geographical dry edge operate close to their hydraulic limits

Asaf Alon, Shabtai Cohen, Regis Burlett, Uri Hochberg, Victor Lukyanov, Ido Rog, Tamir Klein, Herve Cochard, Sylvain Delzon, Rakefet David-Schwartz This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. We are all familiar with concepts of different native flora in different climates. Many of these differences are driven by temperatures and aridity. When aridity increases species in … Continue reading Mediterranean species near their geographical dry edge operate close to their hydraulic limits

Drought resistance and recovery of community traits in semiarid grasslands

Wentao Luo, Robert J. Griffin-Nolan, Lin Song, Niwu Te, Jiaqi Chen, Yuan Shi, Taofeek O. Muraina, Zhengwen Wang, Melinda D. Smith, Qiang Yu, Alan K. Knapp, Xingguo Han, Scott L. Collins This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Global climate change is expected to increase rainfall variability, potentially increasing the frequency of extreme droughts during … Continue reading Drought resistance and recovery of community traits in semiarid grasslands