C. E. Timothy Paine, Anna Deasey, A. Bradley Duthie This paper is part of the Special Feature: A Mechanistic Understanding of Global Change Ecology. Walking through a forest on a sunny afternoon, one may wonder what it will look like in the future. Will the same types of trees continue to live here? How will…
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Fungal inoculants in the field – is the reward greater than the risk?
Miranda M. Hart, Pedro M. Antunes, V. Bala Chaudhary and Lynette K. Abbott Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are root dwelling fungi that are marketed as biofertilizers to improve plant growth. Despite the increased use of AMF inocula by growers around the world, there is little evidence that they promote plant or soil health in all…
Seven steps for better comparisons between the traits of native and alien plants
Are alien plant species different from native species? This simple question has taxed plant ecologists for several decades and has led to heated debates between those who believe aliens are different and those who think they are the same. Chances are these two groups have been arguing at cross purposes since outcomes of comparisons between…
