In a fire-adapted ecosystem, increased fire frequency altered community composition and structure of the ecosystem through changes in the position of the shrub line.
Tardif et al. measure decomposition rates of litter from four herb species at three sites along a correlated climatic gradient of temperature and precipitation in order to test the predictive value of the hypothesis.
The complex dynamics of interacting biological organisms that form ecological systems make predictions of processes difficult and often imprecise. In this context, Tardif and Shipley explore the acceptability of the...