New study the journal New Phytologist reveals the importance of soil microbial diversity for tolerating or recovering from drought, warming and nitrogen deposition.
Plants usually have limited resources in one way or another. There is only so much nutrient in the soil. How best to use it? The plant economics spectrum theory integrates the coordination of plant functional traits...
Lab experiments are all well and good, but they do have their limitations. It is necessary to study plants outside, in the field – or rather below the surface! This theme was explored at the UKPSF conference by Nick...