Siqi Wu et al. explored whether the decomposition of surplus litter input on the soil surface is facilitated by #ElevatedCarbonDioxide across a broad range of terrestrial ecosystems #CarbonDioxideFertilization | #LitterDecomposition @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Yuan-Yuan Cui et al. explored the response of Stipa breviflora’s succession strategy to changes in precipitation within the community. #ClimateChange | #KeystoneSpecies | #SpeciesSuccession | #LeafFunctionalTraits | #DesertSteppe @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Fandong Meng et al. analyzed spring #Phenology on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, and applied #BoostedRegressionTrees to evaluate the contributions of abiotic and biotic factors to spring phenology. #SpatialPattern | #StrongRadiation | #Acclimation @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Ming-Wei Li et al. investigated the spatiotemporal patterns of #GrossPrimaryProduction (GPP) from 1982 to 2018 and its drivers in the #JinshaRiverWatershed. #ClimateChange | #GrowingSeasonLength | #DynamicDrivers @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Xuanping Qin et al. tested the effects of different plant #CrownTypes on seed dispersal. #DispersalKernel | #WindTunnelExperiment | #DiasporeTraits | #DispersalKurtosis | #DispersalSkewness @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Xian Wu et al. quantified the relative contributions of #KeystoneTaxa and #RareTaxa in a subtropical forest to soil microbial functions and their shared or unique responses to abiotic conditions. #EcologicalNetwork | #EcosystemFunctioning @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Xianglong Jin et al. established the #AllometricEquations for estimating above- and below-ground biomass of reed (Phragmites australis) marshes. #ModelEvaluation | #PlantHeight | #PlantDensity | #HerbaceousMarshes | #VegetationCarbon @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Liang Mao et al. explored the variation of six #LocalPoplarClones in growth and eco-physiological traits in two types of #AridValleys. #VenationStructure | #Long-termWaterUseEfficiency | #AnatomicalStructureOfLeaves @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Jiatai Tian et al. explored whether #Trade-offs exist among different structures (or functions) of #ClonalPlants in response to aeolian activities in #SandyEnvironments. #AdaptationStrategy | #PopulationPersistence | #VegetationRestoration @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Baoyu Sun et al. explored whether #ClimateWarming will reshape the cause-and-effect interactions between coastal plant productivity and #SoilFactors. #Causality | #GrossPrimaryProductivity | #ConvergentCrossMapping | #CoastalWetland @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Bingqian Su et al. established a database, developed #RobiniaPseudoacacia growth models considering forest age, density, #ClimateFactors and #TopographicFactors. #TreeGrowth | #Trade-off | #SoilProperties @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Ming-Liu Yang et al. explored whether the degree of pollen limitation primarily drives differences in #MatingSystems and #FloralTraits of #Halenia species. #OutcrossPollenLimitation | #ReproductiveAssurance | #ReproductiveStrategies @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

【🎉Latest accepted article】 Global effects of tree planting on soil fauna communities depend on former ecosystem types #Afforestation | #Reforestation | #Abundance | #Biomass | #Diversity | #Meta-analysis @mapjournals.bsky.social @jpreixach.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

【🎉Latest accepted article】 Influence of #LitterQuality on soil microbial effects in #Home-fieldAdvantage of #LitterDecomposition in two subtropical forests #SoilEnzymeActivity | #SoilMicrobialBiomass @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

【🎉Latest accepted article】 Distinct geographic patterns and drivers of plant, bacterial, and fungal #β-diversity in semi-arid #Grasslands: Insights from a 1,700 km transect in northern China #DispersalLimitation | #Aridity @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

【🎉Latest accepted article】 #CommunityDynamics of #AlpineMeadows under fencing durations: based on diversity, niches, and interspecific associations #GrazingExclusion | #InterspecificAssociation | #NicheCharacteristic | #PlantDiversity @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Junxiang Ding et al. investigated the key factors and underlying mechanisms that regulate the #SpatialVariabilityOfWetlandProductivity #WetlandDegradation in the lower reaches of #TheYellowRiver. #Biodiversity | #CommunityFunctionalComposition @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Xudong Huang et al. investigated the diurnal dynamics of #CarbonBalance of male and female mulberry (Morus alba) seedlings by examining photosynthetic rate, dark respiration rate, and #NonstructuralCarbohydrates. #SexualDimorphism @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Wangwang Lü et al. explored the #PlantDiversity modulates #HierarchicalResponsesOfCarbonCycle processes to #Warming and grazing in an #AlpineMeadow #SummerAndWinterGrazing | #Qinghai-TibetanPlateau @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Nara O Vogado et al. analyzed the reproductive #TropicalPhenology of #CardwelliaSublimis in northeastern Australia, and compared the patterns among five different sites. #Flowering | #Fruiting | #ClimateChange | #GlobalWarming | #GeographicRange @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Guillermo Uceda-Gómez et al. explored how the identity and activity of #FloralVisitorsChange along an #ElevationalGradient in the #MontaneGrasslands of Mount Cameroon (Hypericum revolutum). #Afrotropics | #Nectarivory | #Pollination @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Yanwen Bo et al. investigated the #LittleEffects of #SolidagoCanadensis, a common #InvasivePlants in China, on #SoilMicrobialCommunities under natural conditions. #Allelopathy | #RootExudates | #High-throughputSequencing @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Zhikun Ren et al. predicted the current and future global #PotentialGeographicalDistribution of Bidens pilosa by integrating climatic, human-induced and biodiversity factors. #BiologicalInvasions | #HabitatSuitability | #NicheOverlap @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Pengcheng Jiang et al. assessed the relative importance of #CanopyProperties and plant species diversity in regulating #Above-groundBiomass along environmental gradients in a temperate #NaturalForest in Northeast China. #ImagingSpectroscopy @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Hong-Yu Yang et al. explored the trait variations and changes in trait correlation networks across #HeteromorphicLeaves of #PopulusEuphratica. #PhenotypicTraits | #TraitCoordination | #FunctionalTraitNetworks | #AdaptiveStrategies @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Shuotian Lai et al. estimated the mass loss and release rates of carbon and nutrients (including nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, calcium and magnesium) during the first year of #ChineseFir #LitterDecomposition. #NutrientRelease | #GlobalChange @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Huifang Wu et al. explored the coordination of above- and below-ground trait relationships among #MangrovePlants in tropical China and compared it with those of #Non-mangrovesPlants. #LeafWaterUseTraits | #LeafEconomicsTraits | #RootTraits @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Wenjun Liu et al. presented a large-scale #Biogeographic model of #WoodyPlant fruit types along a #Latitudinal gradient to explore the latitudinal gradient patterns and driving factors of their distribution. #FleshyFruits | #DryFruits @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Deqiang Chen et al. examined the #Diversity, composition, interaction patterns and assembly mechanisms of the root-associated #FungalCommunities of Mussaenda pubescens. #EcologicalNiches | #CommunityAssembly | #Co-occurrenceNetwork @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Jiashun Zhong et al. investigated the effects of poplar plantations on biomass carbon stock (BCS) and #SoilOrganicCarbon (SOC) stock in #DongtingLake wetlands, China. #CarbonStorage | #PopulusDeltoides | #ForestStandAge @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Chongyu Zhuo et al. explore how #HydrogenSulfide (H2S) influences nutrient uptake and energy utilization in #SpartinaAlterniflora (SA) and the native #PhragmitesAustralis (PA) under #Cadmium (Cd) stress. #InvasionPlant @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Xin Chen et al. explores the changes in ecological components across #OriginalAndDegradedPatches of alpine meadows in #SanjiangyuanNationalPark and analyzed #SoilMicrobialCommunityStructure. #MicrobialCommunityAssemblyProcesses @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Yuhan Liu et al. explored large-scale variations in #LeafConstructionCost (LCC) and their correlations with climate and soil factors by compiling a dataset comprising 442 species-site combinations. #LatitudinalPatterns | #PlantFunctionalGroups @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Guangying Li et al. investigate chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics and #Non-structuralCarbohydrates (NSC) of #CoppiceDunes ( #TamarixRamosissima ). #PhotochemicalActivity | #GurbantunggutDesert @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Qingling Sun developed a semi-mechanistic #PhenologicalModel, the Alpine #GrowingSeasonIndex (AGSI), to predict foliar phenology in #AlpineGrasslands on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau. #ClimaticFactor | #LimitingEffect @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Liancheng Zhang et al. explore the impact of climate change and human activities on the #ForestCoverageArea and normalized difference vegetation index ( #NDVI ) of the Altai Mountains. #ForestPolicy | #SnowmeltWater | #PartialLeastSquaresMethod @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Mengjun Hu et al. explored the nonlinear response of soil organic carbon sequestration to deadwood decomposition in a subtropical–temperate ecotonal forest. #C-degradingEnzymeActivity | #DecompositionStage | #MicrobialBiomass @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

💻 Yao Huang et al. developed a #Two-stepApproximation procedure to quantify the effects of #Environments and #StandCharacteristics on #AllometricCoefficients a and b for Cunninghamia lanceolata and Pinus #Forest in China. #StepwiseRegression @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

❓Effects: Different #NitrogenAddition ➡️ invasion of #XanthiumItalicum Results: Nitrogen addition ➡️ Intraspecific differentiation and phenotypic plasticity ➡️ The invasive success #BiologicalInvasion | #CommonGarden | #PopulationDifferentiation | #PlasticityResponse doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

【🎉Latest accepted article】 Effects of cadmium pollution on #Plant-soilFeedback between invasive plant #PhytolaccaAmericana and native plant Phytolacca acinose #HeavyMetalCd | #PlantInvasion | #SoilSecondaryMetabolites @mapjournals.bsky.social @fudan-university.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

💡 The Global patterns and driving factors of non-leaf litter carbon quality 💡 Results: 1️⃣ only #TotalCarbon and cellulose concentrations significantly varied; 2️⃣ soil properties generally showed strong impacts. #Lignocellulose | #PlantFunctionalType | #GeographicalFeature doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

💡Biophysical controls on the #InterannualVariation in #CarbonFluxes of a natural oak forest 1️⃣ Annual GPP⬆️ > annual ecosystem respiration (Re)⬆️; 2️⃣ Precipitation in spring ➡️ annual GPP⬇️； 3️⃣ soil water content in spring ➡️ annual Re⬇️. #EddyCovariance | #EnvironmentFactors doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

🔎Effects: #TillageDisturbance (D) & #NutrientEnrichment (NPKμ) ➡️ #PlantCommunities & #SoilMicrobialCommunities & #CarbonMineralization (CM) (D + NPKμ = NPKμD) Results: 1️⃣ Plant community biomass: NPKμD⬆️ 2️⃣ Microbial network complexity: NPKμD⬆️, D⬇️ 3️⃣ CM: NPKμD⬇️, D⬇️ doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

How❓herbivory-mediated changes in plant chemistry ➡️ #PhyllosphereMicrobiome Objects: #AmbrosiaArtemisiifolia Results: Herbivore-mediated selection may be a key driver of microbial community evolution in #InvasivePlants. #SecondaryChemicals | #HerbivorousInsects doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

💡Philippe De Maeyer expressed his views on the first 1:500 000 grassland vegetation map of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau produced by researchers led by Professor Wang Yanfen. @mapjournals.bsky.social ‪ @philippedm.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

📢 The October issue is in progress ! ⭐ 📖 Volume 18, Issue 5, October 2025 🎉 💡 academic.oup.com/jpe/issue/18/5 🔗

【🎉Latest accepted article】 Above- and belowground effects of ectomycorrhizal dominance on #SoilCarbon and nitrogen in a temperate forest #EctomycorrhizalTreeSpecies | #EnzymaticActivity | #ForestCommunityStructure | #SoilMicrobialCommunity @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

【🎉Latest accepted article】 Patterns and determinants of plant- and microbial-derived carbon in #AlpinePeatlands #LigninPhenols | #AminoSugars | #SoilOrganicCarbon | #MicrobialNecromass | #SurfaceSoil @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

【🎉Latest accepted article】 Climate factors and island area drive leaf economic trait variation by altering plant species richness and soil properties on tropical islands #Growth-defenseTrade-off | #IslandBiogeography | #LeafDryMatterContent @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

【🎉Latest accepted article】 #PhyllosphereMicrobiota in #AlpineGrasslands on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau varied with geographical and climatic factors #Biogeography | #MicrobialNetwork | #EcosystemMultifunctionality @mapjournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...