Scientists found that plant litter decomposes faster under its derived plant species, a phenomenon called home-field advantage (HFA).

A new review by Chinese scientists reveals how changes in snow depth and melting time can have profound impacts on vegetation, soil and microorganisms.

A recent study published in Nature Climate Change has reported mycorrhizae-mediated tradeoff between plant biomass and soil C sequestration in forest ecosystems under N deposition and warming con...

A team of Chinese scientists has discovered a link between plant traits and the rhizosphere priming effect (RPE), which is the change in soil organic matter decomposition caused by roots and microb...

The researchers, led by Dr Luo Wentao from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, studied how different types of plants in a grassland reacted to reduced rainfall over...