#PlantRoots show flexible traits to changing precipitation, but the factors driving root trait covariation remain poorly understood. Yi-Heng Li et al. explored the precipitation-induced #SoilProperties and #PlantCommunities mediate #RootStrategies in the #ZoigeAlpineMeadow.
Details: https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtae072

The meandering #Riverbank providing habitats for riparian vegetation, but the construction of the #ThreeGorgesDam have significantly altered riverbank shapes and #RiparianEcosystems. Xiaohong Li et al. investigated the ecological impacts of #RiverbankCurvature on the structure and assembly process of #PlantCommunities in the riparian zone of the #YangtzeRiver.
Details: https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtae083