Plant species vary greatly in how efficiently they convert sunlight into organic matter, how fast they reproduce, how much nutrients and water they need, how much carbon they store, or how fast their ...

When looking at forests, we hardly get to see beyond a bunch of green. However, for a plant ecologist, forests represent a much more complex world consisting of different species. This diversity of ...

Just as the microorganisms in our gut are increasingly recognized as important players in human health and behavior, new research demonstrates that microorganisms are equally critical to the growth ...