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Functional trait heritability and local climatic adaptation among grasses: a meta-analysis Carla M. RoybalBradley J. Butterfield OriginalPaper 30 January 2018 Pages: 369 - 379
Bark type reflects growth potential of yellow birch and sugar maple at the northern limit of their range Martin-Michel GauthierFrançois Guillemette OriginalPaper 29 January 2018 Pages: 381 - 390
Nitrogen fixation ability explains leaf chemistry and arbuscular mycorrhizal responses to fertilization Yadugiri V. TiruvaimozhiVarun VarmaMahesh Sankaran OriginalPaper 02 February 2018 Pages: 391 - 401
Leaf damage and functional traits along a successional gradient in Brazilian tropical dry forests Maria B. FonsecaJhonathan O. SilvaMário M. Espírito-Santo OriginalPaper 08 February 2018 Pages: 403 - 415
First evidence of epizoochorous seed dispersal by golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) in temperate forest Yuan ChenHaochun ChenZuofu Xiang BriefCommunication 08 February 2018 Pages: 417 - 427
Priority effects are affected by precipitation variability and are stronger in exotic than native grassland species Kaitlin M. GoodaleBrian J. Wilsey OriginalPaper Open access 19 February 2018 Pages: 429 - 439
Effects of soil types and bacteria inoculum on the cultivation and reintroduction success of rare plant species Jana MichaelisMartin Diekmann OriginalPaper 13 February 2018 Pages: 441 - 453
The importance of fire refugia in the recolonization of a fire-sensitive conifer in northern Patagonia Jennifer B. LandesmannJuan M. Morales OriginalPaper 14 February 2018 Pages: 455 - 466
Mobile carbon supply in trees and shrubs at the alpine treeline ecotone Qing-Wei WangCheng-Gang LiuLimin Dai OriginalPaper 26 February 2018 Pages: 467 - 479