📢 The October issue is in progress !
🔗 Volume 19, Issue 5, October 2026
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【🎉Latest accepted article】
#Maternalwarming and #provenance shape offspring growth of #Solidagocanadensis by modulating seed quality

#plantinvasion | #transgenerationaleffects

@CAS__Science @MaximumAcademic

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Hydrological dynamics shape functional space in palm communities

#ColombianOrinoquia | #ecosystemgradients | #flooding | #functionaldiversity | #functionaltraits

@MaximumAcademic

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Divergent regulation of #floralpigments by #essentialandnon_essentialmetals shapes linked #biogeographicpatterns

#dispersallimitation | #soilironheterogeneity

@NWNU1902 @TianjinUniv1895 @HenanUniversity

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Moderate #groundsurfaceheterogeneity sustains higher #abovegroundbiomass by enhancing #structuraldiversity in #fragmentedforests

#intermediateheterogeneityhypothesis

@hyujn20
@GuizhouU @MaximumAcademic

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…

Tao Fang et al. sampled Phragmites australis from five estuaries along latitudinal gradients in China and analyzed changes in growth, reproductive, and biomass allocation, explored the latitudinal patterns of the traits.

#allometricgrowth | #commonreed

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…

Jia Wang et al. quantify how #leafphosphorusfractions vary with #leafnitrogentophosphorusratio and estimate the critical values and dynamics of leaf P fractions along the N:P gradient—from N limitation to P limitation.

#nitrogenandphosphoruslimitation

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…

Muhammad Abdullah et al. examined how the effects of tree diversity on crown complementarity and canopy packing are directly and indirectly mediated by variation in architectural traits on Putuo Island in eastern China.

#tree_treeinteractions

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…

【🎉Latest accepted article】
#RangeShifts of Theaceae in China under Future Climate and #Land_UseChanges: Greater Vulnerability for Narrow-Ranged, #ThreatenedSpecies

#habitatloss

@StudyatZJNU @museumnaturalis @UniLeidenNews @AarhusUni @MaximumAcademic

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…

Jia Liu et al. defined atmospheric, soil, and compound droughts based on #vaporpressuredeficit and #soilmoisture, and investigated their trends in China from 1982 to 2018 using piecewise linear regression.

#plantgrowth | #carboncycle | #climatechange

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Stability of #arbuscularmycorrhizalfungi-protist interaction networks strengthens vegetation-#soilquality in plantations

#networkrobustness | #protistconsumers | #climatefactors

@Ebi_6666
@UofIllinois @MaximumAcademic

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…

Xueyan Lu et al. investigated the effects of global #nitrogeninput on the stoichiometry and productivity of #wetlandecosystems using 103 individual data points from 74 studies.

#machinelearning | #C/Nstoichiometry | #plantproductivity | #plantstem

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…

Hui Nie et al. found that Bacillus thuringiensis NL-11 (exogenous #microbialinoculants) promoted the enrichment of indigenous microbial taxa, including 45 amplicon sequence variants.

#syntheticcommunity | #communitysimplification | #multi_omics

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…

Yuanming Xiao et al. investigated the processes shaping plant community structure and the associated environmental drivers during the early stages of restoration in severely degraded #alpinemeadows.

#plantdiversity | #Qinghai_TibetanPlateau

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…

Jun Zhang et al. focuses on #Erodiumoxyrrhynchum, compared biocrust successional stages and ephemeral plant germination seasons, assessing soil properties, plant traits, and #phyllospheremicroorganisms.

#abovegroundbiomass | #plantlife_history

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…

Hai-Chao Chang et al. explored the mechanisms of Phragmites australis underlying its long-term response to #nitrogendeposition, and whether nitrogen-induced parental effect can be stably transmitted to offspring.

#commonreed | #cumulativeeffect

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…

【🎉Latest accepted article】
#Stomatalregulation but not #hydraulicvulnerabilitysegmentation explains plant dieback in a hot-dry savanna

#drought | #hydraulicfailure | #drought_inducedtreemortality

@CAS__Science @UCAS1978 @MaximumAcademic

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…

Yingchun Pei et al. studied how invasive plants maintain or promote #arbuscularmycorrhizalfungi colonization in nutrient-deficient (N & P) soil using #Triadicasebifera as the object.

#quercetin | #quercitrin | #soilnutrientstarvation | #combinationeffect

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…

Soil microorganisms are central to #litterdecomposition, Guiyun Yuan et al. explored the functional role of #phyllosphere microorganisms—the initial colonizers of senescing leaves—and their interaction with soil biota.

#Pinusmassoniana | #soilmicrobiome

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…

Wenjing Liu et al. investigated soil prokaryotic and fungal communities in #grazing or fenced #alpinesteppe on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and studied the effects of grazing on species interactions and #spatialpatterns of soil microbial communities.

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…

The leaf traits and #leaftraitnetwork of #xerophyticplants vary with the #dunestabilizationstages. Mingze Xu et al. explored the relationship between plant adaptation strategies and this change.

#leafeconomicspectrum | #drought

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rt…