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Hotspots of biogeochemical activity linked to aridity and plant traits across g...
Eldridge, David J.; Ding, Jingyi; Dorrough, Josh; Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel; Sala, Osvaldo; Gross, Nicolas; Le Bagousse-Pinguet, YoannPerennial plants create productive and biodiverse hotspots, known as fertile islands, beneath their canopies. These hotspots largely determine the structure and functioning of drylands worldwide. Despite their ubiquity, the factors controlling fertile islands under conditions of contrasting grazing by livestock, the most prevalent land use in drylands, remain virtually unknown. Here we evaluated the relative im...
The global contribution of soil mosses to ecosystem services
Eldridge, David J.; Guirado, Emilio; Reich, Peter B.; Ochoa-Hueso, Raúl; Berdugo, Miguel; Sáez-Sandino, Tadeo; Blanco-Pastor, José L.; Tedersoo, LehoSoil mosses are among the most widely distributed organisms on land. Experiments and observations suggest that they contribute to terrestrial soil biodiversity and function, yet their ecological contribution to soil has never been assessed globally under natural conditions. Here we conducted the most comprehensive global standardized field study to quantify how soil mosses influence 8 ecosystem services associa...