Category: Behind the paper

The symmetry of competition: a battle crown-to-crown or roots-to-roots?

Posted on September 15, 2018March 3, 2020 by David Zeleny

The post provided by Marco Mina

Stems, leaves and crowns is only half of the picture. A darker battle for resources happens below the surface where roots work hard to extract water and nutrients from the soil, and compete for space.

A virtual tour from the Carpathian Basin to the Far East – an overview and synthesis of Eurasian forest-steppes

Posted on August 24, 2018January 30, 2020 by David Zeleny

The post provided by László Erdős

Forest steppe in Northern Hungary. Photo credit: Péter Török.

According to the biophilia hypothesis of Edward O. Wilson, certain biological patterns evoke positive feelings in humans. As a considerable part of our evolution took part in savannas, so the argument runs, we are genetically determined to enjoy ecosystems with a savanna-like mosaic pattern of trees and grasslands.…