Soils form the skin of the Earth’s surface, regulating water and biogeochemical cycles and
generating production of food, timber, and textiles around the world. Changes in soil and its …

Climate warming in recent decades has negatively impacted forest health in the western
United States. Here, we report on potential early warning signals (EWS) for drought‐related …

The ratio of leaf internal (c i ) to ambient (c a ) partial pressure of CO 2 , defined here as χ, is
an index of adjustments in both leaf stomatal conductance and photosynthetic rate to …

Woody encroachment has impacted grassland ecohydrology worldwide, prompting management
strategies aimed at woody vegetation removal to prevent or mitigate loss of water yield. …

A bacterium, isolated from a red table wine made in the laboratory from French-hybrid
grapes grown in Pennsylvania following a spontaneous malo-lactic fermentation, was …

Riparian zones and the streams they border provide vital habitat for organisms, water quality
protection, and other important ecosystem services. These areas are under pressure from …

… Keen collected data and performed laboratory analyses with … Keen analysed the data
with substantial input from Jesse B. … Keen led the writing process, and all authors provided …

Forests in the western United States are being subject to more frequent and severe drought
events as the climate warms. The 2012–2015 California drought is a recent example, …

… Keen, unpublished data). Additional work has shown that these grasses have thin, dense
shallow roots (Tucker et al. 2011) that exhibit anatomical traits resulting in high theoretical …

Woody encroachment—the spread of woody vegetation in open ecosystems—is a common
threat to grasslands worldwide. Reversing encroachment can be exceedingly difficult once …