The next frontier of plant–soil feedback research: unraveling context dependence across biotic and abiotic gradients

• Published in: Journal of vegetation science Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 484 - 494
• Main Authors: Smith-Ramesh, Lauren M., Reynolds, Heather L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken John Wiley & Sons Ltd 01.05.2017; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Abiotic factors; Biotic factors; case studies; Community structure; Context dependence; Environmental factors; Feedback; Fertility; Global change; herbivores; Herbivory; Light; Literature reviews; Moisture; Natural enemies; Nutrients; Pathogens; Plant communities; Plant–soil feedback; soil; soil biota; Soil fertility; Soil moisture; soil-plant interactions; Soils; SYNTHESIS

Question: Plant–soil feedback (PSF) has emerged as a ubiquitous phenomenon and a potentially important predictor of plant community structure and dynamics. However, the predictive power of PSF in field contexts is mixed, and ecologists do not yet understand its relative importance compared to other...