• Soil fungal abundance and plant functional traits drive fertile island formation in global drylands 

      Ochoa Hueso, Raúl; Eldridge, David J.; Delgado Baquerizo, Manuel; Soliveres Codina, Santiago; Bowker, Matthew A.; Gross, Nicolas; Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Yoann; Quero Perez, Jose Luis; García Gómez, Miguel; Valencia, Enrique; Arredondo Moreno, José Tulio; Beinticinco, Laura; Bran, Donaldo; Cea, Alex Patricio; Coaguila, Daniel; Dougill, Andrew J; Espinosa, Carlos Ivan; Gaitán, Juan; Guuroh, Reginald T; Guzman Montalvan, Elizabeth; Gutiérrez Camus, Julio Roberto; Hernández, Rosa Mary; Huber-Sannwald, Elisabeth; Jeffries, Thomas; Linstäedter, Anja; Mau, Rebecca L; Monerris, Jorge; Prina, Aníbal Oscar; Pucheta, Eduardo; Stavi, Ilan; Thomas, Andrew D; Zaady, Eli; Singh, Brajesh K; Maestre, Fernando T (Wiley, 2018)
      "Dryland vegetation is characterized by discrete plant patches that accumulate and capture soil resources under their canopies. These fertile islands are major drivers of dryland ecosystem structure and functioning, yet ...