While soil ecosystems undergo important modifications due to global change, the effect of soil properties on plant distributions is still poorly understood. Plant growth is not only controlled by soil physico‐chemistry but also by microbial activities through the decomposition of organic matter and the recycling of nutrients essential for plants. A growing body of evidence also suggests that plant functional traits modulate species’ response to environmental gradients. However, no study has yet contrasted the importance of soil physico‐chemistry, microbial activities and climate on plant species distributions, while accounting for how plant functional traits can influence species‐specific responses.

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气候，土壤资源和微生物活动根据其功能性状决定了山地植物的分布

尽管由于全球变化，土壤生态系统发生了重要的变化，但人们对土壤性质对植物分布的影响的了解仍然很少。植物的生长不仅受土壤物理化学的控制，还受有机物分解和植物必需养分循环利用的微生物活动的控制。越来越多的证据还表明，植物功能性状调节物种对环境梯度的反应。但是，尚无研究对比土壤物理化学，微生物活动和气候对植物物种分布的重要性，同时说明了植物功能性状如何影响物种特异性反应。