Microclimates in herb patches can provide refuges for overheating insects
Research shows that patches of flowering plants can provide crucial shade during heatwaves, even in surprisingly small patches.
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Studying plant remains at the entrance and the exit of a chimpanzee
A chimp’s diet can be studied through microscopic opals.
Hedgerows act as wildlife corridors for the wildlife that cannot walk
Hedgerows may provide habitat for forest plants to colonise to travel in Europe’s patchwork woodland.
Keeping plants off-balance in one location can give a species greater stability
Throwing varying climatic conditions at plant populations can help preserve genetic diversity in a species.
A warming climate will change plants’ responses to herbivores in different ways
Invasive species might not always have the upper hand when temperatures rise.
The secret to a good clover crop isn’t luck, it’s timing
Season variability is a major driver of clover architecture and biomass development.
Sub-lethal pesticides might still kill ecosystems
The damage caused by sub-lethal pesticides to pollinators may show up first in plants, not bees.
Citizen Science meets Urban Botany in Zürich
A citizen science project improves appreciation of plants and the ecological processes they play a part in.
The economic spectrum of plant carbohydrate storage is blurred
The study implies that the generally overlooked role of storage within the plant economic spectrum represents an important dimension of plant strategy.
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