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Rapid divergence of ecotypes of an invasive plant
Invasive species represent examples of rapid evolutionary change in a relatively short time period. Lantana camara, a well known invasive plant in the tropics and sub-
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Belowground legacies of Pinus contorta invasion and removal result in multiple mechanisms of invasional meltdown
Invasive plants alter plant communities and transform landscapes aboveground, but also have strong belowground effects that are potentially even more important to ecosystem outcomes. In a
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Plant community feedbacks and long-term ecosystem responses to multi-factored global change
If you add CO2 or nitrogen to a single plant it will likely grow more, but the amount by which each resource stimulates growth differs widely
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Genome downsizing and karyotype constancy in diploid and polyploid congeners: a model of genome size-variation
In several genera evolutionary chromosome change involves variation in DNA amount in diploids and genome downsizing in polyploids. In a new study in AoB PLANTS, Poggio
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White-tailed deer are a biotic filter during community assembly, reducing species and phylogenetic diversity
White-tailed deer browsing has been implicated in the loss of species diversity from forests throughout eastern North America. In a new study published in AoB
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Effects of pollination limitation and seed predation on female reproductive success of a deceptive orchid
For many species of conservation significance, multiple factors limit reproduction. In a new study published in AoB PLANTS, Walsh et al. examined the contribution of plant
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Prosopis: A global assessment of the biogeography, benefits, impacts and management of one of the world’s worst woody invasive plant taxa
Invasive species cause ecological, economic and social impacts and are key drivers of global change. This is the case for the genus Prosopis (mesquite; Fabaceae) where
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Genome size variation and evolution in allotetraploid Arabidopsis kamchatica and its parental species, A. lyrata and A. halleri
Genome doubling and changes in genome size are fundamental evolutionary processes, with polyploidy being one of the most important forces influencing plant diversification. However, little is
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Flooding and fragment size interact to determine survival and regrowth after fragmentation in two stoloniferous Trifolium species
Clonal plants are common in frequently flooded habitats because of their resilience to disturbance. In a new study published in AoB PLANTS, Huber et al. investigated
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Belowground advantages in construction cost facilitate a cryptic plant invasion
The energetic cost of plant organ construction is a functional trait that is useful in understanding carbon investment during growth (e.g., the resource acquisition vs.
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Seeking Part-time Social Media Editor for AoB PLANTS
AoB PLANTS, the premier open-access journal for plant sciences, is seeking a part-time social media editor to develop features for our website and to
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Poplar saplings exposed to recurring temperature shifts of different amplitude exhibit differences in leaf gas exchange and growth despite equal mean temperature
Most investigations of plant responses to changes in temperature have focused on a constant increase in temperature. However, changes in fluctuation in temperature, even if the