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The negative effect of climate change on plants and plant–pollinator interactions is a matter of concern worldwide. The Mediterranean region is considered particularly susceptible to
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We move on to the biggest stories of March 2015 today. The most popular post was a short one linking to a blog post on Genetic
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Botanists use Landsat imagery to model snow cover dynamics and energy availability in the French Alps.
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Following from yesterday, we’re looking at February’s most popular stories. First up is this post from Alan Cann with 2566 views on genetically engineering
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Recent global changes, particularly warming and drought, have had worldwide repercussions on the timing of flowering events for many plant species. Phenological shifts have also been
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What were the most popular stories of the year? This year we’re looking at what was most popular on our Facebook page to see what
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Obviously this weekend the news will be about the release of the new STAR WARS film. If you’re looking for an escape from this, or are just waiting in a very long queue, then here’s a YouTube film on microscopy in botany that came out recently.
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A worldwide increase in tree decline and mortality has been linked to climate change, and where these represent foundation species this can have important implications for
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Interactions of belowground fungal communities with exotic and native plant species may be important drivers of plant community structure in invaded grasslands. However, field surveys linking
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Benefits to crop productivity arising from increasing CO2 fertilization may be offset by detrimental effects of global climate change, such as an increasing frequency of drought.
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Waste coffee grounds can be treated to create a material with a high capacity for methane storage, potentially providing a renewable energy source.
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Plants growing under elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations often have reduced stomatal conductance and subsequently increased leaf temperature. Šigut et al. find that this is indeed the