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Climate change and the decline of a foundation tree species
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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Phosphorus and elevated CO2 enhance drought tolerance
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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Temperature responses of photosynthesis under elevated CO2
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
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Cold-induced forest dieback of rear-edge tree populations
Although extreme climatic events such as drought are known to modify forest dynamics by triggering tree dieback, the impact of extreme cold events, especially at the
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Plant phosphorus nutrition under elevated CO2 (Review)
Increasing attention is being focused on the influence of rapid increases in atmospheric CO2 concentration on nutrient cycling in ecosystems. An understanding of how elevated CO2
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Climate warming and recruitment success in glacier forelands
Glacier foreland plants are highly threatened by global warming. Regeneration from seeds on deglaciated terrain will be crucial for successful migration and survival of these species,
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Global warming may reduce plant nectar yield
Although flower nectar yield is well known to be temperature dependent, the effects of climate change on the availability of nectar to pollinators have rarely been
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Using dormant twigs to investigate climate change (Viewpoint)
Climate change has altered the spring phenology of many temperate plants, with important ecological consequences. However, studies of phenological shifts are generally restricted to field observations
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Native plant responses to enhanced rainfall
The environmental and biotic context within which plants grow have a great potential to modify responses to climatic changes, yet few studies have addressed both the
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Meta-analysis of autumn senescence in the northern hemisphere
Gill et al. conduct a meta-analysis of studies that report the timing of autumn leaf senescence in the northern hemisphere and show that increased temperatures are associated with larger senescence delays at low latitudes than at high latitudes.
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Leaf senescence varies widely across species and sites
Climate change is altering leaf senescence phenology but variation in the phenology of leaf senescence among species & locations is still poorly understood.
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Plants and climate change: complexities and surprises (review)
Camille Parmesan and Mick E. Hanley introduce the special issue with a review of some of the surprises so far with plant responses to anthropogenic climate