Ecosystems
From Pot Plant to Cliff Invader
A garden plant called Kalanchoe × houghtonii is spreading along Mediterranean coasts and may be pushing out native plants that normally grow there.
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Effects of deer exclusion on plant recovery in dune ecosystems after a severe coastal storm
The dunes of barrier islands erode during storm events but they also prevent damage to inland ecosystems. For these dunes to function in this way, vegetation
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The contrasting effects of climate change-induced drought on three temperate tree species
Climate change-induced drought has already contributed to increased plant mortality around the globe, including in forest ecosystems. Drought events are projected to become even more
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The role of ultraviolet reflectance and pattern in the pollination system of Hypoxis camerooniana
It’s the colours you cannot see that are important to the bees of Cameroon.
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Soil chemistry, not short-term deer exclusion, explains understory plant occupancy in Pennsylvania oak forests
A study of deer browsing has uncovered the contribution of soil chemistry to ‘the ghost of herbivory past’.
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Drivers of the relative richness of naturalized and invasive plant species on Earth
Why do some places have more invasive species than others? Essl and colleagues look at human action.
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Biochemical and physiological flexibility accompanies reduced cellulose biosynthesis in the model grass Brachypodium distachyon
How do grasses make cellulose for cell walls? Brabham and colleagues have been examining the genes.
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Exploring the salt tolerance of the Nona Bokra rice landrace
Salt stress is a major limiting factor for crop production across the world. Rice is particularly sensitive to salinity, with both plant growth and grain yield
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Extracts from cultures of Pseudomonas fluorescens induce systemic resistance to biotic pathogens in Arabidopsis thaliana
Can rhizobacteria in the soil help plants’ systemic resistance to infection?
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Unravelling the genetic makeup of hybrid meadow knapweed populations in North America
Hybridization is thought to be a primary trigger of plant invasions, due to short term hybrid vigour of early generations or increased evolutionary potential in later
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The defensive benefit and flower number cost of selenium accumulation in Brassica juncea
Selenium is an essential element for animal health, but it can be also be toxic in high concentrations. Plants are known to exploit this by storing
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The total dispersal kernel: a review and future directions
The distribution and abundance of plants across the world depends in part on their ability to move, which is commonly characterized by a dispersal kernel (a