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Endemic shrubs in temperate arid and semiarid regions of northern China and their potentials for rangeland restoration

Although endemic shrubs in arid and semiarid ecosystems are often in danger of extinction, they can play useful roles in maintaining or restoring an ecosystem, and

AoBPLANTS · 17 Sep 2015

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Plastid phylogenomics of the cool-season grass subfamily: Clarification of relationships among early-diverging tribes

Whole plastid genomes (plastomes) are being sequenced rapidly from across the green plant tree of life, and phylogenetic analyses of these are increasing resolution and support

AoBPLANTS · 18 Aug 2015

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Photosynthetic responses of trees in high-elevation forests: Comparing evergreen species along an elevation gradient in the Central Andes

Plant growth at extremely high elevations is constrained by high daily thermal amplitude, strong solar radiation, and water scarcity. These conditions are particularly harsh in the

AoBPLANTS · 13 Aug 2015

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Plant communities in harsh sites are less invaded: a summary of observations and proposed explanations

Within the invasion ecology literature, it is often noted that abiotically stressful environments are typically less invaded by non-native plants than nearby less-stressful environments.

AoBPLANTS · 11 Aug 2015

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Testing models for the leaf economics spectrum with leaf and whole-plant traits in Arabidopsis thaliana

The leaf economics spectrum (LES) is a global set of patterns that describes correlations between functional traits (e.g. carbon assimilation rate, lifespan) that determine terrestrial

AoBPLANTS · 6 Aug 2015

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DNA barcodes from four loci provide poor resolution of taxonomic groups in the genus Crataegus

The leaves and fruits of some of the approximately 230 species of hawthorn (Crataegus) yield natural health products with significant therapeutic effects on symptoms of cardiovascular

AoBPLANTS · 4 Aug 2015

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Impacts of invading alien plant species on water flows at stand and catchment scales

There have been many studies of the diverse impacts of invasions by alien plants but only a few have assessed impacts on water resources. In a

AoBPLANTS · 30 Jul 2015

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Evidence for rapid ecological range expansion in a newly invasive plant

Many studies track the geographic spread of invasive plants, but little is known about how such species may expand their ecological range (the range of environments

AoBPLANTS · 28 Jul 2015

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Investigating the impacts of recycled water on a long-lived conifer

Recycled wastewater is a popular alternative water resource. Although typical salt contents in recycled water are low (< 2.0 dS m-1), levels may still

AoBPLANTS · 23 Jul 2015

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Competition among native and invasive Impatiens species: the roles of environmental factors, population density, and life stage

Many invasive species are considered competitively superior to native species, with the strongest competition expected in species with similar niches and/or in closely related species.

AoBPLANTS · 25 Jun 2015

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Effects of a native parasitic plant on an exotic invader decrease with increasing host age

Infection by parasitic plants has been considered as an effective method for controlling invasive plants because the parasites partially or completely absorb water, nutrients, and carbohydrates

AoBPLANTS · 23 Jun 2015

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Analysis of population genetic structure and gene flow in an annual plant before and after a rapid evolutionary response to drought

Climate change can have widespread and devastating impacts, but little is known about the effects of this change on the genetics of natural populations. In a

AoBPLANTS · 18 Jun 2015