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 new study published in AoB PLANTS, Welt et al. aimed to...
Tree rings record past environmental conditions, as well as the tree’s physiological response to those conditions. Although ring widths are easily measured indicators of annual tree growth, they are limited in...
There’s an interesting article published in PLOS One that I like. It’s one of these things that’s very clever, but the basic idea is very simple. Temperatures are rising, and there’s plenty of...
Johnson et al. measure xylem embolism resistance and connectivity in roots of two co-occurring tree species in a semi-arid habitat, Quercus fusiformis and Sideroxylon lanuginosum.
Shabala identifies physiological mechanisms conferring salinity tolerance in halophytes that can be introduced into non-halophyte crop species to improve their performance under saline conditions.
In the study of geographic range boundary development, the focus has been on leading rather than on trailing edge dynamics. This is an important caveat as trailing edge dynamics will be critical for understanding...
Tissue morphology and photosynthetic mode in response to drought in leaves, pseudobulbs and roots of a thick-leaved and a thin-leaved epiphytic orchid.
Rounding off our look at the elements, like other biota plants need water to live. If insufficiently hydrated they will suspend life activities (at best) or die (at worst). But unlike other biota – such as animals –...