Computational Models
Modelling ecosystem services of diversified agriculture
Combining modelling approaches to better understand cultivated plant community functioning
Ecosystems
Photochemical performance of bunchgrass reproductive structures
How does drought influence the photochemical performance of reproductive structures of native and exotic bunchgrasses of the Great Basin?
Ecosystems
Can Botany help remove microplastics from the environment?
The answer is not a simple yes, but research suggests that plants could help clean up the planet in several different directions.
Ecosystems
Roles of wood anatomical traits in the coexistence of Mexican oak species
Can wood anatomical traits of oak species explain their coexistence along environmental gradients in the mountains of Mexico?
Ecosystems
When landscapes are abandoned, do butterflies flee?
Agricultural intensification affects butterfly populations, but so does the abandonment of farmland.
Ecosystems
Botanists develop a model for times when a plant thriving in a garden is a matter of life and death
A new model can help botanic gardens discover where they should source endangered plants when they want to aid conservation efforts.
Ecosystems
Climate change will hit peat bogs not so much from greater heat but from the reduced precipitation that comes with the heat
Climate change is about more than simply warming, and these other effects should not be overlooked.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Increasing the copies of genes increases the ecological niche that nettles can thrive in
Botanists find it’s easier to find the gene to cope with a problem if you carry more copies of genes.
Ecosystems
Snow cover is reducing in the Pacific Northwest, and so too is the niche for evergreen trees in the region
Snow cover can delay the growing season of plants, but reducing it can also have negative consequences.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Evolutionary history of two rare conifers from the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
This study sheds light on the evolution of two endemic juniper species from the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and their responses to Quaternary climate fluctuations
Ecosystems
Estimating genetic variation in seed collections using seed morphology
Can variation in seed morphological traits allow us to estimate genetic variation in seed banks of vulnerable plant species?
Computational Models
Sampling forests with terrestrial laser scanning
Terrestrial laser scanners (TLSs) have successfully captured various properties of individual trees and have potential to further increase the quality and efficiency of forest surveys. However,