Ecosystems
Intra-clonal differences in leaf physiology after fire in Cornus drummondii
Do we need to account for intra-clonal differences in response to disturbance to accurately parameterize models of clonal shrub encroachment?
Ecosystems
Half of all plants have never been photographed in the wild
If you can’t find a photo of a plant in the wild, is that because the photo doesn’t exist – or because you’re looking in the wrong database? A recent article concludes either answer could be right, depending on the plant.
Ecosystems
Plants drink in unknown ways on gypsum hills
Gypsum soils are dry and can be found in arid environments. Chemistry shows that a surprising variety of plants survive in them by getting water locked in crystals.
Ecosystems
A new study reveals how the Andes have shaped the history of aquatic plants
Researchers find that the rise of the Andes created conditions in the landscape that drove speciation in aquatic plants.
Ecosystems
Predicting native plant responses to Japanese knotweed invasion
Can plant functional traits help to predict responses to Reynoutria japonica invasion in riparian and fallow ecosystems in southern Poland?
Computational Models
The future of digital technologies for crops
Cyber physical technologies such as earth observation and biophysical crop modelling can play a major role in production, sustainability, and profitability of production systems in the face of climate change.
Computational Models
What drives plant diversity?
Computer simulations confirm that plant diversity can be explained by three assumptions.
Ecosystems
Muchos proyectos de restauración de mangle fallan. ¿Existe una mejor alternativa?
Estos bosques acumuladores de carbono Y protectores de la línea de costa son esponjas de gases de efecto invernadero. Plantar mangle de manera adecuada e involucrar a las comunidades locales son la clave para salvarlos.
Ecosystems
Many mangrove restorations fail. Is there a better way?
These carbon-hoarding, coastline-protecting forests are sponges for greenhouse gases. Doing plantings right and involving local communities are key to saving them.
Ecosystems
Range expansion of Galinsoga quadriradiata into the mountains of China
Can shifts in trait values among populations of an invasive plant help assess invasion risks and predict future spread?
Ecosystems
Woolly, cushion, rosette: drivers of diversity in the alpine Saussurea genus
What are the mechanisms driving speciation and adaptative evolution in Saussurea, a highly diverse genus of alpine herbaceous plants?
Ecosystems
Carnivorous plants have evolved to hunt in packs
Some sundews are hungry like the wolf