Cells, Genes & Molecules
New AoBP section, Molecular Function and Environment
The new section of the open-access non-profit journal AoBP will focus on molecular functioning of plants in their natural environment.
Ecosystems
Solar panels might be good for cities — but what about the plants living underneath?
The Mojave Desert is attracting solar infrastructure. Now, researchers are interested in knowing the impact this will have on plant dwellers.
Ecosystems
The importance of soil seed banks to invasive plant species
Can soil seed banks contribute to the success of invasive plant species?
Computational Models
Human assistance is still needed for measuring trees with laser scans
Every day, it seems that scientists publish a new technology or algorithm. Artificial intelligence and machine learning are all powerful tools that can help people worldwide
Computational Models
From branches to entire trees and forests: a new laser scanning-based model improves estimations
New laser technology can measure faster and more accurately.
Ecosystems
Microclimates in herb patches can provide refuges for overheating insects
Research shows that patches of flowering plants can provide crucial shade during heatwaves, even in surprisingly small patches.
Ecosystems
Hedgerows act as wildlife corridors for the wildlife that cannot walk
Hedgerows may provide habitat for forest plants to colonise to travel in Europe’s patchwork woodland.
Ecosystems
The impacts of wolf willow on a Canadian grassland ecosystem
How do the architecture and spatial arrangement of shrubs impact understory species in a Canadian savannah ecosystem?
Computational Models
Sub-lethal pesticides might still kill ecosystems
The damage caused by sub-lethal pesticides to pollinators may show up first in plants, not bees.
Ecosystems
Species may not always move in the directions we predict under climate change
A recent field experiment reveals the nuances of plant responses to climate change.
Ecosystems
Citizen Science meets Urban Botany in Zürich
A citizen science project improves appreciation of plants and the ecological processes they play a part in.
Ecosystems
The way humans introduced Australian acacias led to the rise of the worst invasive trees
Botanists collated genetic data from 51 different genetic studies on Acacia species to compare genetic diversity between native and invasive populations.