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. rachael-olliff-yang 19 May 2021
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. Alun Salt 18 May 2021
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. Juniper Kiss 11 May 2021
Ecosystems A race against time: saving seeds to protect threatened plants in California Binational conservation efforts offer hope for the protection of plant species living on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. Lorena Villanueva-Almanza 27 Apr 2021
Ecosystems Geographic patterns of genomic diversity in the C4 grass Panicum hallii Can new genomics approaches be used to assess and understand intraspecific diversity across large geographic distributions? William Salter 26 Apr 2021
Ecosystems Hybrid coffee cultivars may enhance agroecosystem resilience to climate change Your daily cup of coffee could be threatened by climate change, but targeted plant breeding may be here to help. William Salter 19 Apr 2021
Ecosystems Stomatal traits do not determine species range via abiotic stress tolerance in Pooideae Stomatal trait variation may have evolved more in response to pathogens than climate, or climate may be affecting the traits in unexpected ways. Erin Zimmerman 12 Apr 2021
Ecosystems Agriculture changes plant disease dynamics in nearby wild plants Landscape management could help combat plant viruses. Juniper Kiss 26 Mar 2021
Ecosystems Nature in the city: how to protect Perth’s Banksia woodlands? Concerned scientists have come together to identify key threats and research priorities for a Threatened Ecological Community in Western Australia. Laura Skates 19 Mar 2021
Ecosystems A hybridisation headache hinders control of invasive Prosopis species Can large scale biogeographic studies provide insights into Prosopis genetic diversity, hybridisation and clarify taxonomic uncertainties? William Salter 18 Mar 2021