Ecosystems How big is that tree? Estimations are tricky but Terrestrial Laser Scanning helps! New study uses laser scanning of urban trees for mathematical models Juniper Kiss 16 Mar 2021
Ecosystems Historical angle important in centre-periphery approaches to species performance Accounting for the historical range can help explain trait variation in some cases. Erin Zimmerman 16 Mar 2021
Ecosystems Fast and small stomata optimise the water use efficiency of sugar beet Can a better understanding of stomatal physiology make sugar beet more productive and resilient into the future? William Salter 11 Mar 2021
Ecosystems A new system for simultaneous measurement of photosynthesis and solar-induced fluorescence Can solar-induced fluorescence be used to accurately estimate photosynthetic traits at different scales? William Salter 09 Mar 2021
Ecosystems Introducing a new AoBP section, Natural History and Conservation The new section of the open-access non-profit journal AoBP will focus on revealing unknown ecological, genetic and evolutionary aspects of land plants. William Salter 25 Feb 2021
Ecosystems The impact of climate change on Alpine bryophyte communities How does 18 years of experimental warming influence the bryophyte communities of sub-arctic heath and meadow ecosystems of northern Sweden? William Salter 15 Feb 2021
Ecosystems The nickel hyperaccumulators of Borneo Are patterns of tissue-level nickel distribution different in phylogenetically distant hyperaccumulator species on the island of Borneo? William Salter 11 Feb 2021
Ecosystems Lomas microrefugia subject to random, but not function-based losses due to lowered rainfall The finding bodes well for the survival of Lomas communities in the Atacama Desert under future climate change. Erin Zimmerman 06 Feb 2021
Ecosystems Post-soviet land use change in Russia a driver of restored steppes More connectivity between steppe areas provide corridors for the reintroduction of flora and fauna. Erin Zimmerman 27 Jan 2021
Ecosystems Climate change will scramble the biological clock of the forest floor Plants react to a combination of changes in temperature and water availability in different ways. Alun Salt 22 Jan 2021