Ecosystems
No acclimation: flexible responses of photosynthesis to different temperatures in American elm
Will photosynthetic processes of trees be able to keep up with future changes in temperature and precipitation under climate change?
Ecosystems
Are a few, large seeds or many, small seeds a better strategy for a plant?
For the first time, estimates of comparative seed yield and number for over 800 annuals and their predictor equations have been produced and the ecological importance of these regenerative traits has been illustrated.
Ecosystems
View from the sky sees new hope for restoring degraded forests
Degraded tropical forests are not lost causes. Restoration could help capture carbon and aid ecosystem recovery.
Ecosystems
A carnivorous plant suffers poisoning from microplastics
Botanists identify microplastics entering traps as reducing the growth of a carnivorous plant.
Close Encounters
The niche does not differ between self- and cross-pollinated Epipactis orchids in Europe
The ecological niche of 14 orchids is more determined by bedrock and land cover than their mating systems.
Ecosystems
Genetic variation in early fitness traits across European populations of silver birch
How will silver birch populations across Europe be affected by climate change?
Ecosystems
What were the landscapes of the earliest humans like?
Evidence from a core at Olduvai gorge reveals some of the features of early Homo habilis habitat.
Ecosystems
Ancient grasslands take centuries to develop
Ecologists are discovering the growth of a biodiverse grassland community can take over a thousand years.
Ecosystems
The role of competition, light and soil microbes on tropical tree seedling growth
Outcomes of plant-soil feedback vary depending on light availability and presence of competing plants.
Close Encounters
Restoring “No Man’s Land” with native mycorrhizal fungi and plant seed mixtures
A new study in the Journal of Applied Ecology reveals the importance of introducing symbiotic fungi with native plant species for restoring post-mining ecosystems.
Ecosystems
Plant community assembly on restrictive gypsum soils
Do environmental factors influence plant community assembly on restrictive gypsum soils?
Ecosystems
Let’s study weeds and question fundamental theories!
A new review in the Trends in Plant Sciences journal argue the importance of researching weeds.