Ecosystems

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.

Juniper Kiss

01 Sep 2020

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.

Alun Salt

14 Aug 2020

Ecosystems

A carnivorous plant suffers poisoning from microplastics

Botanists identify microplastics entering traps as reducing the growth of a carnivorous plant.

Alun Salt

09 Aug 2020

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.

Juniper Kiss

04 Aug 2020

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?

William Salter

03 Aug 2020

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.

Alun Salt

31 Jul 2020

Ecosystems

Ancient grasslands take centuries to develop

Ecologists are discovering the growth of a biodiverse grassland community can take over a thousand years.

Alun Salt

29 Jul 2020

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.

Juniper Kiss

28 Jul 2020

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.

Juniper Kiss

17 Jul 2020

Ecosystems

Plant community assembly on restrictive gypsum soils

Do environmental factors influence plant community assembly on restrictive gypsum soils?

William Salter

16 Jul 2020