Predicting native plant responses to Japanese knotweed invasion
Can plant functional traits help to predict responses to Reynoutria japonica invasion in riparian and fallow ecosystems in southern Poland?
William Salter
William (Tam) Salter is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Sydney Institute of Agriculture at the University of Sydney. He has a bachelor degree in Ecological Science (Hons) from the University of Edinburgh and a PhD in plant ecophysiology from the University of Sydney. Tam is interested in the identification and elucidation of plant traits that could be useful for ecosystem resilience and future food security under global environmental change. He is also very interested in effective scientific communication.
Simulating the effects of local wind reduction on shrub seed dispersal
How does a local wind reduction zone influence seed dispersal around a single shrub element?
Ant protection from elephant herbivory in West African Acacias
Ants can provide effective protection from elephant herbivory in East African Acacia species, but is this true for species of West Africa?
The roles of melatonin in soybean drought tolerance
Could the exogenous application of melatonin help to improve tolerance to drought stress in crop plants?
Do flowers removed of nectar and pollen attract fewer bumblebee pollinators?
Do pollen thieves and nectar robbers reduce flower attractiveness to bumblebee pollinators in Impatiens oxyanthera?
Geographic variation in shoot structure linked to fruit size in Camelia japonica
Does fruit size influence shoot structure across a latitudinal gradient in southern Japan?
Range expansion of Galinsoga quadriradiata into the mountains of China
Can shifts in trait values among populations of an invasive plant help assess invasion risks and predict future spread?
Identifying biomarkers for low phosphorus tolerance in soybean
Can a better understanding of proteomic responses to low phosphorus conditions be harnessed to improve future soybean varieties?
Trade-offs among growth, reproduction and defence in dioecious juniper
Can variation in the essential oil yield of juniper be explained by a trade off between growth, defence and reproduction?
Woolly, cushion, rosette: drivers of diversity in the alpine Saussurea genus
What are the mechanisms driving speciation and adaptative evolution in Saussurea, a highly diverse genus of alpine herbaceous plants?
The trade-off between stem biomechanics and hydraulics in Bauhinia lianas and trees
Within the Bauhinia genus is there a trade off between stem strength and hydraulic efficiency?
Variation between alpine and coastal populations of Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Can changes in ploidy level explain why certain Arctic and alpine species are able to survive at lower latitudes and elevations?
Two plants in a pot, intraspecific root competition in soybean and sunflower
Can a split pot design provide insights into belowground competition between neighbouring plants?
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.