In the arid plains of northern Chile, exotic halophytes leverage soil salinity as a weapon to outcompete native plants, setting the stage for an ecological invasion.
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Dale Maylea
How Native Plants Could Help in the Battle Against Invasive Species in Aquatic Ecosystems
Scientists discover a promising strategy to combat aquatic invasive species using the natural defences of a local plant, Ludwigia peploides.
How Soybeans Offer Solutions for Nutrient-Stressed Agriculture
Unlocking how soybeans thrive in phosphorus-poor soils could revolutionise our approach to sustainable agriculture.
Fi Gennu
Machine Learning Unfolds New Insights Into Leaf Traits and Climate
A novel machine learning-based study using digitized herbarium collections provides insights into the relationship between leaf size and climate across different plant species, and demonstrates the benefit of human...
Alun Salt
A new life for centuries-old herbaria
Old collections of dried plants trapped in herbaria for centuries are acquiring unprecedented powers in understanding the history of plant evolution and improving biodiversity conservation, thanks to new technological...
Michela Osnato
An invasive plant thrives on the edge of fire
Botanists discover unexpected ways in which controlled fires can influence plant diversity, including the puzzling persistence of certain invasive species.
Anatomical and hydraulic adaptations in Amazonian savannas allow flora to survive drought
Scientists studied how plants in the Amazonian savannas survive in dry conditions. They found that different plants have unique ways of persisting in this challenging environment, like having thick leaves or special...
Renata Cantoro
The Mathematics of How Plants Combat Pollen Scarcity with Self-Pollination
Through innovative eco-evolutionary models, Kuangyi Xu offers fresh insights into how plants could self-rescue in times of pollen scarcity by balancing the benefits and costs of self-fertilization.
A global fern species needs local solutions for conservation
Researchers explore how climate change and human activity impact the distribution and survival of a unique fern species.
Coffee Plants Adapt Leaf Traits in Response to Fungal Disease, Study Finds
The study provides valuable insights into plant-pathogen interactions with implications for agriculture, ecology, and climate change resilience.
Can botanists help keep a vital ally against desertification growing in the desert?
One way to preserve plants suffering from rising temperatures is to relocate them in new areas that have become suitable for them. But when a plant grows in the sands of a harsh desert, you don't want that habitat to...
Plant Conservation: Not One [species] Less
What would the world be like if not a single plant species were lost? The expert Richard T. Corlett recently reviewed challenges and opportunities of plant conservation programs, with some tips to achieve the “zero...
Rising from the ashes: The “Phoenix plants” that flower the next day after burning
Some Brazilian Cyperaceae are the fastest post-fire bloomers in the world!
João C. F. Cardoso
Rewilding the Argentine Puna is a Mixed Result for Biodiversity
Rewilding – the practice of reintroducing wild flora and fauna into their natural habitats – is a conservation strategy gaining traction worldwide. Carlos Navarro and colleagues have examined rewilding...
