New Modelling Reveals Opportunities to Blunt Plant Invasions Before They Reach a Tipping Point
An examination of herbarium records has helped track the dynamics of plant invasions.
Category: Ecosystems
A rare shrub needs to burn to avoid extinction
Camera traps show that it’s not missing pollinators that leave an Australian shrub critically endangered.
Modelling perennial grass phenology
Predicting phenology can provide insight into better management.
It’s not too late to save the carnivorous plants of Janggun wetland
Surveys of Janggun wetland in South Korea have found some parts have no carnivorous plants, but a study of the seed bank shows that they have the potential to return if the wetland is managed correctly.
Unexpected responses to wildfire by seedlings in the Yukon
Fire-adapted trees should be able to take advantage of wildfires, but on the boundary between the boreal forest and the tundra, something odd is happening.
When invasive plants move in, where do native pollinators go?
Invasive plants change the opportunities for pollinators, helping some but harming others.
Every day is like Christmas for some declining farmland birds
Novel agriculture provides a refuge for some birds driven out of traditional farmland.
Spring is coming a week earlier to European forests
Botanists found evidence for the effects of climate change stored in herbaria.
What is it that makes some plants rare?
What’s behind the patterns of plant distribution, and are there any common features of rare plants? A team of botanists has been reviewing articles to find out.
Increased nutrients could help subarctic shrubs mitigate some of the stresses from a warmer environment
A Scandinavian team have examined how climate change will affect nutrient availability for shrubs and found a surprising result.
Simulating mangrove light interception
3D reconstruction of mangrove tree phyllotaxis from digitized plants yields novel data.
Poor acclimation to drought in subalpine forest tree seedlings
How do subalpine fir and Engelmann spruce seedlings respond to experimental drought when grown under field conditions?
Study in Sydney reveals that preserving pollination is more complex than boosting bees
An Australian team has been studying how to best grow vegetables by experimenting with pak choi in urban gardens. They found that canopy cover and garden richness, rather than pollinator visits are the key factors in improving yield.
Under-damaged reed beds are harming small wetland birds
Small wetland birds may find nesting easier if you periodically set fire to the neighbourhood.