In a previous post, I wrote about a recent review on extinction risk and threats to plants and fungi that contributed to the State of the World’s Plants and Fungi (SOTWPF) report. The first afternoon session of the...
Category - Ecosystems
Juniper Kiss
Temporal migration affects genetic diversity of biennial plant populations
How do differences in flowering time influence gene flow in populations of a biennial plant species?
William Salter
State of the World’s Plants and Fungi: 2 in 5 plants are threatened by extinction
Scientists highlight the state of the art in conservation science and point to current methods of assessment and future studies needed to mitigate species extinction.
Temperature acclimation of two globally invasive species
Will climate change make two globally invasive herbs even more invasive?
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?
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.
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
A carnivorous plant suffers poisoning from microplastics
Botanists identify microplastics entering traps as reducing the growth of a carnivorous plant.
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.
Genetic variation in early fitness traits across European populations of silver birch
How will silver birch populations across Europe be affected by climate change?
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.
Ancient grasslands take centuries to develop
Ecologists are discovering the growth of a biodiverse grassland community can take over a thousand years.
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.
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.
