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Tag: Biodiversity

Ecosystems

The importance of light for grassland plant diversity

Field experiment shows that competition for light is the key mechanism driving loss of plant diversity under eutrophication and lack of grazing.

by Eurekalert, Dale MayleaNovember 6, 2022November 6, 2022
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Ecosystems

Botanical gardens act as artificial oases for butterflies in arid urban areas

Botanical gardens provide access to vital plants and water for butterflies in the southwest US. This will only become more important as the climate becomes warmer and drier.

by Alun SaltOctober 6, 2022October 6, 2022
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Close Encounters

Native plants in urban settings can improve bird diversity

In urban areas, gardens and parks can provide green oases among the concrete, and birds are adapted to fly in and settle in these areas. But not all green spaces are the same.

by Alun SaltSeptember 16, 2022September 15, 2022
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Plants & People

Ecologists discover a place for the dead in graveyards

It was thought that people preferred graveyards to be tidy. A new survey finds that visitors can accept the presence of some decaying matter – opening more possibilities for biodiversity.

by Alun SaltAugust 15, 2022August 15, 2022
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Ecosystems

Ancient grasslands take centuries to develop

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

by Alun SaltJuly 29, 2020July 29, 2020
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Annals of Botany News in Brief

Collecting wild Miscanthus germplasm and research partners in Asia

While collecting plant material for crop breeding, a team from Aberystwyth University also thought hard about the human side of their work.

by Fi GennuNovember 7, 2019November 7, 2019
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Tall enset plants or else it's a tiny tiny man
Annals of Botany Featured News in Focus

The poorly known Ethiopian crop Enset

Enset, a relative of the banana, provides the staple food for around 20 million Ethiopians, yet is barely known outside of the region.

by Alun SaltJuly 9, 2019March 10, 2021
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Conceptual diagram
Annals of Botany News in Brief

Functional traits in endemism hotspots and refugia

by Alex AssiryDecember 3, 2018December 3, 2018
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Beetle on a shrub
News in Brief

Pest control through conservation is not always a success

Is there a better way to control pests than spraying chemicals? Keeping a non-crop habitat nearby can help shelter predators, but new research shows the correlation between conservation and pest-control isn’t simple.

by Dale MayleaAugust 6, 2018August 6, 2018
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News

Unexpected flowers in the Jurassic

Did flowering plants appear earlier than the fossil record indicates? Two papers independently conclude they did – and suggest what fossil evidence we should look for.

by Alun SaltFebruary 7, 2018February 7, 2018
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Species development over time
Annals of Botany

Integrative approaches to understanding angiosperm origins and diversity

The rise of angiosperms should be studied as part of the global increase in biodiversity.

by botanyoneFebruary 5, 2018February 5, 2018
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Conferences

7th International and 16th National Conference on Plant Resources: Current Trends, Challenges and Solutions

by Anne OsterriederJanuary 29, 2018January 29, 2018
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Meadows under heating lamps.
News

Climate change could increase biodiversity – if a location already has biodiversity

Climate change could increase biodiversity with a couple of provisos, and those provisos are important.

by annbotJuly 17, 2017July 17, 2017
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TCS network of nuclear-encoded ITS types.
Annals of Botany

Evolution of Rainbow rockcress highlights Anatolia as a cradle of biodiversity

by botanyoneFebruary 17, 2017February 16, 2017
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