Submergence inhibits photosynthesis by terrestrial wetland plants, but less so in species that possess leaf gas films when submerged. Floodwaters are often supersaturated with dissolved CO2enabling photosynthesis by...
Tag - Ecology
Lulu Stader
Free paper — Conservation genetics of the rare Pyreneo-Cantabrian endemic Aster pyraneus (Asteraceae)
Nathalie Escaravage, Jocelyne Cambecèdes, Gérard Largier and André Pornon present here the genetic structure of the endangered endemic species, Aster pyrenaeus. Only 14 populations remain in the Pyrenees and the...
International Year of Forests 2011
2011 marks the International Year of Forests, a U.N. initiative to raise awareness on sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests.
annbot
How old is my meadow?
I was a bit fed up after hearing the UK government announce further cutbacks to the science budget today, so I thought I’d delve into the recent Free Access issue of Annals of Botany from Sept 2009 to see...
Alun Salt
Plant reproduction in the Central Amazonian floodplains
The Amazon is the greatest river system on the planet. Twenty per cent of the world’s freshwater enters the oceans through the river basin. It’s an immense amount of water, but the flow isn’t constant...
