The size and light requirements of plants might determine the future of a whole forest
If you take a look at a tropical rainforest, the species of plants you see can tell you the story about their life.
Tag: fragmentation
Lomas microrefugia subject to random, but not function-based losses due to lowered rainfall
The finding bodes well for the survival of Lomas communities in the Atacama Desert under future climate change.
Living on the edge of fragmented forests: distance, insects and fungi impact plant traits
Seedling establishment is a crucial bottleneck in plant population dynamics, but seedlings don’t behave the same way fully-grown trees do.
The mountains are getting warmer, and willow colonies are shrinking
Salix herbacea, as other arctic-alpine species, likely found a refuge from the Ice Age in the Apennines. As the climate changed around them, the trees survived in a fragmenting population. This fragmentation has genetic consequences.
Consequences of habitat fragmentation on the reproductive success of two Tillandsia species with contrasting life history strategies
Dispersal and establishment of vascular epiphytes in modified landscapes
Commonness, reproductive patterns and inbreeding depression of two Jumellea species
Genetic variation, habitat destruction and survival
Habitat destruction and fragmentation affects genetic variation by reducing the size and increasing the isolation of populations.
Genetic structure and gene flow patterns in Ulmus
Bertolasi et al. investigate pollen dispersal patterns in a relic U. minor stand surrounded by U. minor and U. pumila trees scattered across 80 km2.
Pollen limitation and reduced reproductive success
Even though P. virginiana is a widespread species, fragmented populations experience significant reductions in fruit set and pollen limitation.
