Recent repeated episodes of drought and high temperatures have resulted in substantial dieback of silver fir in the Spanish Pyrenees. However, mortality has been much greater in populations from the westernmost Pyrenees...
Tag - Recruitment
Danielle Marias
Temperature, latitude and forest plant regeneration
Early life history stages are among the most critical phases in the life cycle of plants. De Frenne et al. assess the response of plant regeneration from seed of two forest understorey plants (Anemone nemorosa and...
botanyone
Appealing Botany
As a follow up to the news about the end of the Botany degree in the UK and the discussion on Facebook, I’ve been trying to pull together some thoughts on how to rebuild Botany’s appeal. A book I frequently...
Alun Salt
Vegetation structure and invasibility of arctic tundra
Plant productivity and the cover of shrubs, grasses and dead plant material in arctic tundra are predicted to increase and the cover of bryophytes to decrease in response to higher air temperatures. Eckstein et al...
Moving beyond the ‘One-dinosaur-fits-all’ model of science communication
Alice Bell has written a couple of provocative posts on science communication at the Guardian and on her own blog recently. The spark is what the current science minister sees as the salvation of the sciences. Space and...
