We are not all the same: the role of intrapopulation trait variability in shaping functional strategy and performance of widespread species
Available online 30 June 2025
Functional traits influence plant performance and adaptability to environmental changes, as environments select optimal phenotypes, leading to diverse functional strategies. While trait-based studies...
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Stage-dependent shifts in native and invasive traits mediate community invasibility in subtropical urban ecosystems
Available online 24 June 2025
Biological invasions threaten biodiversity and ecosystem stability through stage-dependent functional trait mediation. However, the mechanistic linkages between invasion intensity and multidimensional...
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Genomic and population genomic analyses reveal contrasting diversity and demographic histories in a critically endangered and a widespread Oreocharis species
Available online 24 June 2025
Preserving genetic diversity is crucial for the long-term survival of wild plant species, yet many remain at risk of genetic erosion due to small population sizes and habitat fragmentation. Here, we...
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Role of plant litter in maintaining the stability of grassland ecological in extreme rainfall
Available online 20 June 2025
Extreme climate scenarios threaten the ecological stability of grassland ecosystems. One common grasslands management approach that has a profound influence on both plant community structure and ecosystem...
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Evaluating the relative importance of phylogeny and predictors in phylogenetic generalized linear models using the phylolm.hp R package
Available online 12 June 2025
Comparative analyses in ecology and evolution often face the challenge of controlling for the effects of shared ancestry (phylogeny) from those of ecological or trait-based predictors on species traits....
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Biogeographic affinity partly shapes woody plant diversity along an elevational gradient in subtropical forests
Available online 12 June 2025
The ecological and evolutionary mechanisms underlying montane biodiversity patterns remain unresolved. To understand which factors determined community assembly rules in mountains, biogeographic affinity...
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Genomic diversity at the Glu-D1 locus in Aegilops tauschii reveals the origin of elite high-molecular-weight glutenin genes in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum)
Available online 11 June 2025
The Glu-D1 locus of the Aegilops tauschii genome carries two high-molecular-weight glutenin genes, Dx and Dy, that are essential for viscoelastic properties of bread wheat dough, contributing to its...
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Climatic adaptation and phylogenetic history shape the intra-specific variation of CSR strategies in a widespread grass
Available online 10 June 2025
The competitor, stress tolerator, and ruderal strategy (CSR) framework has been widely applied to explain ecological processes across species. However, its utility in revealing intra-specific trade-offs...
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Co-invasion of three invasive alien plants increases plant taxonomic diversity and community invasibility
Available online 5 June 2025
Alien species from the Asteraceae family frequently invade native plant communities. This study aims to determine how the number of Asteraceae species (i.e., Erigeron canadensis, E. annuus, and Solidago...
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Unraveling the invasion patterns of Galinsoga quadriradiata in mountain ranges: Insights from human activities, phenotypic and genetic variations
Available online 4 June 2025
Prevention of biological invasion requires understanding how alien species invade native communities. Although studies have identified mechanisms that underlie plant invasion in some habitats, limited...
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Impacts of road networks on the geography of floristic collections in China
May 2025
Biological collections are critical for the understanding of species distributions and for formulating biodiversity conservation strategies. However, biological collections are susceptible to various...
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Seed size distributions of fleshy-fruited species are more right-skewed compared to that of dry-fruited species
May 2025
•We compiled the first dataset on skewness of seed size distribution.•The dataset encompasses 103 species, belonging to 72 genus and 33 families.•Skewness varied among species, ranging from −1.4 to...
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Increased dependence on mycorrhizal fungi for nutrient acquisition under carbon limitation by tree girdling
May 2025
Nutrient acquisition through symbiotic ectomycorrhizal fungi is carbon (C) costly but fundamental for plant growth, community, and ecosystem functioning. Here, we examined the functions of roots and...
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Plant use of water across soil depths regulates species dominance under nitrogen addition
May 2025
The primary mechanism driving plant species loss after nitrogen (N) addition has been often hypothesized to be asymmetric competition for light, resulting from increased aboveground biomass. However,...
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Pollination niche shifts in sympatric globular cacti Eriosyce: Consequences on reproductive isolation and species formation
May 2025
Pollination niches, which encompass the factors influencing pollen exchange among angiosperms, are fundamental to understanding reproductive success and the intricate eco-evolutionary dynamics of plants....
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Reassessing the phylogenetic relationships of Pseudosorghum and Saccharinae (Poaceae) using plastome and nuclear ribosomal sequences
May 2025
The sugarcane subtribe Saccharinae (Andropogoneae, Poaceae) was established in 1846, but its delimitation has long been debated. Moreover, the relationships among the genera of Saccharinae remain unclear,...
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Jasmonic acid and salicylic acid transcriptionally regulate CuRe1 in cultivated tomato to activate resistance to parasitization by dodder Cuscuta australis
May 2025
The parasitic dodder (Cuscuta, Convolvulaceae) species have wide ranges of hosts. However, some plants, including the cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), have different degrees of resistance to...
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Parallel loss of anthocyanins triggers the incipient sympatric speciation in an alpine ginger
May 2025
Change of flower color can readily lead to a shift in pollinators, potentially causing pollinator mediated reproductive isolation or even speciation. Here, we examined the ecological and evolutionary...
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Genomic introgression underlies environmental adaptation in three species of Chinese wingnuts, Pterocarya
May 2025
Intraspecific genetic variance and gene flow can support the adaptive evolution of species challenged by climate shifts or novel environmental conditions. Less well understood is how genome organization...
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Global advances in phylogeny, taxonomy and biogeography of Lauraceae
May 2025
Over the past two decades, our understanding of Lauraceae, a large family of woody plants, has undergone significant advances in phylogeny, taxonomy, and biogeography. Molecular systematic studies have...
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Consistent spatial–temporal variations of stigmatic pollen load among co-flowering species across six sub-alpine meadows
May 2025
Co-flowering species may have evolved strategies to avoid or tolerate the adverse effects of heterospecific pollen deposition. However, the precondition for this evolutionary response is spatial–temporal...
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Causes of heterozygosity excess: The case of Mexican populations of Populus tremuloides
May 2025
The presence of heterozygous individuals in a population is crucial for maintaining genetic diversity, which can positively affect fitness and adaptability to environmental changes. While inbreeding...
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Morphological adaptation strategy of invasive plant Ambrosia trifida seed distributed along rivers is closely related to soil nutrients
May 2025
Rivers are crucial in the spread of invasive plants. Invasive plants alter their seed traits to adapt to environmental changes and promote invasion. Studying the trait changes in invasive plant seeds...
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Resistance of plant diversity to road disturbance: Evidence from the Tibetan Plateau
May 2025
The expansion of road networks in recent decades has drawn considerable attention due to its impact on biodiversity in high-altitude ecosystems. Here, we conducted a comprehensive field survey to investigate...
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Drought tolerance traits explain differential stem growth rates of evergreen and deciduous trees in a tropical karst forest
May 2025
The karst forest in southwestern China is characterized by thin soil layers, numerous fissures and holes, resulting in low soil water availability and poor water retention, making it challenging for...
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