Diversity and traditional knowledge concerning fodder plants are invaluable assets for enhancing the sustainable management of crop-livestock system of Zhaotong City in the mountainous southwest China
Available online 5 October 2024
The global rise in animal protein consumption has significantly amplified the demand for fodder. A comprehensive understanding of the diversity and characteristics of existing fodder resources is essential...
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Population genetic insights into the conservation of common walnut (Juglans regia) in Central Asia
September 2024
The common walnut (Juglans regia) is one of the most economically important nut trees cultivated worldwide. Despite its importance, no comprehensive evaluation of walnut tree population genetics has...
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A review of ethnobotanical studies reveals over 500 medicinal plants in Mindanao, Philippines
September 2024
Medicinal plants have long been used to treat various diseases in both indigenous and non-indigenous populations of Mindanao, Philippines. Here, we extracted data from ethnobotanical studies to compile...
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Seedling dynamics differ between canopy species and understory species in a tropical seasonal rainforest, SW China
September 2024
We used 11 years of census data from 450 seedling quadrats established in a 20-ha forest dynamics plot to study seedling dynamics in tree species of a tropical seasonal rainforest in Xishuangbanna,...
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Genetically- and environmentally-dependent processes drive interspecific and intraspecific divergence in the Chinese relict endemic genus Dipteronia
September 2024
China is a hotspot of relict plant species that were once widespread throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Recent research has demonstrated that the occurrence of long-term stable refugia in the mountainous...
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Extremely thin but very robust: Surprising cryptogam trait combinations at the end of the leaf economics spectrum
September 2024
Leaf economics spectrum (LES) describes the fundamental trade-offs between leaf structural, chemical, and physiological investments. Generally, structurally robust thick leaves with high leaf dry mass...
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Assembly structures of coastal woody species of eastern South America: Patterns and drivers
September 2024
Tropical regions have provided new insights into how ecological communities are assembled. In dry coastal communities, water stress has been hypothesized to determine plant assembly structure by favoring...
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Elevational and temporal patterns of pollination success in distylous and homostylous buckwheats (Fagopyrum) in the Hengduan Mountains
September 2024
Reproductive strategies of sexually dimorphic plants vary in response to the environment. Here, we ask whether the sexual systems of Fagopyrum species (i.e., selfing homostylous and out-crossing distylous)...
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An unprotected vulnerable relict subtropical conifer—Keteleeria evelyniana: Its forests, populations, growth and endangerment by invasive alien plant species in China
September 2024
Relict subtropical coniferous forests in China face severe fragmentation, resulting in declining populations, and some are under significant threat from invasive alien species. Despite the crucial importance...
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Genomic divergence and mutation load in the Begonia masoniana complex from limestone karsts
September 2024
Understanding genome-wide diversity, inbreeding, and the burden of accumulated deleterious mutations in small and isolated populations is essential for predicting and enhancing population persistence...
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A new gnetalean macrofossil from the Lower Cretaceous of the Laiyang Basin, eastern China
September 2024
•A new species Laiyangia compacta gen. et sp. nov. with unusual female spikes was described from the Laiyang Formation.•This species shows transitional morphology between early ephedroid and modern...
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Island biogeography theory and the habitat heterogeneity jointly explain global patterns of Rhododendron diversity
September 2024
Mountain biodiversity is of great importance to biogeography and ecology. However, it is unclear what ecological and evolutionary processes best explain the generation and maintenance of its high levels...
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Herbivore and native plant diversity synergistically resist alien plant invasion regardless of nutrient conditions
September 2024
Alien plant invasion success can be inhibited by two key biotic factors: native herbivores and plant diversity. However, few studies have experimentally tested whether these factors interact to synergistically...
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Temperature is a cryptic factor shaping the geographical pattern of genetic variation in Ceratophyllum demersum across a subtropical freshwater lake
September 2024
Macrophyte habitats exhibit remarkable heterogeneity, encompassing the spatial variation of abiotic and biotic components such as changes in water conditions and weather as well as anthropogenic stressors....
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Ultrastructural and thermal analyses reveal novel insights into low-temperature survival mechanisms of hydrated seeds of Poaceae species from alpine regions
Available online 26 September 2024
Global warming leads to snow cover loss in the alpine ecosystem, exposing seeds to extreme diurnal temperature fluctuations during the growing season. The risk of freezing increases as seeds have increased...
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Elevational variation in anatomical traits of the first-order roots and their adaptation mechanisms
Available online 25 September 2024
Root anatomical traits play an important role in understanding the link between root physiological function and ecological process. To determine how plants change root anatomical traits to adapt to...
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Effects of mode of reproduction on genetic polymorphism and divergence in wild yams (Dioscoreaceae: Dioscorea)
Available online 25 September 2024
Evolutionary transitions from sexual to asexual reproduction should have significant influences on genetic divergence and polymorphism at the genome level. Plant lineages with diverse reproductive systems...
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Distribution, species richness, and relative importance of different plant life forms across drylands in China
Available online 18 September 2024
Studies on plant diversity are usually based on the total number of species in a community. However, few studies have examined species richness (SR) of different plant life forms in a community along...
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Resistance of plant diversity to road disturbance: Evidence from the Tibetan Plateau
Available online 15 September 2024
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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Backbone phylogeny of Salix based on genome skimming data
Available online 12 September 2024
The genus Salix is a common component of the Northern Hemisphere dendroflora with important ecological and economic value. However, taxonomy and systematics of Salix is extremely difficult and relationships...
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An online version and some updates of R package U.Taxonstand for standardizing scientific names in plant and animal species
Available online 12 September 2024
•We present ‘U.Taxonstand Online’, a user-friendly web application for scientific name matching of both plants and animals.•U.Taxonstand Online provides a solution for the users with limited abilities...
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Habitat fragmentation differentially affects invasive and native plant diversity in a human-dominated wetland island system
Available online 10 September 2024
Managing invasive species requires identifying the factors that determine alien species invasion success. This study investigates how anthropogenic and biogeographical factors influence alien plant...
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Diversity of Symplocos (Symplocaceae, Ericales) at low latitudes in Asia during late Oligocene and Miocene
Available online 7 September 2024
•Three types of Symplocos from the late Oligocene and Miocene of Guangxi showcase the diversity of Symplocos during this time.•Earliest Asian megafossils of Symplocos are from the late Oligocene of...
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Grazing management can achieve the reconfiguration of vegetation to combat climate impacts and promote soil carbon sequestration
Available online 6 September 2024
Climate and grazing have a significant effect on vegetation structure and soil organic carbon (SOC) distribution, particularly in mountain ecosystems that are highly susceptible to climate change. However,...
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The Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot for ferns: Updated phylogeny, hidden diversity, and biogeography of the java fern genus Leptochilus (Polypodiaceae)
Available online 3 September 2024
The Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot is renowned for its rich biodiversity, including that of vascular plants. However, the fern diversity and its endemism in this hotspot have not been well understood...
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