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Potential distribution of the extremely endangered species Ostrya rehderiana (Betulaceae) in China under future climate change
Global climate change is a major threat to biodiversity, which may increase the extinction risk of rare species, particularly those like Ostrya rehderiana Chun (Betulaceae) with very few remaining extant wild ind...
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Abundance-weighted plant functional trait variation differs between terrestrial and wetland habitats along wide climatic gradients
Patterns of plant trait variation across spatial scales are important for understanding ecosystem functioning and services. However, habitat-related drivers of these patterns are poorly understood. In a concep...
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Pond-bottom decomposition of leaf litters canopied by free-floating vegetation
In wetland ecosystems, vegetation can float freely on water surface, forming dense canopy which may play important ecological roles. This is especially true in many urban wetlands in which fluidity is low and ...
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Open AccessTranscriptome analyses provide insights into the expression pattern and sequence similarity of several taxol biosynthesis-related genes in three Taxus species
Taxol is an efficient anticancer drug; however, the accumulation of taxoids can vary hugely among Taxus species. The mechanism underlying differential accumulation of taxoids is largely unknown. Thus, comparative...
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Open AccessIntraspecific N and P stoichiometry of Phragmites australis: geographic patterns and variation among climatic regions
Geographic patterns in leaf stoichiometry reflect plant adaptations to environments. Leaf stoichiometry variations along environmental gradients have been extensively studied among terrestrial plants, but litt...
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Open AccessStrong but diverging clonality - climate relationships of different plant clades explain weak overall pattern across China
The clonal strategy should be relatively important in stressful environments (i.e. of low resource availability or harsh climate), e.g. in cold habitats. However, our understanding of the distribution pattern ...
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Open AccessFunctional traits drive the contribution of solar radiation to leaf litter decomposition among multiple arid-zone species
In arid zones, strong solar radiation has important consequences for ecosystem processes. To better understand carbon and nutrient dynamics, it is important to know the contribution of solar radiation to leaf ...
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Ion-exchange method in the collection of nitrate from freshwater ecosystems for nitrogen and oxygen isotope analysis: a review
Nitrate (NO3 −) contamination of freshwater is considered one of the most prevalent global environmental problems. Dual stable isotopic compositions (δ15N and δ18O) of NO3 − can pr...
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Invasive clonal plant species have a greater root-foraging plasticity than non-invasive ones
Clonality is frequently positively correlated with plant invasiveness, but which aspects of clonality make some clonal species more invasive than others is not known. Due to their spreading growth form, clonal...
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Plant invasiveness is not linked to the capacity of regeneration from small fragments: an experimental test with 39 stoloniferous species
Fragmentation and vegetative regeneration from small fragments may contribute to population expansion, dispersal and establishment of new populations of introduced plants. However, no study has systematically ...
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United we stand, divided we fall: a meta-analysis of experiments on clonal integration and its relationship to invasiveness
Many ecosystems are dominated by clonal plants. Among the most distinctive characteristics of clonal plants is their potential for clonal integration (i.e. the translocation of resources between interconnected...
