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Published Bigger flowers, greater rewards: Plants adapt to climate disruptions to lure pollinators - Bigger Flowers, Greater Rewards: Plants Adapt to Climate Disruptions to Lure Pollinators


There's been a well-documented shift toward earlier springtime flowering in many plants as the world ...
Published Even Sonoran Desert plants aren't immune to climate change - Even Sonoran Desert Plants Aren't Immune to Climate Change


In North America's hottest, driest desert, climate change is causing the decline of plants once thou ...
Published Scammed! Animals 'led by the nose' to leave plants alone



Fake news works for wallabies and elephants. Herbivores can cause substantial damage to crops or end...
Published Fossil find in California shakes up the natural history of cycad plants - Fossil Find in California Shakes Up the Natural History of Cycad Plants



According to researchers, a new analysis of an 80-million-year-old permineralized pollen cone found...
Published Research offers a reason why diversity in plant species causes higher farming yield, solving 'a bit of a mystery'



A study appearing in Nature Communications based on field and greenhouse experiments at the Universi...
Published Rapid plant evolution may make coastal regions more susceptible to flooding and sea level rise, study shows - Rapid Plant Evolution: A New Threat to Coastal Regions


Evolution has occurred more rapidly than previously thought in the Chesapeake Bay wetlands, which ma...
Published Creepy crawlies protect apples when flowers are planted on farms



Bugs including hoverflies, lacewings and ladybirds play an important role in keeping Britain's apple...
Published How a plant app helps identify the consequences of climate change



A research team has developed an algorithm that analyses observational data from a plant identificat ...
Published Form and function of island and mainland plants



Oceanic islands provide useful models for ecology, biogeography and evolutionary research. Many grou...
Published How to save plants from climate change? Just ask them


Climate change and a range of human-caused factors have disrupted the habitats of many California na...
Published Human activity facilitates invasive plants' colonization in Mediterranean ecosystems



Some invasive plants can form persistent banks of seeds that remain under the soil for years, and th ...
Published Detecting the impact of drought on plants with user-friendly and inexpensive techniques - Detecting the Impact of Drought on Plants with User-Friendly and Inexpensive Techniques


Climate change is aggravating the impact of droughts -- one of the factors that only affect plant ph ...
Published New discovery: Endangered Amami rabbit disperses seeds for non-photosynthetic plant - New Discovery: Endangered Amami Rabbit Disperses Seeds for Non-Photosynthetic Plant


Seed dispersal is an essential process for the evolution and ecology of terrestrial plants, making d ...
Published Plant roots fuel tropical soil animal communities - Plant Roots Fuel Tropical Soil Animal Communities


A research team has shed new light on the importance of plant roots for below-ground life, particula ...
Published To restore ecosystems, think about thwarting hungry herbivores



Re-establishing plantings of trees, grasses and other vegetation is essential for restoring degraded ...
Published Have researchers found the missing link that explains the mysterious phenomenon known as fairy circles?



Fairy circles, a nearly hexagonal pattern of bare-soil circular gaps in grasslands, initially observ...
Published From roots to resilience: investigating the vital role of microbes in coastal plant health



Understanding how salt marsh grass stays healthy is of crucial ecological importance, and studying t...
Published 'Winners and losers' as global warming forces plants uphill



Some plant species will 'win' and others will 'lose' as global warming forces them to move uphill, n ...
Published Saturated soils could impact survival of young trees planted to address climate change



New research has looked into the potential effects of increased rainfall in regions being earmarked...
Published how far can the wind can carry a plant's seeds? New model



Playing an essential foundational role in an ecosystem, plants contribute to the well-being of human ...