Plant Diversity: The Key to Ecosystem Resilience in a Changing World

Claudia Bita-Nicolae, Praveen Dhyani

Frontiers Media SA

The richness and diversity of plant species within ecosystems play pivotal roles in shaping...

Science Plant Science Functional Plant Ecology

Keywords: plant diversity,­ecosystem resilience,­Soil Stability,­nutrient cycling,­Climate fluctuations

Genomics, Functional, Evolutionary, and Ecological Perspectives on the Biology of Carnivorous Plants

Magdy S. Alabady, Jim Leebens-Mack, Kenji Fukushima, Jeremy D. Rentsch, Russell L. Malmberg

Frontiers Media SA

Darwin was fascinated by the multitude of physiological and morphological adaptations of...

Science Plant Science Functional Plant Ecology

Keywords: Carnivorious plants,­Genomics,­Genetics,­microbiome

Plant Diversity Patterns and Drivers

Qing Zhang, Gang Feng, Jinliang Liu

Frontiers Media SA

Biodiversity can provide a series of important ecosystem functions and ecosystem services, which...

Science Plant Science Functional Plant Ecology

Keywords: species diversity,­functional diversity,­phylogenetic diversity,­Climate Change,­Anthropogenic activity,­Habitat Loss,­Habitat Fragmentation

Clonality in the Anthropocene: Adaptation, Evolution, and Functioning of Clonal Plants from Individuals to Ecosystems

Yong-Jian Wang, Jianping Tao, Asad Shabbir, Wei Xue, Fei-Hai Yu, Fang-Li Luo

Frontiers Media SA

The Anthropocene, with the ongoing global changes in climate, land use, acidity, and content of...

Science Plant Science Functional Plant Ecology

Keywords: adaptation,­Clonal plant,­clonality,­Ecosystem functioning,­ecosystem service,­evolution,­global change,­Invasion resistance,­Monitoring technique

Vegetation-based Degradation and Restoration on the Alpine Grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau

Yanfu Bai, Yujie Niu, Sergio Rossi

Frontiers Media SA

Known as the “roof of the world,” the Tibetan Plateau is the highest and largest plateau on Earth....

Science Plant Science Functional Plant Ecology

Keywords: Alpine and montane grasslands,­Vegetation classification,­land degradation,­Restoration management

Bioactive Compounds, Functional Ingredients, Antioxidants, and Health Benefits of Edible Plants

Hosam O. Elansary, Eman. A. Mahmoud

Frontiers Media SA

Edible plants are rich in bioactive compounds that have physiological effects such as anticancer,...

Science Plant Science Functional Plant Ecology

Keywords: bioactive compounds,­Edible plants (cultivated or wild)

Carbon-Water-Nitrogen Processes and Mechanisms of Agricultural and Forest Ecosystems under Future Climate Change

Yunpu Zheng, Haoran Zhou, Qingpeng Yang, Ming Xu

Frontiers Media SA

It is well known that agricultural and forest ecosystems are the most important carbon sinks in...

Science Plant Science Functional Plant Ecology

Keywords: Flux and Sequestration of Carbon/Water,­Plant Growth,­Crop grain yield,­ecosystem structure and function,­carbon budget,­Ecological process models,­global change

Water and Carbon Dynamics, Ecosystem Stability of Forest and Grassland in Response to Climate Change

Xiaoming Kang, Shoujia Sun, Fenghui Yuan, Xianjin Zhu, Xiaojuan Tong, Hui Huang

Frontiers Media SA

Forest and grassland ecosystems are the most important carbon sinks in terrestrial ecosystems. They...

Science Plant Science Functional Plant Ecology

Keywords: ecosystem,­vegetation,­Carbon Sequestration,­Climate Change

Compensatory Growth: an Adaptation to Environmental Stress in Plants and Animals

Chao Li, Bernard Roitberg, E. Tobias Krause

Frontiers Media SA

Compensatory growth (CG) is defined as a change in growth rate (usually positive) following a...

Science Plant Science Functional Plant Ecology

Keywords: Compensatory growth,­disturbance,­Functional Analysis,­Life History,­predictive models,­productivity enhancement,­Overcompensation