Frontiers in Plant Science | Functional Plant Ecology

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2025

Divergence in leaf and cambium phenologies among three temperate tree species of different wood types with special reference to xylem hydraulics

in Functional Plant Ecology

Ai-Ying Wang
Si-Qi Li
Han-Xiao Cui
Ya-Nan Liu
Yi-Jun Lu
Guang-You Hao

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1562873

1,964 views
5 citations

Methods

Published on 26 Feb 2025

A protocol for high-quality sectioning for tree-ring anatomy

in Functional Plant Ecology

Marina V. Fonti
Georg von Arx
Maryline Harroue
Loïc Schneider
Daniel Nievergelt
Jesper Björklund
Rashit Hantemirov
Vladimir Kukarskih
Cyrille B.K. Rathgeber
Nadja-Tamara Studer

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1505389

6,111 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 Feb 2025

Predicting climate-driven shift of the East Mediterranean endemic Cynara cornigera Lindl

in Functional Plant Ecology

Heba Bedair
Yehia Hazzazi
Asmaa Abo Hatab
Marwa Waseem A. Halmy
Mohammed A. Dakhil
Mubaraka S. Alghariani
Mari Sumayli
A. El-Shabasy
Mohamed M. El-Khalafy

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1461639

2,862 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 Feb 2025

Wood density can best predict carbon stock in the forest aboveground biomass following restoration in a post open limestone mining in a tropical region

in Functional Plant Ecology

Junyang Mao
Peipei Xue
Yuxin Chen
Ting Xiang
Hui Zhang
Cui Chen
Qingqing Yang
Wenfeng Gong

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1553886

1,657 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Feb 2025

Effects of simulated litter inputs on ecological niches and interspecific connectivity of alpine meadow plants

in Functional Plant Ecology

Weishan Lin
Kejia De
Xuemei Xiang
Tingxu Feng
Fei Li
Xijie Wei

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1525474

1,424 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2025

Loss rate of net primary productivity under drought stress on the Yinshanbeilu of Inner Mongolia, China

in Functional Plant Ecology

Wang Sinan
Yingjie Wu
Wenjun Wang
Jianyin Guo
Mingyang Li

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1438343

1,553 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2025

Germination responses of native fire ephemerals of Patagonian grasslands to smoke water and karrikinolide

in Functional Plant Ecology

Sofía Gonzalez
Jorgelina Franzese
Luciana Ghermandi

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1550692

1,671 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2025

Analysis of cultivated land degradation in southern China: diagnostics, drivers, and restoration solutions

in Functional Plant Ecology

Yanqing Liao
Zhihong Yu
Lihua Kuang
Yefeng Jiang
Chenxi Yu
Weifeng Li
Ming Liu
Xi Guo
Yingcong Ye

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1533855

3,128 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Feb 2025

Effects of broad-leaved grass inhibitors and nitrogen fertilizer on seed production Elymus nutans in alpine meadow of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

in Functional Plant Ecology

Xin Lu
Juan Qi
Junhu Su
Yanjun Liu
Aolong Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1470430

1,433 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 12 Feb 2025

Quantitative vessel mapping on increment cores: a critical comparison of image acquisition methods

in Functional Plant Ecology

Richard L. Peters
Stefan Klesse
Jan Van den Bulcke
Lisa M. Y. Jourdain
Georg von Arx
Alba Anadon-Rosell
Jan Krejza
Ansgar Kahmen
Marina Fonti
Angela Luisa Prendin

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1502237

3,309 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 11 Feb 2025

Factors accounting for limited sexual reproduction in a long-lived unisexual plant species

in Functional Plant Ecology

Irene Bisang
Flavien Collart
Alain Vanderpoorten
Lars Hedenäs

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1456877

2,436 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Feb 2025

Projected distribution patterns of Alpinia officinarum in China under future climate scenarios: insights from optimized Maxent and Biomod2 models

in Functional Plant Ecology

Yong Kang
Fei Lin
Junmei Yin
Yongjie Han
Min Zhu
Yuhua Guo
Fenling Tang
Yamei Li

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1517060

4,651 views
13 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Feb 2025

Nonlinear responses of ecosystem carbon fluxes to precipitation change in a semiarid grassland

in Functional Plant Ecology

Hua Chai
Jianying Ma
Jinwei Zhang
Junqin Li
Bo Meng
Chengliang Wang
Duofeng Pan
Jie Li
Wei Sun
Xuhui Zhou

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1519879

2,401 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2025

Rainfall distribution variability controls surface but not belowground litter decomposition in a semi-arid shrubland

in Functional Plant Ecology

Yulin Li
Li Cheng
Honglin Yang
Rui Zhang
Zhiying Ning

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1455170

1,511 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 30 Jan 2025

Divergent response of grassland aboveground net primary productivity and precipitation utilization efficiency to altered precipitation patterns by process-based model

in Functional Plant Ecology

Chen Cheng
Lu Wu
Hongyan Liu
Boyi Liang
Xinrong Zhu
Feiyun Yang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1487907

1,580 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Jan 2025

Differential responses of soil C, N, and P ecological stoichiometric characteristics to different configurations of edge-locked forests in the Kubuqi Desert

in Functional Plant Ecology

Xue Chen
Hejun Zuo
Min Yan
Haibing Wang
Cheng Xi
Yinchao Chai

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1520024

1,953 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 28 Jan 2025

Trade-off strategies between growth and defense of spring ephemeral plants in early spring

in Functional Plant Ecology

Liben Pan
Tianqi Wang
Vladimir L. Gavrikov
Xiaorui Guo
Liqiang Mu
Zhonghua Tang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1503169

2,570 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Jan 2025

Domestication of medicinal plants (Lonicera japonica Thunb.) in China: comparison of morphological, resistance and biochemical traits between wild and cultivated populations

in Functional Plant Ecology

Congzhe Hou
Luyao Huang
Zhuangzhuang Li
Nan Sun
Sheng Yang
Jia Li
Zhenhua Liu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2024.1501396

2,596 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 Jan 2025

Effects of meteorological factors on the retention of particulate matter in lawn grass blades

in Functional Plant Ecology

Junrui Wang
Weihan Kong
Haimei Li
Xiaodan Sun
Yingkun Sun
Yu Liu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1495212

1,768 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 Jan 2025

Quantitative impacts of climate change and human activities on grassland growth in Xinjiang, China

in Functional Plant Ecology

Hanyi Rui
Beier Luo
Ying Wang
Lin Zhu
Qinyuan Zhu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2024.1497248

2,224 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 Jan 2025

Blue rings in trees and shrubs as indicators of early and late summer cooling events at the northern treeline

in Functional Plant Ecology

Agata Buchwal
Pawel Matulewski
Ylva Sjöberg
Alma Piermattei
Alan Crivellaro
Angela Balzano
Maks Merela
Luka Krže
Katarina Čufar
Alexander V. Kirdyanov

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2024.1487099

5,928 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 21 Jan 2025

Temporal and habitat-specific variations in drivers of aboveground biomass dynamics in a Chinese subtropical forest

in Functional Plant Ecology

Yuxuan Bian
Qi Wu
Rong Zheng
Jiaqin Fu
Jianhua Chen
Xiangcheng Mi
Mingjian Yu
Yunquan Wang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2024.1531654

2,621 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 Jan 2025

Response of plant life forms and soil physical properties to near-natural restoration measures in alpine grassland, Tibetan plateau

in Functional Plant Ecology

Guoxing He
Xiaoni Liu
Yali Li
Tong Ji

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2024.1504754

1,983 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 Jan 2025

Combining extraction and cultivation methods for soil seed bank analysis increases number of captured species and their similarity to above-ground vegetation

in Functional Plant Ecology

Petr Plohák
Hana Švehláková
Barbara Stalmachová
Miroslava Goňo
Tomáš Dvorský

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2024.1500941

2,513 views
1 citation

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Divergence in leaf and cambium phenologies among three temperate tree species of different wood types with special reference to xylem hydraulics

A protocol for high-quality sectioning for tree-ring anatomy

Predicting climate-driven shift of the East Mediterranean endemic Cynara cornigera Lindl

Wood density can best predict carbon stock in the forest aboveground biomass following restoration in a post open limestone mining in a tropical region

Effects of simulated litter inputs on ecological niches and interspecific connectivity of alpine meadow plants

Loss rate of net primary productivity under drought stress on the Yinshanbeilu of Inner Mongolia, China

Germination responses of native fire ephemerals of Patagonian grasslands to smoke water and karrikinolide

Analysis of cultivated land degradation in southern China: diagnostics, drivers, and restoration solutions

Effects of broad-leaved grass inhibitors and nitrogen fertilizer on seed production Elymus nutans in alpine meadow of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Quantitative vessel mapping on increment cores: a critical comparison of image acquisition methods

Factors accounting for limited sexual reproduction in a long-lived unisexual plant species

Projected distribution patterns of Alpinia officinarum in China under future climate scenarios: insights from optimized Maxent and Biomod2 models

Nonlinear responses of ecosystem carbon fluxes to precipitation change in a semiarid grassland

Rainfall distribution variability controls surface but not belowground litter decomposition in a semi-arid shrubland

Divergent response of grassland aboveground net primary productivity and precipitation utilization efficiency to altered precipitation patterns by process-based model

Differential responses of soil C, N, and P ecological stoichiometric characteristics to different configurations of edge-locked forests in the Kubuqi Desert

Trade-off strategies between growth and defense of spring ephemeral plants in early spring

Domestication of medicinal plants (Lonicera japonica Thunb.) in China: comparison of morphological, resistance and biochemical traits between wild and cultivated populations

Effects of meteorological factors on the retention of particulate matter in lawn grass blades

Quantitative impacts of climate change and human activities on grassland growth in Xinjiang, China

Blue rings in trees and shrubs as indicators of early and late summer cooling events at the northern treeline

Temporal and habitat-specific variations in drivers of aboveground biomass dynamics in a Chinese subtropical forest

Response of plant life forms and soil physical properties to near-natural restoration measures in alpine grassland, Tibetan plateau

Combining extraction and cultivation methods for soil seed bank analysis increases number of captured species and their similarity to above-ground vegetation