Frontiers in Plant Science | Functional Plant Ecology

Original Research

Published on 19 May 2025

Mowing of Carex brevicuspis (Cyperaceae) improves food quality for herbivorous geese in Dongting Lake: the potential mechanisms

in Functional Plant Ecology

Tao Wu
Le Xia
Baihan Pan
Yeai Zou
Feng Li
Yonghong Xie
Shengze Wang
Zhuoya Li

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1566808

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Original Research

Published on 19 May 2025

Functional traits driving invasion risk and potential distribution of alien plants in oasis agroecosystems

in Functional Plant Ecology

Shengtianzi Dong
Tiantian Qin
Zhifang Xue
Wenchao Guo
Hanyue Wang
Hongbin Li

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1590709

622 views

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2025

Effects of simulated warming and litter removal on structure and function of semi-humid alpine grassland in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

in Functional Plant Ecology

Guomin Xue
Lihua Tian
Jingxue Zhao

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1567414

512 views

Original Research

Published on 14 May 2025

Potentially suitable geographical area for Pulsatilla chinensis Regel under current and future climatic scenarios based on the MaxEnt model

in Functional Plant Ecology

Yanan Wu
Lanmeng Yan
Hongjian Shen
Rui Guan
Qianqian Ge
Ling Huang
Emelda Rosseleena Rohani
Jinmei Ou
Rongchun Han
Xiaohui Tong

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1538566

722 views

Original Research

Published on 13 May 2025

Impact of mixed plantation strategies on the nutrient concentrations of green and senescent leaves and their nutrient resorption efficiencies in temperate forests of the Loess Hilly Region

in Functional Plant Ecology

Senbao Lu
Yunming Chen
Jordi Sardans
Josep Peñuelas

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1527930

716 views

Original Research

Accepted on 08 May 2025

Wild Vanilla and pollinators at risk of spatial mismatch in a changing climate

in Functional Plant Ecology

Charlotte Watteyn
Tobias Fremout
Adam P. Karremans
Koenraad Van Meerbeek
Steven Janssens
Sander de Backer
Monika M. Lipińska
Bart Muys

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1585540

164 views

Original Research

Published on 07 May 2025

Diversity changes of rhizosphere and endophytic bacteria in Allium senescens L. under drought stress and rewatering

in Functional Plant Ecology

Xue Song
Haotian Li
Chuhan Fu
Jiahong Li
Jihong Xiang
Xuetong Sun
Jielin Liu
Ligang Qin

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1571736

719 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 06 May 2025

Towards ROXAS AI: automatic multi-species ring boundaries segmentation as regression in anatomical images

in Functional Plant Ecology

Marc Katzenmaier
Vivien Sainte Fare Garnot
Jan Dirk Wegner
Georg von Arx

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1516635

875 views

Original Research

Published on 05 May 2025

Leaf stoichiometric characteristics and responses of sea-buckthorn (Hippophae L.) involved in its niche-driven species distribution patterns across China

in Functional Plant Ecology

Hongmei Zhang
Xiaowei Li
Junlong Yang
Shuang Yu
Jun Yang
Wenqiang Wang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1537643

626 views

Review

Published on 05 May 2025

Cliff-dwelling plants: rare and precious species in harsh habitats

in Functional Plant Ecology

Zhengnan Zhao
Hongyan Sun
Si Liu
Xiao Chen
Shiwei Zhao
Jiangang Zhu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1535385

978 views

Original Research

Published on 05 May 2025

Seed biology and regeneration niche of the threatened cold desert perennial Ivesia webberi A. Gray

in Functional Plant Ecology

Israel T. Borokini
Michael D. France
Daniel Harmon
Kevin T. Shoemaker
Peter J. Weisberg
Mary M. Peacock

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1568951

700 views

Original Research

Published on 05 May 2025

Water source of artificial plants in the northeastern margin of Tengger Desert based on hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes

in Functional Plant Ecology

Zhenyu Zhao
Guodong Tang
Jinrong Li
Meng Wu
Lei Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1523085

541 views

Original Research

Published on 01 May 2025

An assessment of the role of buttress roots in the carbon stocks of tropical forests

in Functional Plant Ecology

Xu Wang
Brian Njoroge Mwangi
Guangyi Zhou
Mengmeng Yang
Yuelin Li

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1538583

660 views

Review

Published on 01 May 2025

A guide to sunflowers: floral resource nutrition for bee health and key pollination syndromes

in Functional Plant Ecology

Salena Husband
Katarina Cankar
Olivier Catrice
Stan Chabert
Silvio Erler

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1552335

2,044 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

Bacterial communities and soil functionality in artificially remediated vegetation of the three gorges reservoir zone

in Functional Plant Ecology

Farkhanada Naz
Muhammad Arif
Tan Xue
Yangyi Chen
Shahid Ullah Khan
Li Changxiao

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1550306

778 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

Using XGBoost-SHAP for understanding the ecosystem services trade-off effects and driving mechanisms in ecologically fragile areas

in Functional Plant Ecology

Peiyu Du
Heju Huai
Xiaoyang Wu
Hongjia Wang
Wen Liu
Xiumei Tang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1552818

1,040 views