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

Insights in Functional Plant Ecology 2022

Boris Rewald, Jianshuang Wu, Antonio Antonello Montagnoli

Frontiers Media SA

Please note: contributions to the collection are by invitation only (Editorial Board members)....

Science Plant Science Functional Plant Ecology

Keywords: Plant Ecology,­Seedling growth,­soil moisture,­root to moisture,­Shrublands

Patterns, functions, and processes of alpine grassland ecosystems under global change

Jian Sun, Gao-Lin Wu, Junran Jimmy Li, Shiliang Liu, Nigussie Haregeweyn, Huakun Zhou

Frontiers Media SA

Science Plant Science Functional Plant Ecology

Keywords: grassland,­alpine,­ecosystems,­Ecology,­remote sensing

Halophytes: Salt Stress Tolerance Mechanisms and Potential Use

Raoudha Abdellaoui, Esmaeil Bakhshandeh, Fayçal Boughalleb, Ali El-Keblawy, Amr Adel Elkelish, Hedi Mighri

Frontiers Media SA

Science Plant Science Functional Plant Ecology

Keywords: Biosaline agriculture,­Salt stress tolerance mechanisms,­Halophyte potential use,­Anatomical adaptations,­Oxidative Stress,­secondary metabolites