Frontiers in Plant Science | Functional Plant Ecology

Original Research

Accepted on 24 Jan 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

Lu Xin
Juan Qi
Junhu Su
Liu Yanjun
Zhang Aolong

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1470430

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

185 views

Original Research

Accepted on 23 Jan 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
Feng Tingxu
Fei Li
Xijie Wei

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1525474

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Jan 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

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Jan 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

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Jan 2025

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

in Functional Plant Ecology

Yulin Li
Li Cheng
Hongling Yang
Rui Zhang
Zhiying Ning

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1455170

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

209 views

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

141 views

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

958 views

Original Research

Accepted on 21 Jan 2025

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

in Functional Plant Ecology

Heba Bedair
Yehia Abdulrahman Hazzazi
Asmaa Abo Hatab
Marwa Waseem A. Halmy
Mohammed A. Dakhil
Mubarak S. Algharani
Mari Sumayli
Dr. Ahmed El-Shabasy
Mohamed El-Khalafy

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1461639

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

258 views

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

281 views

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

246 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Jan 2025

Parental effects of physiological integration on growth of a clonal herb

in Functional Plant Ecology

Li-Min Zhang
Li-Li Zheng
Fei-Hai Yu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2024.1518400

194 views

Methods

Accepted on 16 Jan 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 Nieveregelt
Jesper Björklund
Rashit Hantemirov
Vladimir Kukarskih
Cyrille Barthélémy Karl Rathgeber
Nadja-Tamara Studer

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1505389

100 views

Original Research

Accepted on 16 Jan 2025

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

in Functional Plant Ecology

Hua Chai
Jian ying Ma
Jinwei Zhang
Junqin Li
Bo Meng
Chengliang Wang
Jie Li
Wei Sun
Xuhui Zhou

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1519879

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

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

Effects of Simulated Litter Inputs on Ecological Niches and Interspecific Connectivity of Alpine Meadow Plants

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Parental effects of physiological integration on growth of a clonal herb

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

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