Frontiers in Plant Science | Functional Plant Ecology

Original Research

Published on 14 Mar 2025

Home-field advantage effect weakened over time but was strengthened by labile carbon input in later litter decomposition stage

in Functional Plant Ecology

Yafang Xue
Ning Ma
Lei Jiang
Weimin Wang
Shenggong Li

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1545311

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Original Research

Published on 13 Mar 2025

Coupling relationships between vegetation and soil in different vegetation types in the Ulan Buh Desert and the Kubuqi Desert

in Functional Plant Ecology

Gaoling Han
Jianqiang Huo
Rui Hu
Xiangwen Gong
Yicong Nan
Yuchao Lian
Zhishan Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1505526

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Original Research

Published on 13 Mar 2025

Diversity, functionality, and stability: shaping ecosystem multifunctionality in the successional sequences of alpine meadows and alpine steppes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

in Functional Plant Ecology

Xin Jin
Abby Deng
Yuejun Fan
Kun Ma
Yangan Zhao
Yingcheng Wang
Kaifu Zheng
Xueli Zhou
Guangxin Lu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1436439

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Original Research

Published on 12 Mar 2025

Adaptive management for alpine grassland of the Tibetan Plateau based on a multi-criteria assessment

in Functional Plant Ecology

Tianyu Zhan
Shurong Zhang
Wenwu Zhao

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1518721

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Original Research

Accepted on 11 Mar 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

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Original Research

Published on 11 Mar 2025

Climate change impacts on the predicted geographic distribution of Betula tianschanica Rupr

in Functional Plant Ecology

Hang Zhou
Ao Li
Xuequn Luo
Jiafeng Wang
Yihong Xie
Zhongping Lin
Donglai Hua

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1528255

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Original Research

Published on 10 Mar 2025

Shaping beta diversity in arid landscape through native plant species contributions: synergy of climate, soil, and species traits

in Functional Plant Ecology

Reham Fekry El-Barougy
Louis-Félix Bersier
Sarah M. Gray
Ali El-Keblawy
Tarek Galal
Fazal Ullah
Ibrahim A. Elgamal
Mohammed A. Dakhil

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1521596

455 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Mar 2025

Comparative diversity of aquatic plants in three Central European regions

in Functional Plant Ecology

Marek Svitok
Igor Zelnik
Kateřina Bubíková
Mateja Germ
Alenka Gaberščik
Judita Kochjarová
Helena Oťaheľová
Peter Paľove-Balang
Richard Hrivnák

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1536731

547 views

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Mar 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

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2025

Ecological dichotomies of solar energy expansion: resilience in arid regions versus fragility in humid ecosystems

in Functional Plant Ecology

Jianhua Xiao
Panxing He
Yong Li
Mingjie Shi
Yang Li
Jun Ma

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1549519

548 views

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

438 views

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Feb 2025

Positive effects of forest fragmentation per se on bryophyte diversity in subtropical fragmented forests: evidence from land-bridge islands

in Functional Plant Ecology

Yuan Tonghe
Dandan Li
Shan Lv
Heng Zhang
Yuzhu Xia
Xiao Wang
Jun Yang
Jing Yu
Shuiliang Guo

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1539513

103 views

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

1,354 views

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

414 views

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

682 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

262 views