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Speciation with gene flow

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Biodiversity is threatened by human activities, with extinction debt accumulating rapidly. Many of these activities change the connectivity of populations, fragmenting existing population systems or bringing previously isolated populations or species into contact.
Zhiqin Long, Xu Zhang, Yue Yu, Gregory L. Owens, Diana J. Rennison, Clarisse Palma‐Silva, Daniel Ortiz‐Barrientos, Loren H. Rieseberg   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The potential effect of megafaunal extinctions on modern conservation of horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Many plant species worldwide are struggling to regenerate due to the ongoing effects of climate change. These effects appear to be further exacerbated by the loss of keystone megafauna, which were important seed dispersers. By identifying the traits commonly seen in seeds spread by modern elephants, it is possible to predict which species likely ...
Andrew J. Tighe
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic evidence that Chinese chestnut cultivars in Japan are derived from two divergent genetic structures that originated in China.

PLoS ONE, 2020
The Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima Bl.) was introduced into Japan about 100 years ago. Since then, a number of Chinese chestnut cultivars and Japanese-Chinese hybrid cultivars have been selected by farmers and plant breeders, but little ...
Sogo Nishio, Shuan Ruan, Yutaka Sawamura, Shingo Terakami, Norio Takada, Yukie Takeuchi, Toshihiro Saito, Eiich Inoue   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using art history to explore society's changing connections with agriculture

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Food insecurity is a looming challenge that especially affects those least fortunate. Consumer food choices have a substantial impact on the sustainability of current food systems. Here, we use art as a lens through which to consider our contemporary and historical relationship to one of the world's most crucial crops, the potato, in the context of the
Edward F. Hill‐King, Martin R. McAinsh, Michael R. Roberts   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tree Diversity Limits the Impact of an Invasive Forest Pest.

PLoS ONE, 2015
The impact of invasive herbivore species may be lower in more diverse plant communities due to mechanisms of associational resistance. According to the "resource concentration hypothesis" the amount and accessibility of host plants is reduced in diverse ...
Virginie Guyot, Bastien Castagneyrol, Aude Vialatte, Marc Deconchat, Federico Selvi, Filippo Bussotti, Hervé Jactel   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Accidental plant poisonings in France: Lessons from a decade of national toxicovigilance

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Accidental plant poisonings reveal how modern societies are losing everyday botanical knowledge once central to food and health safety. By analyzing a decade of French toxicovigilance data, this study shows that most severe cases arise from plant misidentification or misguided self‐medication.
Gaël Le Roux, Adrien Maillot, Sylvie Michel, Jérôme Langrand, Sébastien Larréché, Christine Tournoud, David Boels, Magali Labadie, Nicolas Delcourt, Nathalie Paret, Luc de Haro, Sandra Sinno‐Tellier   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of social determinants on opioid use disorder treatment engagement after release from jail: a case note content analysis

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Background Despite strong evidence that sustained engagement in OUD treatment reduces overdose risk, individuals leaving jail face substantial barriers to initiating and maintaining care.
Justin S. Bell, Jodie M. Dewey, Dennis P. Watson, Carol Johnstone, John S. Palmer, Rachel Kurz, Christine E. Grella   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Progress of collection, conservation and innovative utilization of chestnut resources in the National Walnut and Chestnut Germplasm Repository (Tai'an) [PDF]

Guoshu xuebao
Chestnut, a deciduous tree of the genus Castanea in the Fagaceae family, is native to China and has a cultivation history of at least 2500 years. It is an important woody food crop and a long-lived economic fruit tree that can be planted once and ...
QIAO Qian, CHU Zhaolong, WANG Gang, LIU Qingzhong, WANG Jiawei   +4 more
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A Comparison of Mobile Laser Scanning Data Acquisition Methods in Closed Forest, Open Woodland and Sub‐Alpine Woodland Ecosystems

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates that the mobile laser scanning (MLS) sampling density required to reliably characterise vegetation structure increases with a site's structural complexity. Applying a five‐level acquisition framework across open woodland, closed forest and sub‐alpine woodland ecosystems, we found that longer scanning paths increased the ...
Johann Tiede, Karin Reinke, Trung H. Nguyen, Simon Jones   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hands‐on and Minds‐on? Findings on the Instructional Support of Preschool Teachers to Foster Children's Understanding of Scientific Practices

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To participate effectively in modern society, it is essential to have both knowledge of scientific concepts and an understanding of scientific practices. Children develop initial knowledge and skills to engage in scientific practices, such as identifying patterns, long before entering school.
Ada Cecil Haen, Henrik Saalbach, Ilonca Hardy, Miriam Leuchter, Mirjam Steffensky   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source