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Shade is a team effort in a South African forest‐savanna mosaic

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 8, August 2026.
This study examined whether individual or ecosystem‐level traits are responsible for excluding shade‐intolerant grasses in forest understorey by developing a physical model to predict shade cast by the crown of an individual tree, and the canopy of densely packed trees.
Margaret W. Simon, Madelon F. Case, A. Carla Staver   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of salicylic acid on plant defense, growth and biochemical composition of Salix alba infected with Lymantria obfuscata in Kashmir. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Wagay OA, Mugloo JA, Hussain B, Pala NA, Parrey GN, Rafeeq J.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Assessing pattern‐process expectations for the krummholz island treeline form: Seedling survival and tree stature across a boreal alpine treeline

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 8, August 2026.
Alpine treeline ecotones display a variety of spatial patterns that are considered indicators of the processes governing treeline dynamics. Our findings suggest that the treeline form at this krummholz island treeline does not reliably reflect current processes governing seedling survival or tree stature, highlighting a potential limitation of ...
Anna L. Crofts, Carissa D. Brown
wiley   +1 more source

Root growth and function in New Zealand pasture systems: a perspective on research needs, methods, and system integration. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Roca Fraga FJ, Wijenayakage WPT, Volder A, Cartmill DL, Tozer KN, Almeida GA, Donaghy DJ, Cartmill AD.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Climatic niche position predicts population dynamics in Mediterranean shrubs after drought

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 8, August 2026.
Climatic conditions closer to the species' climatic niche centroid generally resulted in higher population growth in two Mediterranean shrubs, but demographic responses differed between species and were further influenced by drought‐induced vegetation die‐off.
Teresa Sánchez‐Mejía, Maria Paniw, Francisco Lloret   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of summer defoliation and winter-spring warming on pre-spring carbon availability and spring phenology in sessile oak and Scots pine saplings. [PDF]

Tree Physiol
Yang Y, Vitasse Y, Zohner CM, Wang L, Zhang Y, Wang A, Gao D, Zong S, Du H, Wu Z, He HS, Hu Z, Li MH.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1256-1284, August 2026.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genome-wide analysis of AP2/ERF gene family in Camellia oleifera and its potential roles in ethylene-induced fruit abscission. [PDF]

BMC Plant Biol
Yi J, Su Y, He J, Wang J, Wang H, Zhang Y.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Mesoscale Covariation in the Plant–Soil Neighbourhood of a South African Montane Grassland

Austral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Plant–soil relationships are the foundation of terrestrial life, sustaining global ecosystems through biomass and food production, nutrient cycling and microbial activity, and ecosystem regulation. To better understand plant–soil relationships in a changing world, we investigated mesoscale covariation in the plant–soil neighbourhood of a South
Clinton Carbutt, Alan D. Manson, Timothy G. O'Connor, Sphesihle Mkhungo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Editorial: Advancements in mass spectrometry for plant metabolomics research. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Maia M, Figueiredo A, Carré V.
europepmc   +1 more source