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Made in the shade: Leaf responses of native wildflowers to single‐axis photovoltaic solar energy

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As solar energy expands globally, balancing renewable power generation with biodiversity and ecosystem health has become an urgent challenge. This study investigated how native wildflowers respond at leaf level to the unique microclimates created by rotating solar panels in California's Central Valley.
Yudi Li, Troy Magney, Alona Armstrong, Rebecca R. Hernandez   +3 more
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Animating blossom: Time‐lapse to encourage plant awareness in the YouTube era

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Time‐lapse videos can effectively capture key traits of flower blossoms, such as color, 3D structure, and temporal changes, making them valuable complements to herbarium specimens and other botanical collections. Despite the abundance of such videos on YouTube, most provide no ecological and botanical insights.
Tae Kyung Yoon
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Harvesting of two alpine Artemisia: Effects of an amateur practice on wild plant dynamics

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Wild plants are consumed all over the world, and knowledge of the effects of harvesting is necessary to ensure the sustainability of this activity. Our 3‐year study of two closely related alpine Artemisia species in the Southern Alps revealed a positive impact of harvesting at the plant scale and on the short term.
Ninon Fontaine, Perrine Gauthier, Sophie Caillon, John D. Thompson, Isabelle Boulangeat   +4 more
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Tracing change in the public perception of plants: insights from archives and social media in China

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As urbanization accelerates, historic gardens serve as vital cultural treasures that offer spiritual and cultural support to the public. This study proposes an innovative approach that merges historical records from the Qing Dynasty with contemporary social media data to explore changes in public perceptions of these gardens.
Dong Xu, Pei‐yan Wang, Ya‐nan Li, Nan Hu, Yun‐yuan Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impacts of disturbance intensity in functional traits patterns in understories of seasonal forests

Bioscience Journal, 2014
Environmental disturbances alter the functional structure of forests, mainly in the understory, the layer which is most sensitive to disturbance. This study evaluated the patterns of leaf phenology and seed dispersal syndrome of tree species in ten ...
Jamir Afonso do Prado Júnior, Vagner Santiago do Vale, Sérgio de Faria Lopes, Carolina de Silvério Arantes, Ana Paula de Oliveira, Ivan Schiavini   +5 more
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Do variations in leaf phenology affect radial growth variations in Fagus sylvatica?

, 2015
We used a dendrochronological and leaf phenology network of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) in Slovenia, a transitional area between Mediterranean, Alpine and Continental climatic regimes, for the period 1955-2007 to test whether year to year variations
Gričar, Jožica, Čufar, Katarina, Črepinšek, Zalika, Merela, Maks, Kajfež-Bogataj, Lučka, De Luis, Martin, Prislan, Peter   +6 more
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Solar farms can mitigate negative impacts of whiplash weather on plant communities in a dryland ecosystem

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Utility‐scale solar energy (USSE) development generates novel questions regarding coupling clean energy production with terrestrial ecosystem services (e.g., forage production, pollinator support). We found that a USSE array sited in a fallowed cropland maintained a reseeded native plant community even a decade post‐restoration and that the array ...
Caitlin Robertson, Amanda Gersoff, Seeta Sistla   +2 more
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A Study of the Leaf Phenology and Thermonastic Leaf Movement of Daphniphyllum macropodum

A Study of the Leaf Phenology and Thermonastic Leaf Movement of Daphniphyllum macropodum
In this study, leaf phenology (the seasonal growth pattern of leaves) was investigated for 1 year to investigate the life–cycle strategies of Daphniphyllum macropodum. In addition, the degree of drooping and rolling of the leaves was measured at freezing temperatures in the winter, and the leaf moisture and leaf thickness were examined to determine the
openaire  

Past, present and future of local crop evolution

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Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in harnessing the potential of local crops by integrating genomics, archaeology, ethnobotany and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Nataly Allasi Canales, Philippa Ryan, Amy Jackson, Hong Phuong Le, James Borrell, Aaron Davis, Rafal M. Gutaker   +6 more
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Climate requirements for cultivated Liberica coffee (Coffea liberica) and consequences for its use and development as a crop species

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The global coffee industry, supporting 25 million smallholder farmers, is vulnerable to climate change. Diversifying the coffee species portfolio beyond Arabica and robusta is a promising intervention. Liberica coffee could provide adaptive capacity, although its climate parameters for cultivation are poorly known.
Isobel M. J. Wild, Aaron P. Davis, Kenny Wee Ting Lee, Justin Moat   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source