Dietary Overlap of Sympatric Polyphagous Alpine Grasshoppers Includes Invasive Plant Species
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.The diets of three sympatric grasshopper species were compared using mandible morphological analysis, microhistological examination, and DNA metabarcoding of gut contents. Although mandible morphology differed across species and sexes, dietary divergence was not evident.
Mari Nakano +3 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.The study investigated how the horizontal structure and functional composition of grassland vegetation influence the occupancy and density of the highly endangered Hungarian meadow viper. Using plant community data and viper surveys from 59 quadrats, the best models showed that vipers prefer wetter meadows with fewer and shorter plant species, and a ...
Mátyás Budai +13 more
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Spatial Distribution Dataset of All Constructive Grass Species in Tibetan Grasslands under 2024 and 2060. [PDF]
Sci DataTang G +6 more
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Hechtia mixtecana sp. nov. (Hechtioideae; Bromeliaceae), from Oaxaca, Mexico
Nordic Journal of Botany, Volume 2026, Issue 5, May 2026.Botanical explorations carried out in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, led to the discovery of a new Bromeliaceae: Hechtia mixtecana,which is here described and illustrated. The new taxon is compared with the morphologically similar Hechtia fragilis, Hechtia lyman‐smithii, and Hechtia minuta.
Rodrigo Alejandro Hernández‐ Cárdenas +4 more
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Investigating key drivers influencing AI-based detection and identification of plants. [PDF]
PLoS OneCharron A +3 more
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Could large‐scale silicon supplementation of crop‐lands mitigate the impacts of climate change?
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 764-772, May 2026.Intervention strategies that involve supplementing crop‐lands with silicon have significant scope for carbon capture and drought mitigation, offering wide‐ranging societal impacts. These include contributing to decarbonisation goals, enhancing food security, providing economic benefits and reducing environmental damage associated with intensive ...
Scott N. Johnson +2 more
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Characteristics of Plant Community, Soil Physicochemical Properties, and Soil Fungal Community in a 22-Year Established Poaceae Mixed-Sown Grassland. [PDF]
J Fungi (Basel)Gao P +7 more
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Plant Species Biology, Volume 41, Issue 3, May 2026.Sasa species (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) are generally considered monocarpic mass flowering plants. Although seedling regeneration after small‐scale flowering has been largely overlooked, we demonstrated that some seedlings of Sasa veitchii var. tyugokuensis derived from small‐scale flowering survived for 11 years.
Risa Ogawa +7 more
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Taxonomic novelties and phylogenetic insights into Cainiaceae (Xylariales, Sordariomycetes) associated with Poaceae hosts from Southwestern China. [PDF]
MycoKeysDissanayake LS +6 more
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Elucidating R‐gene‐mediated resistance to wheat dwarf virus in Triticum aestivum genotypes
Annals of Applied Biology, Volume 188, Issue 3, Page 947-961, May 2026.This study investigates R‐gene‐mediated resistance to wheat dwarf virus (WDV) among different wheat genotypes. Following inoculation with Psammotettix alienus (leafhoppers) and the subsequent appearance of characteristic symptoms such as yellowing and dwarfing, phenotypic responses were evaluated alongside molecular analyses, including quantification ...
Priyanka Krishnamurthy +3 more
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