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Nitrogen fertilization promotes wheat–weed coexistence through niche differentiation and fitness equalization

Functional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 8, Page 2436-2448, August 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Nitrogen fertilization is commonly applied to increase crop yields in agroecosystems. Beyond its direct benefits, nitrogen fertilization may also influence crop production indirectly by altering crop–weed competition.
Yizhong Rong, Weiqiang Liu, Xiang Liu, Abolghassem Emamverdian, Zhen Zhang, Shengman Lyu, Li Zhang   +6 more
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Aridity‐dependent regulation of water‐use efficiency by leaf vein traits across grassland communities

Functional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 8, Page 2462-2474, August 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Water transport is a fundamental constraint on plant growth in arid regions. Leaf vein architecture regulates carbon assimilation and transpiration through leaf hydraulic conductance (Kleaf), thereby influencing ecosystem water‐use efficiency (WUE) via community‐level ...
Meixu Han, Xiaochun Wang, Min Ji, Miao Liu, Changju Luo, Qiang Li, Tong Yang, Xiang Li, Yan Gu, Zhibo Wang, Ruili Wang, Nianpeng He   +11 more
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Alleviation of phosphorus rather than nitrogen limitation driven by permafrost and landscape effects on Dahurian larch forests

Functional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 8, Page 2590-2601, August 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Permafrost thaw is reshaping nutrient dynamics in boreal forests, but its impacts on tree nutrient limitation and functional strategies remain poorly understood. Clarifying these responses is crucial for predicting the response of boreal forests to climate change.
Qiyue Fu, Liang Shi, Zhaopeng Song, Boyi Liang, Honglin He, Kun Yang, Weihua Zhang, Lisha Lyu, Anatoly S. Prokushkin, Hongyan Liu   +9 more
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Direct and indirect effects of elevated CO2, warming and drought on plant–consumer interactions of Plantago lanceolata

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 8, August 2026.
Experimental treatments of warming, elevated CO2, drought and their interactions had direct and indirect (plant‐trait‐mediated) effects on field Plantago lanceolata consumption and feeding preferences of the locust Locusta migratoria. The effects largely differed between consumption types, despite being studied on the same species in the same system ...
Micha Davidová, Dinesh Thakur, Michael Bahn, Andreas Schaumberger, Nikita Rathore, Jaroslav Semerád, Tomáš Cajthaml, Zuzana Münzbergová   +7 more
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Responses and driving mechanisms of leaf functional traits of Betula platyphylla along an elevational gradient in the Niyang River Basin, southeastern Tibetan Plateau. [PDF]

BMC Plant Biol
Norbu N, Wang RF, Zhang H, Dolma D, Chi ZL, Zeng ZF, Bonjor N, Tso N, Wang JW, Qiong.   +9 more
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Improving Malaria Parasite Gene Flow Inference Under Sparse Spatial Sampling

Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 26, Issue 6, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Estimating malaria parasite migration is crucial for informing elimination strategies, particularly by identifying regions with higher parasite migration that may serve as transmission sources and intervention targets. Methods that infer spatial variations in gene flow from georeferenced genetic data, including Estimated Effective Migration ...
Yao Li, Bing Guo, Timothy D. O'Connor, Shannon Takala‐Harrison, Kathleen Stewart   +4 more
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Decoupling of Taxonomic and Functional Recovery in a Multi‐Decadal Mixed Araucaria Forest Chronosequence

Austral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Understanding how different biodiversity dimensions recover following disturbance is critical for interpreting forest successional trajectories. We examined this question in a protected remnant of Araucaria Mixed Forest (AMF) in subtropical southern Brazil, a frost‐prone montane system with multiple anthropogenic disturbance legacies.
Samuel de Barros Silva, Ana Carolina da Silva, Pedro Rates Vieira, Adam Roger Slabadack, Maria Julia Carvalho Cruz, Karla Juliana Silva da Costa, Gionei Chermach, Pedro Higuchi   +7 more
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Understanding mechanistic responses underlying diurnal photoprotection and photosynthetic plasticity among cacao genotypes under natural amazonian field conditions. [PDF]

PLoS One
Suárez JC, Vanegas JI, Leite Carvalho FE.   +2 more
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Hypervolume Trait Spaces Reveal Similarities but Also Functional Differentiation Across Riparian, Roadside and Field Margin Habitats

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 32, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To characterize plant species pools and functional diversity of three common linear habitats—riparian corridors, roadsides and field margins—and to evaluate their potential roles in regional biodiversity conservation, particularly regarding invasive and threatened species.
Guillaume Fried, Erica Rievrs‐Borges, Alejandro Juárez‐Escario, Lindsay Maskell, Bérenger Bourgeois, Marta Carboni, Eduardo González‐Sargas, Anne‐Marie Tabacchi, Eric Tabacchi   +8 more
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Significant Contribution of Evolutionary History in Coordinating Plant Size and Functional Traits in Understory Ferns of a Subtropical Secondary Forest. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Zou S, Huang C, Bai X, Li W, He B.
europepmc   +1 more source