Climbing plants require an external support to grow vertically and enhance light acquisition.
Vines that find a suitable support have greater performance and fitness than those that …

Archaeological sites and structures suffer from several factors of deterioration. The present
survey focuses on the biodeterioration by plants, which is not less important than the rest of …

Variation in the relative abundance of species is a ubiquitous feature of ecological
communities. Understanding the link between the relative abundance of a species and its …

Passion fruit is one of the main crops produced in the irrigated areas of Northeastern Brazil.
However, soil salinization in this region has limited its productivity. This work aimed to …

Simple Summary A growing body of evidence has reported that climbing plants show the
unique ability of being able to locate a support in the environment and recognize some of its …

The great heterogeneity of tropical systems challenges our understanding of how niche and
neutral processes structure epiphyte communities. Dispersal, phorophyte identity and the …

The increase in severity of droughts associated with greater mortality and reduced
vegetation growth is one of the main threats to tropical forests. Drought resilience of tropical …

Despite their low relative abundance, subordinate plant species may have larger impacts on
ecosystem functioning than expected, but their role in plant communities remains poorly …

Wetlands contain a large number of spontaneous plants, and the ecological value of such
plants should not be underestimated. However, the influence of the surrounding …

In general, Passiflora species have been reported for their folk medicinal use as sedative
and anti-inflammatory. However, P. caerulea has already been reported to treat pulmonary …