Global climate is changing faster than humankind has ever experienced. Model-based
predictions of future climate are becoming more complex and precise, but they still lack …

Background Given the exceptional diversity of orchids (26 000+ species), improving
strategies for the conservation of orchids will benefit a vast number of taxa. Furthermore, with …

Siberia has undergone dramatic climatic changes due to global warming in recent decades.
Yet, the ecological responses to these climatic changes are still poorly understood due to a …

Climatically controlled allocation to reproduction is a key mechanism by which climate
influences tree growth and may explain lagged correlations between climate and growth …

Phenology refers to the seasonal timing patterns commonly exhibited by life on Earth, from
blooming flowers to breeding birds to human agriculture. Climate change is altering abiotic …

Abstract Knowledge of life cycle progression and reproduction of seaweeds transcends pure
academic interest. Successful and sustainable seaweed exploitation and domestication will …

Despite long-standing interest in local adaptation of plants to their biotic and abiotic
environment, existing theory, and many case studies, little work to date has addressed within …

An increasing number of studies have shown that senescence, the functional decline in traits
and increased risk of mortality with increasing age, occurs in organisms in wild populations …

Vegetative dormancy, that is the temporary absence of aboveground growth for≥ 1 year, is
paradoxical, because plants cannot photosynthesise or flower during dormant periods. We …

Abstract Model systems in biology expand the research capacity of individuals and the
community. Closely related to Arabidopsis, the genus Boechera has emerged as an …