In the last years, several wildfires destroyed large areas in Central European forest stands
and the risk for fires is predicted to increase in the future. However, little is known about post …

Tree species in the Pinaceae are some of the most widely introduced non-native tree
species globally, especially in the southern hemisphere. In New Zealand, plantations of …

Winged, autorotating seeds from the genus Acer, have been the subject of study for
botanists and aerodynamicists for decades. Despite this attention and the relative simplicity …

Pine (genus Pinus) species are planted extensively for forestry purposes in areas where
they are non‐native, with the result that biological invasions by many of these species are of …

Removing wilding conifers (invasive non-native trees in the Pinaceae) has become a major
focus of conservation and land management in Aotearoa New Zealand. Management of …

Hopea chinensis (Merr.) Hand.-Mazz. is a Class II national key protected plant and Plant
Species with Extremely Small Populations in China. In order to further analyze why H …

Habitat fragmentation entails major effects on many ecological processes. Theory offers two
contradicting hypotheses for the expected effects of fragmentation on seed dispersal …

A functional trait-based approach is crucial for understanding ecosystem function,
persistence, and protection. Vegetation in inland salt marsh habitats has been recognized …

Seed long-distance dispersal (LDD) is essential to explain plant migration. However, few
studies have addressed the magnitude and frequency of LDD events given the difficulty of …

Propagule dispersal is a crucial life history stage, which affects population recruitment and
regeneration as well as community structure and functions. The windborne process of …