Advance of apple and pear tree full bloom dates in response to climate change in the southwestern Cape, South Africa: 1973–2009

S Grab, A Craparo - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2011 - Elsevier
Studies from throughout the world have demonstrated that tree phenophases are becoming
earlier in spring and are closely associated with rising temperatures. Despite many such …

Urbanisation induces early flowering: evidence from Platanus acerifolia and Prunus cerasus

A Mimet, V Pellissier, H Quénol, R Aguejdad… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Springer
The effect of towns on plant phenology, ie advancement of spring development compared
with a rural environment, via the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon, has been shown for …

Consequences of warming up a hotspot: species range shifts within a centre of bee diversity

M Kuhlmann, D Guo, R Veldtman… - Diversity and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Bees are the most important pollinators of flowering plants and essential ecological
keystone species contributing to the integrity of most terrestrial ecosystems. Here, we …

Genetic diversity of the largest African mole-rat genus, Bathyergus. One, two or four species?

R Šumbera, M Uhrová, G Montoya-Sanhueza… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent advances in sequencing technology and phylogenetic methods allow us to solve
puzzling taxonomic questions using detailed analyses of genetic diversity of populations …

Using photographs and deep neural networks to understand flowering phenology and diversity in mountain meadows

A John, EJ Theobald, N Cristea, A Tan… - Remote Sensing in …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mountain meadows are an essential part of the alpine–subalpine ecosystem; they provide
ecosystem services like pollination and are home to diverse plant communities. Changes in …

Herbarium records demonstrate changes in flowering phenology associated with climate change over the past century within the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

TM Williams, CD Schlichting, KE Holsinger - Climate Change Ecology, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change is affecting species composition and diversity across the globe.
Phenological changes provide a sensitive indicator of biological responses to changes in …

High ploidy diversity and distinct patterns of cytotype distribution in a widespread species of Oxalis in the Greater Cape Floristic Region

J Krejčíková, R Sudová, M Lučanová… - Annals of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Genome duplication is widely acknowledged as a major
force in the evolution of angiosperms, although the incidence of polyploidy in different floras …

Response of flowering and seed production of sandalwood (Santalum album linn., Santalaceae) to climate changes

YWN Ratnaningrum, S Indrioko - Procedia Environmental Sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
Response of flowering and seed production to climatic changes was observed on
sandalwood ex situ genetic conservation in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in 2005 to 2010 …

The phylogenetic significance of leaf anatomical traits of southern African Oxalis

M Jooste, LL Dreyer, KC Oberlander - BMC evolutionary biology, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background The southern African Oxalis radiation is extremely morphologically
variable. Despite recent progress in the phylogenetics of the genus, there are few …

Flowering and seed production of sandalwood (Santalum album; Santalaceae) along environmental gradients in Gunung Sewu Geopark, Indonesia

YWN Ratnaningrum, E Faridah, S Indrioko… - Nusantara …, 2016 - smujo.id
Ratnaningrum YWN, Faridah E. Indroko S, Syahbudin A. 2016. Flowering and seed
production of sandalwood (Santalum album; Santalaceae) along environmental gradients in …