Leaves of terrestrial plants vary tremendously in size, shape, and stiffness. Hard leaves with
high mass per unit area (LMA) occur more frequently in water-and nutrient-limited habitats …

Biodiversity and sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are considerably
impacted by invasive alien plants (IAPs). Increasing plant invasions in SSA threaten …

Abstract The Ponto-Caspian region is an important donor of aquatic alien species
throughout the Northern Hemisphere, many of which are amphipod crustaceans. Despite …

Biological invasions represent a major threat to natural ecosystems. A primary source of
invasive plants is ornamental horticulture, which selects traits related to invasiveness. This …

Question Remote sensing is a fundamental tool to monitor biodiversity and spectral diversity
may represent a proxy for different biodiversity facets such as taxonomic (TD) and functional …

Predicting the consequences of climate change is of utmost importance to mitigate impacts
on vulnerable ecosystems; plant hydraulic traits are particularly useful proxies for predicting …

Introduction Climate change-related CO2 increases and different forms of nitrogen
deposition are thought to affect the performance of plants, but their interactions have been …

Limited information is available on the variation of plant leaf hydraulic traits in relation to soil
rock fragment content (RFC), particularly for xerophytes native to rocky mountain areas. In …

Plant hydraulic traits related to leaf drought tolerance, like the water potential at turgor loss
point (TLP) and the water potential inducing 50% loss of hydraulic conductance (P 50), are …

One of the key reasons for the success of invasive plants is the functional differences
between invasive plants and native plants. However, atmospheric nitrogen deposition may …