Background Ocbil theory aims to develop hypotheses explaining the evolution and ecology
of, and best conservation practices for, biota on very old, climatically buffered, infertile …

Background Unveiling the diversity of plant strategies to acquire and use phosphorus (P) is
crucial to understand factors promoting their coexistence in hyperdiverse P-impoverished …

The idea that dominant invasive plant species outperform neighboring native species
through higher rates of carbon assimilation and growth is supported by several analyses of …

With extraordinary levels of plant diversity and endemism, the Brazilian campos rupestres
across the Espinhaço Range have a species/area ratio 40 times higher than the lowland …

Pleistocene ecosystems provided the stage for modern human emergence. Terrestrial
vegetation communities structure resources for human foragers, providing plant food, wood …

Abstract Background and Aims In many systems, postfire vegetation recovery is
characterized by temporal changes in plant species composition and richness. We attribute …

Premise Increases in genome size in plants—often associated with larger, low‐density
stomata and greater water‐use efficiency (WUE)—could affect plant ecophysiological and …

We present new stable oxygen and carbon isotope composite records (δ18O, δ13C) of
speleothems from Sandkraal Cave 1 (SK1) on the South African south coast for the time …

Biotic interactions in plant communities affect individual fitness and community dynamics.
Interactions between plants vary in space, over time and with organisational complexity. Yet …

The Cape south coast of South Africa has attracted significant archaeological research
because it hosts the earliest evidence of human cultural and material complexity …