Cities are particularly vulnerable to climate change for their intrinsic characteristics.
Imperviousness, heat islands, and pervasive pollution are common urban problems that …

Ornamental trees can reduce some of the negative impacts of urbanization on citizens but
some species, such as Platanus spp., produce pollen with high allergenic potential. This can …

Anthropogenic climate change has significantly altered the flowering times (ie, phenology) of
plants worldwide, affecting their reproduction, survival, and interactions. Recent studies …

Phenology varies widely over space and time because of its sensitivity to climate. However,
whether phenological variation is primarily generated by rapid organismal responses …

Aim Darwin posited that invaders similar to native species are less likely to be successful
due to competitive exclusion. A key axis across which such competition occurs across …

Specimens in herbaria that have been pressed and preserved bear invaluable historical
information for researchers of global change biology. These specimens are typically …

Premise With growing interest in the impact of false springs on plant reproduction, there is
the need to develop reliable, high‐throughput methods for assessing floral freezing damage …

The UB Herbarium, located in the Department of Botany at the University of Brasilia (Brasilia,
Brazil), was established in 1963. It is the third-largest herbarium in Brazil, housing …

Hydropower projects can be critical in regulating ecological systems and managing water
resources. The combined effects of natural conditions and human activities make the impact …

Different aspects of ecological systems, biotic or abiotic, often fluctuate in coordinated
patterns over space and time. Such high concordance between ecological processes is …