Background and aims Intraspecific aggregation of plant individuals can promote species
coexistence by delaying competitive exclusions. However, such impacts may differ among …

In this study, we examined the alterations in canopy size and reproduction of Caragana
stenophylla along the climatic drought gradient on the Inner Mongolia Plateau, China. We …

Habitat variation in non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) reflects the resource allocation trade-
offs for clonal plants, and its driving force analysis embodies the ecological adaptation …

Hybridization is an evolutionary mechanism capable of enhancing adaptive potential,
especially among species in fragmented or disturbed ecosystems like coastal marshes. In …

入侵植物剑叶金鸡菊(Coreopsis lanceolata) 既可进行有性繁殖, 又能进行克隆繁殖,
其繁殖特征可能对其入侵性具有重要影响, 然而目前相关研究较少. 通过观测剑叶金鸡菊的花序 …

In nature, resource availability varies not only in space, but also in time. There is some
evidence that initial growth conditions influence the future life of genets and affect their …

Many major biomes throughout the world are dominated by plants with clonal growth forms.
While many recent studies have examined the effects of clonality on the growth of individual …

Aims The invasive plant Coreopsis lanceolata can reproduce sexually and clonally, but the
relative importance of these remains largely unknown. Our objective was to determine if …

The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of the rehabilitation of
abandoned aggregate quarries to calcareous wetlands through a growth experiment at the …

The research was carried out in three steppe nature reserves in the Nida Basin (southern
Poland) aiming at determine an impact of geomorphological conditions and spatial …