One of the greatest challenges for ecological restoration is to create or reassemble plant
communities that are resistant to invasion by exotic species. We examine how concepts …

[ES]: Tasas de crecimiento en especies leñosas: aspectos funcionales e implicaciones
ecológicas. Las distintas especies vegetales difieren notablemente en su capacidad de …

An in-depth understanding of the effects of drought stress on plant metabolism is necessary
to improve the drought tolerance of wheat and to utilize genetic resources for the …

Background It is well known that salinization (high-pH) has been considered as a major
environmental threat to agricultural systems. The aim of this study was to investigate the …

Background Soil salinity and alkalinity present a serious threat to global agriculture.
However, most of the studies have focused on neutral salt stress, and the information on the …

Seed size plays a pivotal role in plant life history. It is a result of the interrelationship of a
wide array of proximate and ultimate factors—many of these acting in conflicting directions …

We studied the effect of seed size on dispersal by comparing dispersal distances in five
rodent-dispersed fagaceous species (Lithocarpus harlandii, Quercus variabilis, Q. serrata …

The correlation between vegetation patterns (species distribution and richness) and
altitudinal variation has been widely reported for tropical forests, thereby providing …

ABSTRACT I analyzed patterns of variation in root mass allocation and root morphology
among seedlings of woody species in relation to environmental factors in four Neotropical …

Aim Propagule size and output are critical for the ability of a plant species to colonize new
environments. If invasive species have a greater reproductive output than native species (via …