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New grass phylogeny resolves deep evolutionary relationships and discovers C4 origins
(2012)Grasses rank among the world's most ecologically and economically important plants. Repeated evolution of the C 4 syndrome has made photosynthesis highly efficient in many grasses, inspiring intensive efforts to engineer ... -
Novel ecosystems and social-ecological resilience
(2015)Context: Novel ecosystems are anthropogenic landscapes that cannot be returned to their original ecological status. Little is known the social-ecological dynamics of these never-before-seen ecosystems. Less is known of ... -
Novel ecosystems: challenges and opportunities for the Anthropocene
(2016)Novel ecosystems are ecological assemblages that emerge in anthropogenic landscapes where an ecological abiotic or biotic threshold has been passed and can no longer be restored to a previous state. In such landscapes, ... -
Pollination ecology and seed production of Rhododendron ponticum in native and exotic habitats
(Springer, 2006)Alien plants may be reproductively limited in exotic habitats because of a lack of mutualistic pollinators. However, if plants are adequately served by generalist pollinators, successful reproduction, naturalisation and ... -
Pollination of invasive Rhododendron ponticum (Ericaceae) in Ireland
(EDP Sciences, 2007)Several insect species visited exotic Rhododendron ponticum flowers, but bumblebees were most common. Only bumblebees (and one Vespula) contacted the flower stigma whilst foraging and are probably the main pollinators. ... -
Reproductive biology of the invasive exotic shrub, Rhododendron ponticum L. (Ericaceae)
(Blackwell, 2007)The reproductive biology of an exotic species will affect its ability to become naturalized and invasive in non-native habitats. Rhododendron ponticum is an ecologically damaging exotic weed in the British Isles, which ...