Hydrochory, or the passive dispersal of organisms by water, is an important means of
propagule transport, especially for plants. During recent years, knowledge about hydrochory …

Riparian vegetation is exposed to stress from inundation and hydraulic disturbance, and is
often rich in native and alien plant species. We describe 35 traits that enable plants to cope …

Over the past centuries, European streams have been heavily influenced by humans
through pollution and regulation. As a result, the quality and diversity of freshwater riparian …

Many plant species have two modes of reproduction: sexual and asexual. Both modes of
reproduction have often been viewed as adaptations to temporally or spatially variable …

Aquatic angiosperms have evolved from a diverse assemblage of terrestrial lineages and
exhibit broad variation in morphology, life history, and reproductive systems. This variation …

The number of patches of non-native Phragmites australis in brackish tidal wetlands in the
Rhode River subestuary increased from 5 in 1971–72 to 212 in 2007, and the area covered …

Clonal multiplication is a predominant type of reproduction in wetland species. However,
both wetlands and plant organs of clonal growth are diverse, thus due to different stress …

Background Corybas taliensis is an endemic species of sky islands in China. Its habitat is
fragile and unstable, and it is likely that the species is threatened. However, it is difficult to …

Plastic responses of plants exposed to mechanical stress can lead to modified, performance‐
enhancing, morphologies, sometimes accompanied by costs to reproduction. The capacity …

Variations in water level profoundly affect functional stability of freshwater ecosystems, as
well as macrophyte growth and reproduction. Although the trade‐off between allocation to …