How functional is a trait? Phosphorus mobilization through root exudates differs little between Carex species with and without specialized dauciform roots

S Güsewell, MH Schroth - New Phytologist, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Root structures secreting carboxylates and phosphatases are thought to enhance a plant's
phosphorus (P) acquisition. But do closely related species with and without such structures …

The spatial structure of phylogenetic and functional diversity in the United States and Canada: An example using the sedge family (Cyperaceae)

D Spalink, J Pender, M Escudero… - … of Systematics and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Systematically quantifying diversity across landscapes is necessary to understand how
clade history and ecological heterogeneity contribute to the origin, distribution, and …

Assembly of the Arctic flora: Highly parallel and recurrent patterns in sedges (Carex)

MH Hoffmann, S Gebauer… - American Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Understanding the origin of ecosystems and their changes
through time is important. Two mutually contrasting types of grasslands existed in the Arctic …

Trait evolution rates shape continental patterns of species richness in North America's most diverse angiosperm genus (Carex, Cyperaceae)

JE Pender, AL Hipp, M Hahn… - Journal of Systematics …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological opportunity has been associated with increases in diversification rates across the
tree of life. Under an ecological diversification model, the emergence of novel environments …

Symbiotic cornucopia of the monophagous planthopper Ommatidiotus dissimilis (Fallén, 1806) (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Caliscelidae)

A Michalik, J Szwedo, A Stroiński, D Świerczewski… - Protoplasma, 2018 - Springer
In contrast to Cicadomorpha, in which numerous symbiotic bacteria have been identified
and characterized, the symbionts of fulgoromorphans are poorly known. Here, we present …

Species richness drives selection of individuals within wetlands based on traits related to acquisition and utilization of light

L Deschamps, R Proulx, G Rheault… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Selection within natural communities has mainly been studied along large abiotic gradients,
while the selection of individuals within populations should occur locally in response to …

Timing and ecological priority shaped the diversification of sedges in the Himalayas

P Jiménez-Mejías, R Amir, MQ Hayat, AL Hipp - PeerJ, 2019 - peerj.com
Background Diversification patterns in the Himalayas have been important to our
understanding of global biodiversity. Despite recent broad-scale studies, the most diverse …

Response patterns of fen sedges to a nutrient gradient indicate both geographic origin-specific genotypic differences and phenotypic plasticity

T Hinzke, F Tanneberger, C Aggenbach, M Bog… - Wetlands, 2022 - Springer
In wet peatlands, plant growth conditions are largely determined by local soil conditions,
leading to locally adapted vegetation. Despite that Carex species are often the prevailing …

Species cohesion of an extremophyte (Carex angustisquama, Cyperaceae) in solfatara fields maintained under interspecific natural hybridization

K Nagasawa, H Setoguchi, M Maki, K Sawa… - Annals of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Hybridization is the main driver of plant diversification, and
gene flow via hybridization has multifaceted effects on plant evolution. Carex …

Two New Natural Hybrids between Carex angustisquama (Cyperaceae) and Related Species from Solfatara Fields in the Tohoku Region, Japan

K Nagasawa, K Sawa, H Setoguchi, M Maki… - Acta Phytotaxonomica …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Two natural hybrids, Carex× doroyuensis (C. angustisquama× C. otayae) and C.× thermalis
(C. angustisquama× C. thunbergii), are newly reported from the Tohoku region of northern …