Background The development and dispersal of seeds as well as their transition to seedlings
represent perhaps the most critical stages of a plant's life cycle. The endophytic and …

Trait‐based approaches have improved our understanding of plant evolution, community
assembly and ecosystem functioning. A major challenge for the upcoming decades is to …

Mutualisms structure ecosystems and mediate their functioning. They also enhance
invasions of many alien species. Invasions disrupt native mutualisms, often leading to …

Fruit color is a genetic trait and a key factor for consumer acceptability and is therefore
receiving increasing importance in several breeding programs. Plant pigments offer plants …

Morphological variation in seed characters includes differences in seed size and shape.
Seed shape is an important trait in plant identification and classification. In addition it has …

Dispersal is a critical ecological process that modulates gene flow and contributes to the
maintenance of genetic and taxonomic diversity within ecosystems. Despite an increasing …

There is growing interest in understanding the functional outcomes of species interactions in
ecological networks. For many mutualistic networks, including pollination and seed …

In recent years, the microbiome has attracted much attention because of the multiple roles
and functions that microbes play in plants, animals, and human beings. Seed-associated …

Aim Four long‐distance dispersal (LDD) modes have generally been considered to play
central roles in the colonization of islands by plants: anemochory (dispersal by wind) …

Research into freshwater fungi has generated a wealth of information over the past decades
with various published articles, ie, reviews, books, and monographs. With the advancement …