Since the first edition of this book published in 2005, there has been an immense amount of
new and fascinating work on the history, ecology, and evolution of the Mediterranean flora …

Non-marine aquatic vascular plants generally show broad distributional ranges. Climatic
factors seem to have limited effects on their distributions, besides the determination of major …

Most plants combine sexual and clonal reproduction, and the balance between the two may
vary widely between and within species. There are many anecdotal reports of plants that …

Many plant species have the capability to reproduce sexually as well as clonally. The
balance between clonal reproduction and sexual reproduction varies between different …

Most plants can reproduce both sexually and asexually (or vegetatively), and the balance
between the two reproductive modes may vary widely between and within species …

By affecting the number and the spatial distribution of flowering units (ie, ramets), clonal
growth can influence pollen transfer between plants and thus affect mating opportunities. In …

许多植物同时具有克隆生长与有性繁殖, 两种繁殖方式间的平衡在不同物种间以及同一物种内
不同种群间变化很大. 旺盛的克隆生长可能会从多方面影响生活史进化. 首先 …

Colonisation by reed seedlings, Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. is rare and
usually occurs after drawdown and when shallow water prevails. P. australis seeds have …

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 …

Clonal plant life histories are special in at least four respects:(1) Clonal plants can also
reproduce vegetatively,(2) vegetative reproduction can be realised with short or long …