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 …

Aquatic plants (macrophytes) are important components of freshwater ecosystems and serve
numerous purposes that structure aquatic communities. Although macrophytes represent an …

Summary 1 An international group of scientists has built an open internet data base of life‐
history traits of the Northwest European flora (the LEDA‐Traitbase) that can be used as a …

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 …

Abstract Background and Aims Polyploidy is arguably the single most important genetic
mechanism in plant speciation and diversification. It has been repeatedly suggested that …

Clonal growth confers a number of benefits on plants, but involves some costs as well. We
examined whether seed reproduction is reduced in clonal plants due to these costs. Further …

The structure and function of riparian ecosystems generally result from feedbacks between
plant dynamics and fluvial processes and landforms, ie, river morphodynamics. Taxonomic …

Extreme climatic events, such as heat waves, are predicted to increase in frequency and
intensity during the next hundred years, which may accelerate shifts in hydrological regimes …

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 …

An increasing number of recent studies indicate that multiple interacting factors can affect
the invasion of plants. However, few studies have focused on asexual propagation and the …