The Angiosperm Terrestrial Revolution and the origins of modern biodiversity
Biodiversity today has the unusual property that 85% of plant and animal species live on
land rather than in the sea, and half of these live in tropical rainforests. An explosive boost to …
land rather than in the sea, and half of these live in tropical rainforests. An explosive boost to …
Impact of stomatal density and morphology on water-use efficiency in a changing world
Global warming and associated precipitation changes will negatively impact on many
agricultural ecosystems. Major food production areas are expected to experience reduced …
agricultural ecosystems. Major food production areas are expected to experience reduced …
The rise of angiosperms pushed conifers to decline during global cooling
FL Condamine, D Silvestro… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Competition among species and entire clades can impact species diversification and
extinction, which can shape macroevolutionary patterns. The fossil record shows successive …
extinction, which can shape macroevolutionary patterns. The fossil record shows successive …
Leaf venation: structure, function, development, evolution, ecology and applications in the past, present and future
L Sack, C Scoffoni - New phytologist, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The design and function of leaf venation are important to plant performance, with key
implications for the distribution and productivity of ecosystems, and applications in …
implications for the distribution and productivity of ecosystems, and applications in …
A worldview of root traits: the influence of ancestry, growth form, climate and mycorrhizal association on the functional trait variation of fine‐root tissues in seed plants
OJ Valverde‐Barrantes, GT Freschet… - New …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Fine‐root traits play key roles in ecosystem processes, but the drivers of fine‐root trait
diversity remain poorly understood. The plant economic spectrum (PES) hypothesis predicts …
diversity remain poorly understood. The plant economic spectrum (PES) hypothesis predicts …
Cell wall thickness and composition are involved in photosynthetic limitation
The key role of cell walls in setting mesophyll conductance to CO2 (gm) and, consequently,
photosynthesis is reviewed. First, the theoretical properties of cell walls that can affect gm …
photosynthesis is reviewed. First, the theoretical properties of cell walls that can affect gm …
Coupling between the terrestrial carbon and water cycles—a review
The terrestrial carbon and water cycles are strongly coupled. As atmospheric carbon dioxide
concentration increases, climate and the coupled hydrologic cycle are modified, thus …
concentration increases, climate and the coupled hydrologic cycle are modified, thus …
Sensitivity of plants to changing atmospheric CO2 concentration: from the geological past to the next century
The rate of CO 2 assimilation by plants is directly influenced by the concentration of CO 2 in
the atmosphere, ca. As an environmental variable, ca also has a unique global and historic …
the atmosphere, ca. As an environmental variable, ca also has a unique global and historic …
Species richness at continental scales is dominated by ecological limits
DL Rabosky, AH Hurlbert - The American Naturalist, 2015 - journals.uchicago.edu
Explaining variation in species richness among provinces and other large geographic
regions remains one of the most challenging problems at the intersection of ecology and …
regions remains one of the most challenging problems at the intersection of ecology and …
Modeling plant–water interactions: an ecohydrological overview from the cell to the global scale
Vegetation and the water cycles are inherently coupled across a wide range of spatial and
temporal scales. Water availability interacts with plant ecophysiology and controls …
temporal scales. Water availability interacts with plant ecophysiology and controls …