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View article: Evaluation of direct and transgenerational influences of salinity on germination and early seedling growth in an edible halophyte, <i>Crithmum maritimum</i>
Evaluation of direct and transgenerational influences of salinity on germination and early seedling growth in an edible halophyte, <i>Crithmum maritimum</i> Open
Background and Aims Crithmum maritimum is a wild, edible halophyte with large potential as a cash crop for salinized soils. However, its tolerance during seed germination appears to be highly site-specific and contradictory, whereas little…
View article: Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: <i>Silene uniflora</i> <sup>‡</sup>
Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: <i>Silene uniflora</i> <sup>‡</sup> Open
This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Silene uniflora Roth ( S. maritima With., S. vulgaris Garcke subsp. maritima (With.) Á. & D. Löve), Sea Campion, that are relevant to understanding its ecological character…
View article: Changes in soil fertility and microbial communities following cultivation of native grassland in Horqin Sandy Land, China: a 60-year chronosequence
Changes in soil fertility and microbial communities following cultivation of native grassland in Horqin Sandy Land, China: a 60-year chronosequence Open
Background Grassland conversion to cropland is a prevailing change of land use in traditionally nomadic areas, especially in the Mongolian Plateau. We investigated the effects of grassland conversion followed by continuous cultivation on s…
View article: Soil physicochemical properties associated with the yield and phytochemical composition of the edible halophyte Crithmum maritimum
Soil physicochemical properties associated with the yield and phytochemical composition of the edible halophyte Crithmum maritimum Open
There is growing interest in the consumption of halophytes due to their excellent nutritional profile and antioxidant properties, and their cultivation offers viable alternatives in the face of irreversible global salinization of soils. Ne…
View article: Biogas Slurry as an Alternative to Chemical Fertilizer: Changes in Soil Properties and Microbial Communities of Fluvo-Aquic Soil in the North China Plain
Biogas Slurry as an Alternative to Chemical Fertilizer: Changes in Soil Properties and Microbial Communities of Fluvo-Aquic Soil in the North China Plain Open
Biogas slurry application offers an alternative to chemical fertilizer in realizing ecologically recycling agriculture. However, the responses of soil fertility and microbial communities to long term use of biogas slurry need to be explore…
View article: Growth trajectories of diploid and tetraploid trees of the Betula pendula/B. pubescens complex (Betulaceae): a 38-year record of trunk circumference
Growth trajectories of diploid and tetraploid trees of the Betula pendula/B. pubescens complex (Betulaceae): a 38-year record of trunk circumference Open
Growth in trunk circumference in a natural, uneven-aged stand of 20 trees in the Betula pendula/B. pubescens complex at Holme Fen, Cambridgeshire (v.c.31), UK was monitored over a period of 38 years, from 1977-2014. At the beginning of the…
View article: Primary succession in an Atlantic salt marsh: From intertidal flats to mid‐marsh platform in 35 years
Primary succession in an Atlantic salt marsh: From intertidal flats to mid‐marsh platform in 35 years Open
Although salt marsh is a classic example of primary succession, the underlying mechanisms and their time‐scales are poorly understood. As salt marsh succession depends on sediment accretion, the amelioration of abiotic conditions associate…
View article: The Biological Flora of Tilia platyphyllos: a landmark account
The Biological Flora of Tilia platyphyllos: a landmark account Open
This year Journal of Ecology publishes its last print issue after a run of 108 volumes. Fitting then for this momentous issue to include a momentous Biological Flora of the British Isles article: Donald Pigott’s account of the Large-leaved…
View article: Disentangling elevation, annual flooding regime and salinity as hydrochemical determinants of halophyte distribution in non-tidal saltmarsh
Disentangling elevation, annual flooding regime and salinity as hydrochemical determinants of halophyte distribution in non-tidal saltmarsh Open
Background and Aims Hydrological disconnection, especially in a Mediterranean climate, creates coastal saltmarshes with an annual cycle of flooding that are unlike tidally inundated systems. Winter rainfall produces long, continuous hydrop…
View article: Supporting<i>Spartina</i>: Interdisciplinary perspective shows<i>Spartina</i>as a distinct solid genus
Supporting<i>Spartina</i>: Interdisciplinary perspective shows<i>Spartina</i>as a distinct solid genus Open
In 2014, a DNA‐based phylogenetic study confirming the paraphyly of the grass subtribe Sporobolinae proposed the creation of a large monophyletic genus Sporobolus , including (among others) species previously included in the genera Spartin…
View article: Manipulating saltmarsh microtopography modulates the effects of elevation on sediment redox potential and halophyte distribution
Manipulating saltmarsh microtopography modulates the effects of elevation on sediment redox potential and halophyte distribution Open
Halophyte distributions on saltmarshes are strongly related to elevation in the tidal frame. However, collinearity between elevation, the consequent inundation regime, and sediment waterlogging/redox potential obscures the proximate causes…
View article: Vulnerability of a specialized pollination mechanism to climate change revealed by a 356-year analysis
Vulnerability of a specialized pollination mechanism to climate change revealed by a 356-year analysis Open
Pollination of Ophrys sphegodes by sexual deception of male Andrena nigroaenea bees depends on male bees emerging before female bees and before flowering, and on the orchid flowering before female bee emergence, so that competition for the…
View article: Is saltmarsh restoration success constrained by matching natural environments or altered succession? A test using niche models
Is saltmarsh restoration success constrained by matching natural environments or altered succession? A test using niche models Open
Restored habitats, such as saltmarsh created through managed realignment, sometimes fail to meet targets for biological equivalence with natural reference sites. Understanding why this happens is important in order to improve restoration o…
View article: A re-examination of the Salicornia s (Amaranthaceae) of Saudi Arabia and their polymorphs
A re-examination of the Salicornia s (Amaranthaceae) of Saudi Arabia and their polymorphs Open
During the period from 1964 to 1999 Saudi Arabian species of Salicornia were wrongly treated under the European species, S. europaea L. Recent explorations proved that there are two separate allopatric species of Salicornia in Saudi Arabia…