| Convergent Evolution towards High Net Carbon Gain Efficiency Contributes to the Shade Tolerance of Palms (Arecaceae) | ||
| Most palm species occur in the shaded lower strata of tropical rain forests, but how their traits relate to shade adaptation is poorly understood. We hypothesized that palms are adapted to the shade of their native habitat... |
| Are invasive plants more competitive than native conspecifics? Patterns vary with competitors ? | ||
| Invasive plants are sometimes considered to be more competitive than their native conspecifics, according to the prediction that the invader reallocates resources from defense to growth due to liberation of natural enemies... |
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Pofessors from Wageningen University visited PEG | |
| Two professors from Wageningen University, Prof. Frans Bongers and Assoc. Prof. Frank Sterck have paid a visit to PEG from 9th June to 15th June. Prof. Frans Bongers gave a talk on XTBG special seminar with the title o... |
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Differentiation of water-related traits in terrestrial and epiphytic Cymbidium species | |
| Epiphytes that grow in the canopies of tropical and subtropical forests experience different water regimes when compared with terrestrial plants. However, the differences in adaptive strategies between epiphytic and terrestria... |
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Dr.Jiao-Lin Zhang was invited to be consulting editor of Plant and Soil | |
| Dr. Jiao-Lin Zhang has been invited to be a part of editorial board as a consulting editor of Plant and Soil, an International Journal on Plant-Soil Relationships. http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/plant+sciences/journa... |
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Interspecific variation in branch and leaf traits among three Syzygium tree species from different successional tropical forests | |
| Plant functional traits are closely associated with plant habitats. In this study, we investigated the interspecific variations in stem and leaf hydraulics, xylem and leaf anatomy, gas-exchange rates and leaf pressure–volume r... |
