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Jian-Yong Wang: What role do clonal plants play in our ecosystems?

In this new post, Jian-Yong Wang, a new ecological researcher working at Northeast Normal University, China, shares his paper: A meta-analysis of effects of physiological integration in clonal plants under homogeneous vs. heterogeneous environments—recently shortlisted for the Haldane Prize for Early Career Researchers. About the paper Clonal plants, i.e. those able to reproduce vegetatively, play important roles in many ecosystems. Connected individuals (ramets) can translocate … Continue reading Jian-Yong Wang: What role do clonal plants play in our ecosystems?

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Rosella Guerrieri
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Rosella Guerrieri: equal but not equal, new vs long-established forests in Northeastern Spain

Rossella Guerrieri from the University of Bologne, presents her latest study ‘Land-use legacies influence tree water-use efficiency and nitrogen dynamics in recently established European forests’, discusses the importance of long-term effects of global change and provides some advices for anyone following a research career. About the paper Spontaneous forest regrowth is naturally occurring in several areas of the world promoted by on-going global changes, which … Continue reading Rosella Guerrieri: equal but not equal, new vs long-established forests in Northeastern Spain

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