For anyone looking to build a foundation in root biology, this review offers a clear overview of the field and points to promising directions for future research. (10/10)
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🌿Join us to learn about the newly published “An introduction to the fundamentals of root systems research in cultivated plants” in @AnnBot by Dylan Jones and co-authors. 🧵 (1/10)
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🌎🌿Why does this matter? Many Cerrado species already show naturally low fruit set. Additional reductions under future warming scenarios could affect: recruitment, migration capacity, species persistence, ecological interactions and community structure. (10/10)
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🌱 Check the newly published article ‘Contrasting responses of pollen and fruit to whole-tree heating in two tropical savannah species’ in @AnnBot by Georgina Werkmeister and co-authors🧵(1/10)
The study highlights how small plant traits can have large ecological consequences.
By influencing multitrophic interactions, EFNs may help shape biodiversity patterns and community organization in one of the world’s richest savanna ecosystems. 🌎🌿(9/9)
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The study highlights how indirect effects, like changing herbivory or grazing pressure, can strongly influence species survival near the warm edge of their distribution. (10/10)
🎉 Great news! The paper ‘Grazing mediates microclimate effects on lichen performance near its warm-range margin’ in @AnnBot by Sonia Merinero and co-authors is now #free for 2 weeks 🧵(1/9)
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🌍 The study highlights the importance of understanding plant metabolism and carbon balance to predict which species can persist as savannas become more wooded. (8/8)
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🌱 Check the newly published article ‘Carbon starvation as a mechanistic explanation for the gradual decline of savanna ground-layer species under tree encroachment’ in @AnnBot by Rossatto & Scalon 🧵(1/8)
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🎉 Great news! The paper ‘The phylogenetic diversity of plant communities in response to anthropogenic disturbances in a Neotropical savanna’ in @AnnBot by Monize Altomare and co-authors is now #free for 2 weeks 🧵(1/8)
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