Question: What is the value of using Rhinanthus minor in grassland restoration and can
restrictions on its establishment be overcome? Location: England (United Kingdom) …

In savanna ecosystems, tree canopy patches differ in plant species composition compared
to adjacent intercanopy spaces due to different levels of resource availabilities. Mistletoes …

Species-rich grasslands have high conservation value because they support diverse floral
and faunal assemblages. Alpine grassland is an important and characteristic ecosystem of …

Considerable research has examined plant responses to concurrent attack by herbivores
and pathogens, but the effects of attack by parasitic plants, another important class of plant …

Selection and management of hosts have remained one of the most important silvicultural
research topics, since the discovery of the parasitic nature of sandalwood (Santalum album) …

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of many different host species and their
traits on the performance, morphology and architecture of the root hemiparasite …

Soil aggregation and its stability are fundamental in ensuring soil function and ecosystem
service provision, which can be greatly altered by ungulate disturbance, particularly the …

Hemiparasitic plants tend to thrive in and significantly affect plant communities in low-
nutrient, high-light environments. Hemiparasites are assumed to be weak competitors for …

Abstract Wood betony, Orobanchaceae (Pedicularis canadensis) and bastard toadflax,
Santalaceae (Comandra umbellata) are two root‐hemiparasitic plant species found in …

Increasing nitrogen deposition and more frequent drought events are likely to change plant
interactions in natural grasslands. Both factors may also influence the interactions between …