Many flowering plants exhibit dual reproductive modes, producing both sexual and asexual
offspring. The commonest form of asexual reproduction is clonal growth, in which vegetative …

The past 15 years have seen a surge of interest in modularity in plants; that is, in the
implications of the fact that plants are composed of repetitive modules that may in some …

在异质生境中克隆生长使克隆分株处于不同的小生境中, 从而将基株死亡风险以不同方式分摊.
分摊有利于维持或提高基株适合度, 因此, 植物克隆生长被认为具有对小尺度生境异质性的生态 …

A definitive guide to the depth and breadth of the ecological sciences, revised and updated
The revised and updated fifth edition of Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems–now in full …

Triffids were, admittedly, a bit weird—but that was, after all, just because they were novelties.
People had felt the same about novelties of other days—about kangaroos, giant lizards …

What confers invasive alien plants a competitive advantage over native plants remains open
to debate. Many of the world's worst invasive alien plants are clonal and able to share …

This book provides an introductory text in ecology aimed at undergraduate students and is
divided into sections entitled: introduction; conditions and resources; individuals …

Many ecosystems are dominated by clonal plants. Among the most distinctive characteristics
of clonal plants is their potential for clonal integration (ie the translocation of resources …

Natural habitats are patchy in quality. in clonal plants, resource-acquiring structures often
occupy sites that differ in quality. Clonal plants can display division of labour in resource …

Clonal plants play key roles in maintaining community productivity and stability in many
ecosystems. Connected individuals (ramets) of clonal plants can translocate and share, for …