Habitat fragmentation effects on fitness of plant populations–a review

J Lienert - Journal for nature conservation, 2004 - Elsevier
Habitat fragmentation threatens the survival of many species and local populations. Habitat
fragmentation has two major consequences: populations become more isolated and are …

Genetic effects of anthropogenic habitat fragmentation on remnant animal and plant populations: A meta‐analysis

DR Schlaepfer, B Braschler, HP Rusterholz… - Ecosphere, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat loss and fragmentation are among the biggest threats to biodiversity. Anthropogenic
habitat fragmentation leads to small and isolated remnant plant and animal populations. The …

Wind dispersal in freshwater wetlands: knowledge for conservation and restoration

MB Soons - Applied Vegetation Science, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Questions: For wetland plants, dispersal by wind is often overlooked because dispersal by
water is generally assumed to be the key dispersal process. This literature review addresses …

Salicylic Acid Alleviates the Adverse Effects of Salt Stress on Dianthus superbus (Caryophyllaceae) by Activating Photosynthesis, Protecting Morphological Structure …

X Ma, J Zheng, X Zhang, Q Hu, R Qian - Frontiers in plant science, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Salt stress critically affects the physiological processes and morphological structure of
plants, resulting in reduced plant growth. Salicylic acid (SA) is an important signal molecule …

Local adaptation in the monocarpic perennial Carlina vulgaris at different spatial scales across Europe

U Becker, G Colling, P Dostal, A Jakobsson, D Matthies - Oecologia, 2006 - Springer
Spatial variation in environmental conditions can lead to local adaptation of plant
populations, particularly if gene flow among populations is low. Many studies have …

Reduced reproductive success and offspring survival in fragmented populations of the forest herb Phyteuma spicatum

A Kolb - Journal of Ecology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 Habitat fragmentation, which reduces the size and increases the isolation of
populations, is a major threat to biodiversity. For Phyteuma spicatum, a self‐incompatible …

Loss of habitat specialists despite conservation management in fen remnants 1995–2006

A Bergamini, M Peintinger, S Fakheran… - Perspectives in Plant …, 2009 - Elsevier
Many ecosystems of high conservation value have been shaped by human impacts over
centuries. Today, traditional management of semi-natural habitats is a common conservation …

Salicylic acid promotes plant growth and salt-related gene expression in Dianthus superbus L. (Caryophyllaceae) grown under different salt stress conditions

J Zheng, X Ma, X Zhang, Q Hu, R Qian - Physiology and Molecular Biology …, 2018 - Springer
Salt stress is a critical factor that affects the growth and development of plants. Salicylic acid
(SA) is an important signal molecule that mitigates the negative effects of salt stress on …

High genetic load in an old isolated butterfly population

ALK Mattila, A Duplouy… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
We investigated inbreeding depression and genetic load in a small (N e∼ 100) population
of the Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia), which has been completely isolated on a …

Phylogeny and evolution of the Arctium‐Cousinia complex (Compositae, Cardueae‐Carduinae)

S López-Vinyallonga, I Mehregan, N Garcia-Jacas… - Taxon, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The phylogeny and evolution of the Arctium‐Cousinia complex, including Arctium, Cousinia
as one of the largest genera of Asteraceae, Hypacanthium and Schmalhausenia, is …