Can we integrate ecological approaches to improve plant selection for green infrastructure?
Modern cities are dominated by impervious surfaces that absorb, store and release heat in
summer, create large volumes of runoff and provide limited biodiversity habitat and poor air …
summer, create large volumes of runoff and provide limited biodiversity habitat and poor air …
[HTML][HTML] The significance of tree-tree interactions for forest ecosystem functioning
Global change exposes forest ecosystems to many risks including novel climatic conditions,
increased frequency of climatic extremes and sudden emergence and spread of pests and …
increased frequency of climatic extremes and sudden emergence and spread of pests and …
Species richness stabilizes productivity via asynchrony and drought-tolerance diversity in a large-scale tree biodiversity experiment
Extreme climatic events threaten forests and their climate mitigation potential globally.
Understanding the drivers promoting ecosystem stability is therefore considered crucial for …
Understanding the drivers promoting ecosystem stability is therefore considered crucial for …
Differential air temperature cooling performance of urban vegetation types in the tropics
The tendency for cities to be warmer than surrounding rural areas, known as the urban heat
island effect, has become a matter of increasing concern, particularly in regions with a hot …
island effect, has become a matter of increasing concern, particularly in regions with a hot …
Synthesis and future research directions linking tree diversity to growth, survival, and damage in a global network of tree diversity experiments
Despite considerable research demonstrating that biodiversity increases productivity in
forests and regulates herbivory and pathogen damage, there remain gaps in our …
forests and regulates herbivory and pathogen damage, there remain gaps in our …
Neighbourhood diversity mitigates drought impacts on tree growth
Biodiversity is considered to mitigate detrimental impacts of climate change on the
functioning of forest ecosystems, such as drought‐induced decline in forest productivity …
functioning of forest ecosystems, such as drought‐induced decline in forest productivity …
Quantifying street tree regulating ecosystem services using Google Street View
DR Richards, PJ Edwards - Ecological indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
The urban heat island is a particular challenge for tropical cities, which receive year-round
high inputs of solar radiation. Plants can help mitigate elevated urban temperatures by …
high inputs of solar radiation. Plants can help mitigate elevated urban temperatures by …
[HTML][HTML] Quantifying leaf-trait co-variation and strategies for ecosystem functioning of Quercus leucotrichophora (Ban Oak) forest in Himalaya
R Singh, M Rawat, R Pandey - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Leaf functional traits determine a plant's survival and growth. Variation in leaf traits control
the functioning of forest ecosystem. The study examines the variation in 18 leaf traits (4 …
the functioning of forest ecosystem. The study examines the variation in 18 leaf traits (4 …
Coping with extremes: Responses of Quercus robur L. and Fagus sylvatica L. to soil drought and elevated vapour pressure deficit
M Niemczyk, P Wrzesiński, I Szyp-Borowska… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change, particularly droughts and heat waves, significantly impacts global
photosynthesis and forest ecosystem sustainability. To understand how trees respond to and …
photosynthesis and forest ecosystem sustainability. To understand how trees respond to and …
Leaf morphology of 40 evergreen and deciduous broadleaved subtropical tree species and relationships to functional ecophysiological traits
W Kröber, H Heklau, H Bruelheide - Plant Biology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We explored potential of morphological and anatomical leaf traits for predicting
ecophysiological key functions in subtropical trees. We asked whether the ecophysiological …
ecophysiological key functions in subtropical trees. We asked whether the ecophysiological …