Scientists used a group of plants called melastomes as a case study to determine how, when and why a mountain range in Hispaniola became exceptionally biodiverse.

Scientific Reports - Effects of experimental drought and plant diversity on multifunctionality of a model system for crop rotation

Dr Maddi Artamendi graduated with the  thesis entitled “Plant–Pollinator Interactions: From Diversity and Plasticity to the Stability of Pollination Services” today at the University of the Basque Cou...

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Shrestha et al. show that human ecology significantly impacts global medicinal plant diversity. While overall plant diversity remains the primary driver, longer human occupancy increases medicinal pla...

Key points  The Massif de la Hotte is a young, exceptionally biodiverse mountain range in southern Haiti that is home to an unusually large number of species that grow there and nowhere else. Scientists used a group of plants called melastomes as a case study to determine how, when and why this mountain range accumulated so many unique species. The results suggest that birds flying over the Caribbean Sea between eastern Cuba and southwest Hispaniola may be responsible for a significant proportion of the region’s diversity.

Flowering plants are the most widespread group of plants, occupying almost every environment on our planet. They play important roles in maintaining the earth’s biodiversity and have a remarkably…

The University of Vienna is offering a four-year PhD position in Plant Ecology and Biodiversity Research. This fully funded role focuses on drivers of plant diversity change across Central and Eastern Europe.

AbstractBackground and Aims. Although almost 40% of the world's plant species are likely rare, little is known about the determinants of range size, a majo

Biodiversity loss threatens ecosystem functions, including decomposition and nutrient cycling. We investigated whether Collembola (springtails), key s…