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Published on 12 Feb 2026

Differences in functional traits of herbaceous plants in Sanjiang plain wetland under human disturbance gradient and their response strategies to environmental changes

in Functional Plant Ecology

Qiuyu Meng
Zihe Liu
Naixu Guo
Jiping Liu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1797278

Editorial

Accepted on 10 Feb 2026

Editorial: Climate Adaptations and Challenges of Non-native Tree Species in Forest Ecosystems

in Functional Plant Ecology

Marcin Klisz
Giovanna Battipaglia
Mathieu Lévesque
Sergio Rossi

Frontiers in Plant Science

156 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Feb 2026

The Primacy of Species Turnover over Intraspecific Variation in the Environmental Filtering of Understory Ferns

in Functional Plant Ecology

Yuhan Zhou
Zhenzhen Zhang
Heming Liu
Shan Jiang
Zemei Zheng
Guochun Shen
Xihua Wang
Qingsong Yang

Frontiers in Plant Science

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Feb 2026

Variability of 137Cs and natural radionuclides accumulation in mosses relative to soil activity in Iğdır, Türkiye

in Functional Plant Ecology

Nevzat Batan
Halim Büyükuslu
Nilay Akçay

Frontiers in Plant Science

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Feb 2026

Nutrient Advantage of Karst Peaks Cluster Depressions and Plant Diversity in Response

in Functional Plant Ecology

Jianli Zhang
Xuemin Tang
Lihua Pu
Yunjie Wu
Weiquan Zhao
Yang Cao

Frontiers in Plant Science

Original Research

Published on 10 Feb 2026

Climate and biocrust types jointly regulate soil multifunctionality and quality in drylands: evidence from the Gurbantunggut Desert

in Functional Plant Ecology

Yonggang Li
Yingjie Gao
Yunjie Huang
Yongxing Lu
Benfeng Yin
Xiaobing Zhou
Hao Yu
Yuanming Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1670208

252 views

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Feb 2026

Litter type and thickness modulate microclimate and seedling establishment in Cunninghamia lanceolata

in Functional Plant Ecology

Bo Liu
Zhengning Wang
Wang Lixin

Frontiers in Plant Science

Original Research

Published on 09 Feb 2026

Altitude-adaptive water use strategies of grassland are constrained by air dryness and stoichiometry in southwest of China

in Functional Plant Ecology

Jiankun Bai
Deping Zhai
Yang Xu
Deyun Chen
Wei Wang
Ziyue Xu
Yuhui Si
Fujia Yang
Mei Sun
Yinfeng Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1773262

436 views

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Feb 2026

Identifying ecological zones and evaluating plant diversity in the Northwestern Himalayas region

in Functional Plant Ecology

Sohail Abbas
Amina Ameer
Heli Lu
Siqi Lu
Liang Cao
Zongran Han
Changhong Miao
Wanfu Feng
Hummera Nawaz
Sana Fatima

Frontiers in Plant Science

124 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Feb 2026

Optimized MaxEnt modeling predicts the distribution change of Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai in China under global climate change

in Functional Plant Ecology

Hongjian Shen
Shasha Sun
Yuxue Cheng
Emelda Rosseleena Rohani
Qingying Fang
Rongchun Han
Xiaohui Tong

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1737731

515 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Feb 2026

MaxEnt model-based prediction of potential suitable habitats of three Trichosanthes L. species in China under future climate change scenarios

in Functional Plant Ecology

Xiaomeng Wang
Yuanyuan Ding
Chunfeng Duan
Yunchuan Xu
Chen Zhang
Zihan Wang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1748030

373 views

Review

Published on 04 Feb 2026

Factors affecting the genetic diversity of Lotus corniculatus in the Hemi-boreal zone of Baltic States and their agronomical implications

in Functional Plant Ecology

Yaqoob Sultan
Izhar Ullah
Peter Paľove-Balang
Asif Mukhtiar
Muhammad Mudasir
Michaela Bačovčinová
Vilma Kemešyte
Aurelija Liatukiene
Giedrius Petrauskas
Eglė Norkevičienė

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1748495

578 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Feb 2026

Vegetation water use efficiency constrains the dynamic of net primary productivity in Mu Us Sandy Land

in Functional Plant Ecology

Yunfei Chen
Zuyu Liu
Xinjia Guo
Kun Liu
Leyi Zhang
Jing Liu
Xiuhua Liu
Junqi He

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1724283

588 views

Original Research

Accepted on 03 Feb 2026

Trait-mediated linkages and stocking rate thresholds in plant-community-soil feedbacks to long-term grazing in a Stipa breviflora desert steppe

in Functional Plant Ecology

Jiangwen LI
FENG YIWEI
Liping Li
Xiaoxi Zhang
Meiyan Fang
Qirui Ye
Jiahui Hao
Guodong Han

Frontiers in Plant Science

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Feb 2026

Elevation-dependent productivity trade-offs in wild Elymus sibiricus populations across the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau Zone

in Functional Plant Ecology

Yulin Niu
Qin Yan

Frontiers in Plant Science

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Jan 2026

Enclosure Enhances Grassland Plant Diversity and Community Stability More Effectively Than Grazing and Mowing by Strengthening Species Turnover Regulation and Soil Process Driving

in Functional Plant Ecology

Shi Mengyuan
Tianqi Yu
Chen Sisi
Zhang Chu
Xiaoping XIN
He Senya
Liu Fanglin
Ji Li
Li Ying
Gao Xiaotian

Frontiers in Plant Science

143 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Jan 2026

TROPICAL FOREST DISTURBANCES REVEAL INCREASE IN STRESS-TOLERANT (S) STRATEGY AMONG EPIPHYTES WHILE SIMPLIFYING THE TAXONOMIC AND LAYER STRUCTURE OF EPIPHYTIC COMMUNITIES

in Functional Plant Ecology

Alen К. Eskov
Evgenia A. Faronova
Tatiana Elumeeva
Taisia V. Poloshevets
Anna S. Kartasheva
Nikolay G. Prilepsky
Vladislav Leonov
Evgeny Abakumov

Frontiers in Plant Science

171 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Jan 2026

Quantifying Responses of Climatic and Anthropogenic Factors on Vegetation Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Variabilities over Yellow River Basin, China

in Functional Plant Ecology

Zhilei Yu
Ligen Wang
Junfei Yan
Zhe Yuan
Xiangyang Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Jan 2026

Enhanced autosuccession after wildfire in a transitional sub-Mediterranean forest ecosystem: Evidence from the Kras Plateau (Slovenia)

in Functional Plant Ecology

Andraž Čarni
Mateja Breg Valjavec
Lucia Čahojová
Aljaž Jakob

Frontiers in Plant Science

201 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Jan 2026

Uncovering the effects of grazing exclusion duration on plant richness and biomass in alpine grasslands using the price equation

in Functional Plant Ecology

Xin Pu
Tan Feng
Lei Sun

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1762528

431 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Jan 2026

Tree growth characteristics, soil parameters, and soil organic carbon of highland Juniper and Acacia forests in Southwestern Saudi Arabia

in Functional Plant Ecology

Ahmed M. Abbas
Mohamed T. Ahmed
Khalid A. Ibrahim
Ahmed A. Hussain
Stephen J. Novak

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1693276

405 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Jan 2026

The magnet species effect of two-leaf squill (Scilla spp.) on pollinator competition with the snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis L.)

in Functional Plant Ecology

Pavol Prokop
Fedor Čiampor
Olena Bielikova
Ladislav Pekárik
Tomáš Čejka
Zuzana Provazník
Michaela Mešková
Viktória Vanerková
Božena Šerá
Zuzana Čiamporová-Zat'ovičová

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1760796

437 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Jan 2026

Prediction of suitable distribution areas for Alismatis Rhizoma based on the MaxEnt model and study on quality-environment correlation

in Functional Plant Ecology

Zimin Wang
Zongyi Zhao
Gaoting Yang
Haotian Zhang
Jialin Li
Zhiqiong Lan

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1723386

352 views

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Jan 2026

Distribution characteristics and influencing factors of carbon storage in Populus plantations with different stand ages in the Luxi Yellow River floodplain, China

in Functional Plant Ecology

Zhibao Wang
Peiming Zheng
Yuwei Guo
Chuanjie Zhou
Jing Liang
Haibing Wu
Cheng Huang
Xiangbin Gao
Yanyi Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

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Differences in functional traits of herbaceous plants in Sanjiang plain wetland under human disturbance gradient and their response strategies to environmental changes

Editorial: Climate Adaptations and Challenges of Non-native Tree Species in Forest Ecosystems

The Primacy of Species Turnover over Intraspecific Variation in the Environmental Filtering of Understory Ferns

Variability of 137Cs and natural radionuclides accumulation in mosses relative to soil activity in Iğdır, Türkiye

Nutrient Advantage of Karst Peaks Cluster Depressions and Plant Diversity in Response

Climate and biocrust types jointly regulate soil multifunctionality and quality in drylands: evidence from the Gurbantunggut Desert

Litter type and thickness modulate microclimate and seedling establishment in Cunninghamia lanceolata

Altitude-adaptive water use strategies of grassland are constrained by air dryness and stoichiometry in southwest of China

Identifying ecological zones and evaluating plant diversity in the Northwestern Himalayas region

Optimized MaxEnt modeling predicts the distribution change of Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai in China under global climate change

MaxEnt model-based prediction of potential suitable habitats of three Trichosanthes L. species in China under future climate change scenarios

Factors affecting the genetic diversity of Lotus corniculatus in the Hemi-boreal zone of Baltic States and their agronomical implications

Vegetation water use efficiency constrains the dynamic of net primary productivity in Mu Us Sandy Land

Trait-mediated linkages and stocking rate thresholds in plant-community-soil feedbacks to long-term grazing in a Stipa breviflora desert steppe

Elevation-dependent productivity trade-offs in wild Elymus sibiricus populations across the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau Zone

Enclosure Enhances Grassland Plant Diversity and Community Stability More Effectively Than Grazing and Mowing by Strengthening Species Turnover Regulation and Soil Process Driving

TROPICAL FOREST DISTURBANCES REVEAL INCREASE IN STRESS-TOLERANT (S) STRATEGY AMONG EPIPHYTES WHILE SIMPLIFYING THE TAXONOMIC AND LAYER STRUCTURE OF EPIPHYTIC COMMUNITIES

Quantifying Responses of Climatic and Anthropogenic Factors on Vegetation Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Variabilities over Yellow River Basin, China

Enhanced autosuccession after wildfire in a transitional sub-Mediterranean forest ecosystem: Evidence from the Kras Plateau (Slovenia)

Uncovering the effects of grazing exclusion duration on plant richness and biomass in alpine grasslands using the price equation

Tree growth characteristics, soil parameters, and soil organic carbon of highland Juniper and Acacia forests in Southwestern Saudi Arabia

The magnet species effect of two-leaf squill (Scilla spp.) on pollinator competition with the snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis L.)

Prediction of suitable distribution areas for Alismatis Rhizoma based on the MaxEnt model and study on quality-environment correlation

Distribution characteristics and influencing factors of carbon storage in Populus plantations with different stand ages in the Luxi Yellow River floodplain, China