Frontiers in Plant Science | Functional Plant Ecology

Original Research

Published on 05 May 2025

Water source of artificial plants in the northeastern margin of Tengger Desert based on hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes

in Functional Plant Ecology

Zhenyu Zhao
Guodong Tang
Jinrong Li
Meng Wu
Lei Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1523085

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Original Research

Published on 01 May 2025

An assessment of the role of buttress roots in the carbon stocks of tropical forests

in Functional Plant Ecology

Xu Wang
Brian Njoroge Mwangi
Guangyi Zhou
Mengmeng Yang
Yuelin Li

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1538583

818 views

Review

Published on 01 May 2025

A guide to sunflowers: floral resource nutrition for bee health and key pollination syndromes

in Functional Plant Ecology

Salena Husband
Katarina Cankar
Olivier Catrice
Stan Chabert
Silvio Erler

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1552335

2,421 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

Bacterial communities and soil functionality in artificially remediated vegetation of the three gorges reservoir zone

in Functional Plant Ecology

Farkhanada Naz
Muhammad Arif
Tan Xue
Yangyi Chen
Shahid Ullah Khan
Li Changxiao

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1550306

867 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

Using XGBoost-SHAP for understanding the ecosystem services trade-off effects and driving mechanisms in ecologically fragile areas

in Functional Plant Ecology

Peiyu Du
Heju Huai
Xiaoyang Wu
Hongjia Wang
Wen Liu
Xiumei Tang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1552818

1,364 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

The variations of wheat–maize production, soil organic carbon, and carbon footprints: insights from a 20–year on–farm observational experiment in the North China Plain

in Functional Plant Ecology

Ning Wang
Zhipin Ai
Qiuying Zhang
Peifang Leng
Yunfeng Qiao
Zhao Li
Chao Tian
Xinjie Shi
Hefa Cheng
Gang Chen

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1547431

993 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

Changing environmental conditions impact the phenotypic plasticity of Carex acuta and Glyceria maxima, two common wet grassland species

in Functional Plant Ecology

Keith R. Edwards
Bernhard Glocker
Jiří Mastný
Tomáš Picek

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1542907

709 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

Long-term dynamics and driving mechanisms of plant communities in a temperate estuary in eastern China based on pollen analysis: a case study of the Liaohe Estuary

in Functional Plant Ecology

Haoran Liu
Weiwei Liu
Jinzhi Wang
Wei Li
Jingwen Zhang
Jian Gong
Lijuan Cui

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1578390

786 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Apr 2025

Suitability mapping of native tree species in dry-hot valleys of Yunnan based on InVEST-MaxEnt coupled modeling: model validation framework with native tree species actual distribution and seed germination

in Functional Plant Ecology

Meng Xie
Xiaobo Song
Xuexing Zhang
Yongpeng Ma
Zhilin Song
Fengjuan Li
Wei Li
Linyuan Fan
Hong Ma

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1577623

1,147 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Apr 2025

Contrasting allocation patterns in wheat and weeds: allometric belowground and reproductive investment versus optimal partitioning adaptations

in Functional Plant Ecology

Jiazhen Xi
Shengtao Shi
Yizhong Rong
Jie Liu
Li Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1542205

764 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Apr 2025

Nutrient recycling and utilization of Torreya grandis ‘Merrillii’ along an age gradient

in Functional Plant Ecology

Aifei Fan
Songheng Jin
Yangzhou Tan
Weiwei Huan
Wenjing Chen
Xiaoyu Wang
Yini Han

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1566140

852 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Apr 2025

Soil organic carbon and ecosystem multifunctionality are enhanced by subsoiling in fluvo-aquic soil of North China Plain

in Functional Plant Ecology

Mengru Wang
Renzhuo Wang
Guiying Jiang
Yueying Li
Chaolin Liu
Jin Yang
Xiaolei Jie
Fengmin Shen
Fang Liu
Shiliang Liu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1559653

1,018 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Apr 2025

Unravelling the combined effects of drought and nitrogen addition on carbon assimilation and reserves in Korean pine saplings

in Functional Plant Ecology

Jinyuan Tian
Hongxia Zhang
Anzhi Wang
Jiabing Wu
Sabine Rosner
Kai Zhu
Rongrong Cai
Fenghui Yuan

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1574468

965 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Apr 2025

Positive effects of forest fragmentation per se on bryophyte diversity in subtropical fragmented forests: evidence from land-bridge islands

in Functional Plant Ecology

Dandan Li
Tonghe Yuan
Jun Yang
Shan Lv
Heng Zhang
Yuzhu Xia
Xiao Wang
Shuiliang Guo
Jing Yu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1539513

1,096 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Apr 2025

Volatile-mediated plant interactions: an innovative approach to cultivar mixture selection for enhanced pest resilience

in Functional Plant Ecology

Dimitrije Markovic
Gaëtan Seimandi-Corda
Vili Harizanova
Atanaska Stoeva
Sari Himanen
Stephanie Saussure
Andja Radonjic
Gordana Đurić
Ivana Lalićević
Sokha Kheam

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1550678

1,287 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Apr 2025

Predicting the distribution of Sphagna (Bryophyta) in Türkiye: a perspective of present and future climate scenarios

in Functional Plant Ecology

Gökhan Abay
Serkan Gül

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1540845

796 views