Frontiers in Plant Science | Functional Plant Ecology

Original Research

Published on 13 Mar 2025

Coupling relationships between vegetation and soil in different vegetation types in the Ulan Buh Desert and the Kubuqi Desert

in Functional Plant Ecology

Gaoling Han
Jianqiang Huo
Rui Hu
Xiangwen Gong
Yicong Nan
Yuchao Lian
Zhishan Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1505526

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Original Research

Published on 13 Mar 2025

Diversity, functionality, and stability: shaping ecosystem multifunctionality in the successional sequences of alpine meadows and alpine steppes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

in Functional Plant Ecology

Xin Jin
Abby Deng
Yuejun Fan
Kun Ma
Yangan Zhao
Yingcheng Wang
Kaifu Zheng
Xueli Zhou
Guangxin Lu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1436439

828 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Mar 2025

Adaptive management for alpine grassland of the Tibetan Plateau based on a multi-criteria assessment

in Functional Plant Ecology

Tianyu Zhan
Shurong Zhang
Wenwu Zhao

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1518721

773 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Mar 2025

Climate change impacts on the predicted geographic distribution of Betula tianschanica Rupr

in Functional Plant Ecology

Hang Zhou
Ao Li
Xuequn Luo
Jiafeng Wang
Yihong Xie
Zhongping Lin
Donglai Hua

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1528255

1,045 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 10 Mar 2025

Shaping beta diversity in arid landscape through native plant species contributions: synergy of climate, soil, and species traits

in Functional Plant Ecology

Reham Fekry El-Barougy
Louis-Félix Bersier
Sarah M. Gray
Ali El-Keblawy
Tarek Galal
Fazal Ullah
Ibrahim A. Elgamal
Mohammed A. Dakhil

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1521596

1,034 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Mar 2025

Comparative diversity of aquatic plants in three Central European regions

in Functional Plant Ecology

Marek Svitok
Igor Zelnik
Kateřina Bubíková
Mateja Germ
Alenka Gaberščik
Judita Kochjarová
Helena Oťaheľová
Peter Paľove-Balang
Richard Hrivnák

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1536731

1,201 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2025

Ecological dichotomies of solar energy expansion: resilience in arid regions versus fragility in humid ecosystems

in Functional Plant Ecology

Jianhua Xiao
Panxing He
Yong Li
Mingjie Shi
Yang Li
Jun Ma

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1549519

1,676 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2025

Divergence in leaf and cambium phenologies among three temperate tree species of different wood types with special reference to xylem hydraulics

in Functional Plant Ecology

Ai-Ying Wang
Si-Qi Li
Han-Xiao Cui
Ya-Nan Liu
Yi-Jun Lu
Guang-You Hao

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1562873

954 views

Methods

Published on 26 Feb 2025

A protocol for high-quality sectioning for tree-ring anatomy

in Functional Plant Ecology

Marina V. Fonti
Georg von Arx
Maryline Harroue
Loïc Schneider
Daniel Nievergelt
Jesper Björklund
Rashit Hantemirov
Vladimir Kukarskih
Cyrille B.K. Rathgeber
Nadja-Tamara Studer

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1505389

2,893 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 Feb 2025

Wood density can best predict carbon stock in the forest aboveground biomass following restoration in a post open limestone mining in a tropical region

in Functional Plant Ecology

Junyang Mao
Peipei Xue
Yuxin Chen
Ting Xiang
Hui Zhang
Cui Chen
Qingqing Yang
Wenfeng Gong

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1553886

826 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Feb 2025

Predicting climate-driven shift of the East Mediterranean endemic Cynara cornigera Lindl

in Functional Plant Ecology

Heba Bedair
Yehia Hazzazi
Asmaa Abo Hatab
Marwa Waseem A. Halmy
Mohammed A. Dakhil
Mubaraka S. Alghariani
Mari Sumayli
A. El-Shabasy
Mohamed M. El-Khalafy

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1461639

1,295 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 Feb 2025

Effects of simulated litter inputs on ecological niches and interspecific connectivity of alpine meadow plants

in Functional Plant Ecology

Weishan Lin
Kejia De
Xuemei Xiang
Tingxu Feng
Fei Li
Xijie Wei

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1525474

626 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2025

Loss rate of net primary productivity under drought stress on the Yinshanbeilu of Inner Mongolia, China

in Functional Plant Ecology

Wang Sinan
Yingjie Wu
Wenjun Wang
Jianyin Guo
Mingyang Li

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1438343

644 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2025

Germination responses of native fire ephemerals of Patagonian grasslands to smoke water and karrikinolide

in Functional Plant Ecology

Sofía Gonzalez
Jorgelina Franzese
Luciana Ghermandi

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1550692

679 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2025

Analysis of cultivated land degradation in southern China: diagnostics, drivers, and restoration solutions

in Functional Plant Ecology

Yanqing Liao
Zhihong Yu
Lihua Kuang
Yefeng Jiang
Chenxi Yu
Weifeng Li
Ming Liu
Xi Guo
Yingcong Ye

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1533855

1,111 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Feb 2025

Effects of broad-leaved grass inhibitors and nitrogen fertilizer on seed production Elymus nutans in alpine meadow of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

in Functional Plant Ecology

Xin Lu
Juan Qi
Junhu Su
Yanjun Liu
Aolong Zhang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1470430

732 views