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385A broad-scale test of whether constraints on dispersal contribute to the northern range limit of a Pacific coastal dune plantEcologyDungey, Michael; Eckert, Christopher.Range limits
dispersal
metapopulation
625Altered calcium cycling in the forest understory in the context of flowering dogwood declineEcologyBorer, Catherine; Leathers, Jack.Flowering dogwood
Calcium cycling
Mineral nutrition
Cornus florida
understory
791A New Research Natural Area WebsiteEcologyDevall, Margaret.nonmanipulative research
education
395Biogeographic barrier testing methods suggest genetic differentiation within a morphologically-stable species of the Australian Monsoon TropicsEcologyAntoine, Ariel; Williams, Tanisha; McDonnell, Angela; Cantley, Jason; Jobson, Peter; Martine, Christopher.Australian Monsoon Tropics
biogeographic barriers
speciation
Templetonia
gene flow
population structure
Fabaceae
Leguminosae
827Combined stressors of drought and invasion reduce Douglas fir performanceEcologyAiello, Erin; Parker, Ingrid; Haubensak, Karen; Grove, Sara.Cytisus
invasion ecology
Drought
interactions
Mycorrhizae
plant stress
global change
compounding stressors
soil microbes
161Comparison of Seedbank Composition over a Gradient of Pyrophilic VegetationEcologyHuebner, Cynthia; Thomas Van-Gundy, Melissa; Underwood, Christopher.Pyrophilic
Nonmetric Multidimensional Scaling
indicator species
Fire-adapted
Soil seed bank
106Could road salt explain the decline of Thuja occidentalis in urban fens?EcologyMolano-Flores, Brenda; Johnson, Sara; Janssen, Eric; Glass, Nicholas T; Whelan, Christopher J .Urban ecosystems
Thuja occidentalis
Germination
reproduction
road salts
236Deer herbivory alters plant community structure in the Edwards PlateauEcologyCollings, Jeremy; Arsuffi, Tom.herbivory
Ecology
Comunity Ecology
Mycorrhizae
Deer
870Defoliation in perennial plants: predictable and surprising results in Senna speciesEcologyKoptur, Suzanne; Primoli, Andrea Salas; Pimienta, Maria.defoliation
Compensation
extrafloral
nectaries
legume
Fabaceae
Induction
defense
186Does earlier flowering impact plant community seed set? EcologyXingwen, Loy; Morozumi, Connor; Schiffer, Annie; Brosi, Berry.flowering phenology
Plant Community
pollination
reproduction
climate change
362Drought stress: How long can plants remember?EcologyQUAN, JIAXIN; Munzbergova, Zuzana; Latzel, Vit.Transgenerational memory
Epigenetic
DNA methylation
Memory time
Clonal plant
503Eco-evolutionary drivers of native and exotic range expansion in a weedy annual plant, Dittrichia graveolens (Asteraceae)EcologyMelen, Miranda; Lustenhouwer, Nicky; Parker, Ingrid.Dittrichia graveolens
Asteraceae
population spread
range expansion
invasion biology
dispersal
phenology
evolution
Invasive species
697Ecological niche modeling of Australian Loranthaceae mistletoes using a novel haustorial perspectiveEcologyTrang, Kenneth; Wilson, Carol.Australia
Biogeography
Ecology
haustoria
Loranthaceae
mistletoe
morphology
niche modeling
515Ecological Niche Models for species of the genus Rhexia (Melastomataceae)EcologyKwon, Youl; Melton, Anthony; Soltis, Pamela; Soltis, Douglas.Rhexia
Melastomataceae
Ecological niche modeling
Species distributions
Allopolyploids
climate change
157Ecosystem services provided by the urban forest of the Mesa Community College ArboretumEcologyColeman, Jovan; Grimes, Alexander; Whitcomb, Sean.Ecology
Arboretum
ecosystem services
Urban forests
Urban ecosystems
Public garden
647Effects of herbicide on floral and vegetative traits in rapid Brassica rapa: implications for ecological interactionsEcologyRamos, Sergio E.; Rzodkiewicz, Lacey; Turcotte, Martin; Ashman, Tia-Lynn.
497Effects of Invasive Aphids on Common Milkweed EcologyEcologyDeecher, Elizabeth; Billman, Brittany; Siryani, Nijmih; Rollinson, Emily.Asclepias syriaca
Aphis nerii
Danaus plexippus
Plant-Animal Interactions
biological invasions
166Evolutionary trade-offs in the chemical defense of floral and fruit tissues across genus CornusEcologyDe La Pascua, Danielle; Smith-Winterscheidt, Corrinne; Dowell, Jordan; Goolsby, Eric; Mason, Chase.chemical defense
Cornus
dogwood
evolutionary ecology
macroevolution
resources availability hypothesis
optimal defense hypothesis
828Geographic variation in growth and compensation in common milkweed, Asclepias syriacaEcologyMohl, Emily; McCall, Andrew; Scanga, Sara; Saunders, Patricia; Garneau, Danielle; Nuzzo, Jacqueline.Growth
Damage
Compensation
Plant Defense
Asclepias syriaca
Milkweed
geographic cline
369Herbicide drift reveals species-level variation in stressor resistance and weakens co-flowering interactions in 25 wild plant speciesEcologyIriart, Veronica; Baucom, Regina; Ashman, Tia-Lynn.resistance
network analysis
interactions
plant tolerance
anthropogenic
herbicide drift
Plant Community
114High aqueous salinity exposure does not preclude germination of invasive Iris pseudacorusEcologyGillard, Morgane; Castillo, Jesús M. ; Mesgaran, Mohsen B. ; Futrell, Caryn J.; Grewell, Brenda J..Invasive species
Sea level rise
Germination
wetlands
559How does growth and reproduction of spicebush (Lindera benzoin) vary over three seasons?EcologyMcCall, Andrew; Banta-Long, Wendy; Brennan, Aedin; Cain, Ethan; Hurst, Philip; Fiegel, Haley; Karkut, Max; Ngo, Hang; O'Neill-Dee, Conner; Postema, Elizabeth; Sok, Rebecca; Smith, David S..Natural Selection
herbivory
Lindera
understory
495How do weeds affect insects in mango farms of South Florida?EcologyKleiman, Blaire.Insects
Weeds
Mango
Agriculture
pollinators
Parasitoid
Pest
Agroecology
465In Search of the “Piedmont prairies”: Multivariate Analyses of Heliophilic Plant Communities of the Eastern Piedmont of North AmericaEcologySzakacs, Alexandria; Wentworth, Thomas; Krings, Alexander.prairie
heliophilic vegetation
Eastern Piedmont
Plant Community
864Intraspecific variation in big bluestem Andropogon gerardii populations across a precipitation gradient of the Central US grasslands: Response to experimental droughtEcologyJohnson, Loretta; Wiebe, Paige; Galliart, Matt; Alsdurf, Jacob; Keenan, Megan.
490Intraspecific variation in seed dispersal strategies between annual and perennial ecotypes of Mimulus guttatusEcologyVelichka, Jenni; Friedman, Jannice.life history
seed dispersal
reproduction
wind dispersal
morphology
717Invaded Range Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) Exhibit Increased Tolerance to HerbivoryEcologyMesa , Joshua Miles; Dlugosch, Katrina.Invasive species
plant tolerance
herbivory
Trade-offs
645Invasive shrub increases forest resilience to drought and fire disturbancesEcologyCrandall, Raelene; Crandall, Raelene; Crandall, Raelene; Crandall, Raelene; Knight, Tiffany.
397Is local adaptation associated with long-term persistence beyond the range?EcologyCross, Regan; Eckert, Christopher.Range limits
range shifts
Local Adaptation
Reciprocal Transplant
beyond-range transplant
826Local-scale niche modeling of Stenanthium densum (Melanthiaceae), a fire-stimulated flowering plant endemic to the southeastern Coastal PlainEcologyReed, Zachary; Bridges, Edwin; Orzell, Steve; Budach, Brett.Ecological niche modeling
Stenanthium
Melanthiaceae
Fire-adapted
wetland
wetland specialist
seepage
LIDAR
Florida
Central Florida
pine savanna
flatwoods
herbaceous
depression wetlands
141Modeling Population Dynamics of the American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) Near the Historical Range Limit in west TennesseeEcologyBrookover, Zoe; Christman, Brian; Laport, Robert.American chestnut
conservation
matrix model
population dynamics
fungal pathogens
213National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Biorepository Plant and Algal Samples Available for Ecological and Evolutionary ResearchEcologyYule, Kelsey; Steger, Laura.natural history collection
Herbarium
algae
aquatic plant
lichen
bryophyte
microbe
canopy foliage
Foliar Chemistry
Belowground Biomass
literfall
genomics
Macroecology
Ecology
evolution
population dynamics
Plant Community
Biodiversity
bioinformatics
Ecosystem
phenology
Invasive species
climate change
global change
861Nectar secondary metabolites and pesticide exposure synergistically affect pollinator physiology and behaviorEcologyRichman, Sarah; Maalouf, Isabelle; Smilanich, Angela; Leonard, Anne.plant-pollinator
Plant ecology
nectar
pesticides
Secondary Metabolites
782Neighbor, competitor: the role of resource availability and neighbor identity in plant susceptibility to herbivoresEcologyHolmes, Katherine; Power, Alison.herbivory
plant-insect interactions
59Neopolyploidy exacerbates nutritional needs and affects resource capture and storage traits inHeuchera cylindricaEcologyAnneberg, Thomas; Segraves, Kari.polyploidy
Saxifragaceae
Resource Economics Spectrum
Nutrient assay
299Netleaf hackberry (Celtis reticulata) seeds are positively affected by ingestion by coyotesEcologyVeltkamp, Hannah; Houghton, Sydney; Stevens, Michael T..Hackberries
Ingestion
Germination
Coyotes
Plant-Animal Interactions
Celtis reticulata
Wasatch Mountains
Seed Biology
Seed
Seedling
Growth
784On the evolution of salt tolerance: divergence in fitness and physiology phenotypes between freshwater and marine populations of Cakile edentulaEcologyYakimowski, Sarah; Ferrish, Justin; Samis, Karen.Salt stress
evolution
Biogeography
Ecophysiology
808Patient Impatiens : partitioning and cooperativity in congeneric sympatric Impatiens spp. (Balsaminaeceae) In Kaas plateau, MaharashtraEcologyVyas , Amal K; GOWDA, VINITA.ecological niche partitioning
pollination competition
pollinator preference
Sympatric congeneric species
partitioning
Impatiens
187Phenological responses to variable timing and frequency of herbivory in a native wildflowerEcologySuglia, Elena; De La Pascua, Danielle; Strauss, Sharon; Schmitt, Johanna; Gremer, Jennifer.herbivory
phenology
life history
fitness
Ecology
75Phenological shifts in the Arbutoideae (Ericaceae) indicate important transitions in the evolutionary selective context for seed ecologyEcologyParker, V. T.; Parker, V. T.; Stickrod, Morgan.phenology
seed predation
Fire
Arbutoideae
Ericaceae
110Phylogenetic Diversity – A Potential Indicator of Invasion ResistanceEcologyKnauf, Kyla; Ernst, Adrienne.Ecology
Plant Community
Invasive species
prairie
phylogenetic diversity
343Plant species occupy different habitats on castle walls in Elbasan, AlbaniaEcologyTitus, Jonathan; Gjeta, Ermelinda; Titus, Priscilla.Colonization
urban ecology
wall flora
758Pollinator traits are a better predictors of insect-carried pollen load attributes than the local floral resourcesEcologyCullen, Nevin; Xia, Jing; Wei, Na; Kaczorowski, Rainee; Arceo-Gomez, Gerardo; O'Neill, Elizabeth; Hayes, Rebecca; Ashman, Tia-Lynn.pollinators
serpentine
foraging behavior
heterospecific pollen transfer
networks
822Population differentiation along abiotic gradients determines flowering time in Lasthenia gracilisEcologyOlliff Yang, Rachael L.; Ackerly, David.Lasthenia
Restoration ecology
phenology
genetc differentiation
189Presence of N-fixing neighbors increases leaf N and water use efficiency in Castilleja applegatei, a root hemiparasiteEcologyHaynes, Audrey.Artemisia tridentata
Ceanothus prostratus
host-mediated effects
parasitic plant
stable isotope ecology
leaf δ13C
leaf δ15N
Orobanchaceae
111Project Baseline: A genetic time capsule for studying plant evolutionary responses to global changeEcologyEtterson, Julie; Franks, Steven; Mazer, Susan; Schneider, Heather; Shaw, Ruth; Soper Gorden, Nicole; Weber, Jenn; Weis, Arthur.resurrection method
Ecology
Seeds
evolution
seed bank
genetics
256Quantifying plant-pollinator interactions in the Prairie Coteau EcologyVilella-Arnizaut, Isabela; Fenster, Charles.pollinators
network analysis
Ecology
landscape heterogeneity
prairie
agricultural landscape
community
plant-pollinator interactions
874Region-specific phenological responses to climate change in Streptanthus tortuosus (Brassicaceae)EcologyLove, Natalie; Mazer, Susan.phenology
herbarium specimens
climate change
574Role of Fire on Regeneration from Seed of Two Pioneer Species of a Tropical WetlandEcologySoares, Vanessa; Scremin-Dias , Edna; Daibes, Luís Felipe; Damasceno-Junior, Geraldo; Pott, Arnildo; De Lima , Liana.Brazilian wetland
Fire ecology
seed viability
seed hardness
Guazuma
Plant ecology
Pantanal
Sesbania
seed germination
seed physiology
heat shock
388Seeding rates and site aridity explain global patterns of dryland restoration successEcologyWinkler, Daniel; Shackelford, Nancy; Paterno, Gustavo; Svejcar, Lauren; Leger, Elizabeth; Suding, Katharine.Restoration
Restoration ecology
drylands
seeding rates
plant functional groups
global database
Global Arid Zone Project
arid
semi-arid
management
aridity
invasive speices
native plants
plant establishment
335Shifts in plant-microbe interactions over ecological succession and their effects on plants’ resistance to herbivoresEcologyHoward, Mia; Kao-Kniffin, Jenny; Kessler, Andre.chemical defense
herbivory
plant resistance
succession
microbiome
Plant-Animal Interactions
Soil
plant-soil feedback
oldfield
microbe
Rhizosphere
344Slowing Down and Speeding Up: Contrasting Phenological Responses of Two Vaccinium Species to Experimental Warming in the Year Before FloweringEcologyMulder, Christa; Diggle, Pamela; Schaub, Eileen.phenology
climate change
boreal forest
preformation
471Stinging trichome density and morphology of three nettle species reflect mountain gorilla feeding behaviorEcologyNyandwi, Alphonse; Eckardt , Winnie; DeVore, Melanie.
131Stomatal Size and Density Variations in the Polyploids of Larrea tridentata: Landscape Level and Areas of Co-OccurrencesEcologyLaport, Robert; Aronson, Ellinor.polyploidy
morphology
Larrea tridentata
water use
desert plants
co-ocurance
463Synchrony of phenology of leaf bud burst and flowering in animal and wind pollinated treesEcologyVan Natto, Alyson; Friedman, Jannice; Kim, Natalie.leaf bud burst
flowering
pollination
synchrony
climate change
phenology
global warming
spring variability
288The Evolution of Thermal Tolerance and Clines in Native vs. Invasive Populations of Mimulus guttatusEcologyQuerns, Aleah; Wooliver, Rachel; Vallejo-Marín, Mario; Sheth, Seema.Ecology
evolution
698The location of the rare Pitcher’s thistle (Cirsium pitcheri) along a dune community can influence weevil attack. Can it influence pollinators as well?EcologyHakes, Alyssa.pollinators
elevational gradient
512The pollen virome revealed: interactions with pollinators and proximity to human disturbances shape the pollen virome of wild plantsEcologyFetters, Andrea; Cantalupo, Paul; Wei, Na; Saenz Robles, Maria Teresa; Stephens, Jessica; Pipas, James; Ashman, Tia-Lynn.pollen
floral traits
virome
Metagenomics
human disturbance
439Tree beta diversity explains changes in soil properties in cocoa agroecosystems in conjunction with shifting agricultureEcologyVera, Roy; Cota-Sanchez, Hugo; Grijalva, Jorge.Agroecosystems
Biodiversity
plant-soil feedback
ecosystem services
Beta diversity
824Understanding how Pooideae stress adaptations explain climatic distributionsEcologyDas, Aayudh; Preston, Jill.Grasses
drought tolerance
Abiotic stress
116Using Robust Design Models to Assess Colonization and Extirpation Probabilities of Forest Plants in IllinoisEcologyJanssen, Eric; Zaya, David; Molano-Flores, Brenda.temperate forest
Colonization
Extinction
Robust Design Occupancy Model
234Variation in plant responses to grasshopper herbivory among the cultivars of the introduced Miscanthus sinensisEcologyAvanesyan, Alina; Lamp, William.invasion ecology
herbivory
Plant-Animal Interactions
plant tolerance
plant resistance
860Weeds, Pollinators, and Parasitoids - Using Weeds for Insect Manipulation in AgricultureEcologyKleiman, Blaire.plant-insect interactions
pollinator
Parasitoid
Weeds
573What creates patterns of variation in the flowering phenology of Linum bienne?EcologyLandoni, Beatrice; Suarez, Pilar; Habeahan, Rico; Brennan, Adrian; Perez-Barrales, Rocio.flax
instraspecific variation
phenology
adaptation
274What determines species range size? Testing niche-breadth and niche-position hypotheses in North and Central American oaks (Quercus spp.)EcologyWu, Yingtong; Wu, Yingtong.range size
ecological niche modelling
oak

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