O. Bossdorf

Global heterogeneity of latitudinal patterns in herbivory between native and exotic plants

The paper quantifies global latitudinal herbivory gradients for native and exotic plants, finding native plants show a decline with latitude while exotic plants do not, mediated by herbivore guilds and climate factors.

Cross-continental variation of herbivore resistance in a global plant invader

The paper examines genetic differentiation in herbivore resistance traits among native and introduced populations of Japanese knotweed across different regions.

Discarded sequencing reads uncover natural variation in pest resistance in Thlaspi arvense

The paper uses non-target sequencing reads to uncover natural variation in pest resistance in Thlaspi arvense, linking read counts to genetic and environmental factors.

Recent evolution of flowering time across multiple European plant species correlates with changes in aridity

The paper uses historical seeds and greenhouse experiments to show that flowering time shifts in European plants correlate with changes in aridity over decades.

Plants cultivated for ecosystem restoration can evolve towards a domestication syndrome

This study shows that wild plants cultivated for restoration can evolve domestication-like traits in few generations, but changes are generally moderate and vary between species and cultivation lineages.

Sustainability of seed harvesting in wild plant populations: an insight from a global database of matrix population models

The paper models the demographic impacts of seed harvesting on 298 plant species and finds that current guidelines are inconsistent and lack empirical support, proposing a species-specific approach based on generation time and harvesting frequency.

Genetic and environmental drivers of large-scale epigenetic variation in Thlaspi arvense

This study identifies genetic and environmental factors influencing DNA methylation variation in Thlaspi arvense across Europe, showing context-dependent associations with climate and genetic variants.

Parental environmental effects are common and strong, but unpredictable, in Arabidopsis thaliana

This study shows that parental environmental effects are common and strong in Arabidopsis thaliana but are genotype-dependent and unpredictable across different stress treatments.

Evolution during seed production for ecological restoration? A molecular analysis of 19 species finds only minor genomic changes

This study examines genetic changes in 19 grassland species during seed cultivation for ecological restoration and finds minimal genetic drift and increased gene diversity.

Environmental stress determines the colonization and impact of an endophytic fungus on invasive knotweed

This study shows that the endophytic fungus S. herbamans colonizes invasive knotweed under stress but affects growth differently depending on environmental conditions.

Forest wildflowers bloom earlier as Europe warms - but not everywhere equally.

This study shows forest wildflowers in Europe bloomed 6 days earlier over the last century, with regional variations, using herbarium data and spatial modeling.

Climate warming changes synchrony of plants and pollinators

The paper examines how climate warming affects the phenology and synchrony of plant-pollinator interactions in Germany since the 1980s, finding increased synchrony due to stronger plant phenological shifts.

Intraspecific variation in land use-related functional traits in Plantago lanceolata

The paper examines intraspecific variation in functional traits of Plantago lanceolata across different land use intensities, finding population-level trait correlations and physiological trade-offs.

Rapid evolution in managed grasslands: different land-use regimes are associated with contrasting phenotypes in Plantago lanceolata

This study shows that different land-use regimes in grasslands lead to distinct phenotypic and genetic changes in Plantago lanceolata, with mowing and grazing having opposing effects on plant traits and diversity.

High standing genetic variation in an invasive plant allows immediate evolutionary response to climate warming

This study shows that invasive common ragweed populations can rapidly evolve in response to climate warming within a single generation, with greater genetic divergence and phenotypic convergence under warming conditions.

Less is more! Rapid increase in plant species richness after reduced mowing of urban grasslands

This study shows that reducing mowing frequency in urban grasslands increases plant species richness by 30% within six years, promoting biodiversity and shifting species composition to meadow types.

Effects of forest management on the phenology of early-flowering understory herbs

The paper examines how forest management affects the flowering phenology of understory herbs, finding that higher management intensity delays flowering by about two weeks.

A map of climate change-driven natural selection in Arabidopsis thaliana

The paper assesses climate change-driven natural selection in Arabidopsis thaliana by analyzing fitness impacts of rainfall manipulation across different geographic regions.

Ecological plant epigenetics: Evidence from model and non-model species, and the way forward

The paper reviews epigenetic contributions to plant ecology and proposes integrating model-species research with non-model species studies to better understand ecological processes.