Frontiers in Plant Science | Functional Plant Ecology

Original Research

Published on 04 Apr 2025

Modeling the potential distribution of Hippophae rhamnoides in China under current and future climate scenarios using the biomod2 model

in Functional Plant Ecology

Tingjiang Gan
Zhipeng He
Danping Xu
Juan Chen
Honghua Zhang
Xinju Wei
Zhihang Zhuo

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1533251

Original Research

Accepted on 02 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

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Apr 2025

Bacterial Communities and Soil Functionality in Artificially Remediated Vegetation of the Three Gorges Reservoir Zone

in Functional Plant Ecology

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

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1550306

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Apr 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

Original Research

Accepted on 02 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
Shi Xinjie
Hefa Cheng
Gang Chen

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1547431

Original Research

Published on 02 Apr 2025

Niche partitioning and trait tradeoff strategies enable plants to coexist under interspecific competition in restored wetlands

in Functional Plant Ecology

Shenglin Yang
Zhen Yuan
Bibi Ye
Feng Zhu
Xiaoxian Tang
Rui Gao
Zhaosheng Chu
Xiaowei Liu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1539136

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Original Research

Published on 02 Apr 2025

Distribution of different plant life forms on tropical islands: patterns and underlying mechanisms

in Functional Plant Ecology

Chengfeng Yang
Jingyan Zhao
Shengzhuo Huang
Shurong Zhou
Yikang Cheng

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1566156

220 views

Original Research

Accepted on 01 Apr 2025

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

in Functional Plant Ecology

Zhao Zhenyu
Guo Dong Tang
Jinrong Li
Wu Meng
Zhang Lei

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1523085

Original Research

Accepted on 28 Mar 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

Original Research

Accepted on 28 Mar 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

Original Research

Published on 27 Mar 2025

Structural characteristics and interspecific relationship changes during the succession process of the Fagaceae community in a subtropical forest

in Functional Plant Ecology

Yuxin Ying
Zhibin Wu
Yao Yan
Xianzhen Zhou
Wei Gao

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1489090

358 views

Review

Accepted on 26 Mar 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

103 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Mar 2025

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

in Functional Plant Ecology

Keith Edwards
Bernhard Glocker
Jiří Mastný
Tomáš Picek

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1542907

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Mar 2025

Restoring a Critically Endangered grassland orchid by co-planting to improve pollination and selecting sites based on pollinator availability

in Functional Plant Ecology

Noushka Reiter
Richard Dimon
Michael Batley
Björn Bohman
Alex McLachlan
John Woodward
Ryan David Phillips

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1566543

105 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Mar 2025

Wind speed and soil properties drive the height-diameter allometric pattern of island plants

in Functional Plant Ecology

Chengfeng Yang
Renfu Liao
Shengzhuo Huang
Yikang Cheng
Shurong Zhou

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1548664

253 views

Original Research

Accepted on 25 Mar 2025

Diversity changes of rhizosphere and endophytic bacteria in Allium senescens L. under drought stress and rewatering

in Functional Plant Ecology

Xue Song
Haotian Li
Chuhan Fu
Jiahong Li
Jihong Xiang
Xuetong Sun
Jielin Liu
Ligang Qin

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1571736