Polish Journal of Environmental Studies,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
33(5), P. 5295 - 5301
Published: April 8, 2024
The
study
is
aimed
to
determine
the
C13
and
O18
isotope
ratios
of
plant
species
belonging
different
life
forms
in
forest
types
Yenice
Forests
hot
spot.Carbon
oxygen
are
important
providing
long-term
information
about
plants.In
our
study,
we
grouped
plants
by
considering
Raunkiaer.We
determined
layers.We
found
highly
positive
correlations
(p<0.05)
between
δ13C
δ18O
beech-fir
pure
oak
habitats.In
Forests,
which
have
a
megathermal
climate
type,
layers
settled
areas
choosing
where
water
will
be
used
most
effectively.Geophyte
(-27.38±2.27p<0.05)
form
with
highest
ratio
terms
forms.This
situation
proves
that
group
felt
deficiency
earliest
geophyte
form.For
ratio,
therophytes
using
surface
(24.06±3.92p<0.05)
forms.It
examine
old
forests
such
as
through
forms.
American Journal of Botany,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
110(2)
Published: Jan. 17, 2023
Lineage-specific
traits
determine
how
plants
interact
with
their
surrounding
environment.
Unrelated
species
may
evolve
similar
phenotypic
characteristics
to
tolerate,
persist
in,
and
invade
environments
certain
characteristics,
resulting
in
some
becoming
relatively
more
common
types
of
habitats.
Analyses
these
general
patterns
geographical
trait
distribution
have
led
the
proposal
principles
explain
diversify
space
over
time.
Trait-environment
correlation
analyses
quantify
what
extent
unrelated
lineages
evolutionary
responses
a
given
type
habitat.
In
this
synthesis,
I
give
short
historical
overview
on
trait-environment
analyses,
from
key
observations
classic
naturalists
modern
approaches
using
evolution
models,
large
phylogenies,
massive
data
sets
distributions.
discuss
limitations
approaches,
including
need
for
realistic
lack
tropical
areas,
necessary
focus
scoring
that
goes
beyond
macromorphology.
Overcoming
will
allow
field
explore
new
questions
related
lability
niche
better
identify
generalities
exceptions
AoB Plants,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(4)
Published: July 1, 2023
Abstract
Over
centuries
of
plant
morphological
research,
biologists
have
enthusiastically
explored
how
distinct
vascular
arrangements
diversified.
These
investigations
focused
on
the
evolution
steles
and
secondary
growth
examined
diversity
tissues
(xylem
phloem),
including
atypical
developmental
pathways
generated
through
modifications
to
typical
development
ancestral
ontogenies.
A
shared
vernacular
has
evolved
for
communicating
alternative
ontogenies
in
seed
plants.
Botanists
traditionally
used
term
‘anomalous
growth’
which
was
later
renamed
‘cambial
variants’
by
late
Dr.
Sherwin
Carlquist
(1988).
However,
can
be
vague
meaning
since
it
is
applied
that
do
not
necessarily
originate
from
cambial
activity.
Here,
we
review
concept
propose
‘vascular
as
a
more
inclusive
overarching
framework
interpret
In
this
framework,
variants
are
defined
their
origin
(instead
anatomical
patterns),
allowing
classification
into
three
categories:
(i)
procambial
variants,
(ii)
(iii)
ectopic
cambia.
Each
category
includes
several
patterns.
Vascular
represent
broader
based
groups,
both
extant
fossil
plants,
thereby
offer
adequate
an
evolutionary
perspective.
An
overview
phylogenetic
distribution
across
selected
plants
provided.
Finally,
viewpoint
discusses
implications
variants.
Journal of Archaeological Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
163, P. 105926 - 105926
Published: Jan. 8, 2024
In
archaeology,
the
study
of
past
plant
processing
activities
in
domestic
spaces
has
hitherto
relied
greatly
on
observed
distribution
macrobotanical
and
artefactual
remains.
However,
surfaces
where
such
took
place
can
themselves
preserve
microscopic
remains,
potentially
traceable
to
activity
that
originated
them.
This
paper
presents
new
aspects
plant-related
tasks,
use
living
space,
at
household
level,
Neolithic
Çatalhöyük
through
spatial
analyses
phytoliths
starch
grains
recovered
from
two
house
floors.
Results
have
revealed
tasks
as
crop
processing,
plant-based
crafts,
management
culinary
wild
resources
previously
unrepresented
archaeobotanical
assemblage.
These
distinctive
uses
vegetal
identified
microbotanical
remains
shed
light
complex
social
organisation
one
earliest
farming
communities
Western
Asia.
Applications in Plant Sciences,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13(2)
Published: March 1, 2025
Pteridophytes-vascular
land
plants
that
disperse
by
spores-are
a
powerful
system
for
studying
plant
evolution,
particularly
with
respect
to
the
impact
of
abiotic
factors
on
evolutionary
trajectories
through
deep
time.
However,
our
ability
use
pteridophytes
investigate
such
questions-or
capitalize
ecological
and
conservation-related
applications
group-has
been
impaired
relative
isolation
neo-
paleobotanical
research
communities
absence
large-scale
biodiversity
data
sources.
Here
we
present
Pteridophyte
Collections
Consortium
(PCC),
an
interdisciplinary
community
uniting
paleobotanists,
associated
PteridoPortal,
publicly
accessible
online
portal
serves
over
three
million
pteridophyte
records,
including
herbarium
specimens,
paleontological
museum
iNaturalist
observations.
We
demonstrate
utility
PteridoPortal
discussion
example
PteridoPortal-enabled
projects.
The
within
are
global
in
scope
queryable
flexible
manner.
contains
taxonomic
thesaurus
(a
digital
version
Linnaean
classification)
includes
both
extant
extinct
common
phylogenetic
framework.
allows
as
greatly
accelerated
classic
floristics,
entirely
new
"next-generation"
floristic
approaches,
study
environmentally
mediated
evolution
functional
morphology
across
PCC
provide
comprehensive
resource
enabling
novel
into
ecology,
conservation
time,
facilitating
rapid
analyses
other
biodiversity-related
investigations,
providing
opportunities
education
engagement.
Functional Ecology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
36(2), P. 314 - 325
Published: Dec. 27, 2021
Abstract
Perennial
herbaceous
plants
in
seasonal
temperate
climates
must
form
belowground
storage
organs
to
contain
carbohydrates
for
regrowth
and
mitigate
disturbance
damage.
The
factors
that
dictate
the
size
turnover
of
these
are
still
little
understood.
According
Integrator–Splitter
Hypothesis,
organ
persistence
decreases
with
greater
moisture
nutrient
availability.
Resprouter‐Seeder
Hypothesis
predicts
investments
into
largest
when
severe
disturbances
occur
at
an
intermediate
frequency.
Additionally,
according
Carbon
Surplus
should
increase
lower
We
measured
traits
(lateral
spread
persistence)
parameters
more
than
200
species
clonal
perennial
herbs
assessed
their
relationship
different
environmental
gradients
linked
productivity
(moisture
nutrients)
regime
(disturbance
frequency
severity).
we
included
plant
height
account
potential
scaling
relationships
between
size.
Disturbance
had
negative
effects
on
turnover,
other
severity)
positive
effects.
Storage
volume
correlated
strongly
diameter
(height).
divergence
lateral
along
gradient
supported
reduction
under
Hypothesis.
was
not
affected
by
availability;
thus
our
results
contradict
Although
this
is
important
evidence
allocation
strategy,
future
studies
will
need
include
measurements
carbohydrate
content
understand
difference
investment
structural
growth
as
opposed
stored
later
use.
A
free
Plain
Language
Summary
can
be
found
within
Supporting
Information
article.
Systematic Biology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
72(1), P. 198 - 212
Published: Oct. 28, 2022
Testing
adaptive
hypotheses
about
how
continuous
traits
evolve
in
association
with
developmentally
structured
discrete
traits,
while
accounting
for
the
confounding
influence
of
other,
hidden,
evolutionary
forces,
remains
a
challenge
biology.
For
example,
geophytes
are
herbaceous
plants-with
underground
buds-that
use
storage
organs
(USOs)
to
survive
extended
periods
unfavorable
conditions.
Such
plants
have
evolved
multiple
times
independently
across
all
major
vascular
plant
lineages.
Even
within
closely
related
lineages,
however,
show
impressive
variation
morphological
modifications
and
structures
(i.e.,"types"
USOs)
that
allow
them
underground.
Despite
developmental
structural
complexity
USOs,
prevailing
hypothesis
is
they
represent
convergent
"solutions"
common
ecological
problem,
though
some
recent
research
has
drawn
this
conclusion
into
question.
We
extend
existing
phylogenetic
comparative
methods
test
links
between
hierarchical
associated
USOs
adaptation
environmental
variables,
using
phylogeny
621
species
Liliales.
found
different
USO
types
do
not
differ
climatic
niche
more
than
expected
by
chance,
exception
root
morphology,
where
modified
roots
lower
temperature
seasonality.
These
findings
suggest
tubers
may
reflect
adaptations
conditions
those
represented
other
USOs.
Thus,
tissue
type
origin
structure
way
it
mediates
relationships,
which
draws
question
appropriateness
ascribing
broad
patterns
uniformly
geophytic
taxa.
This
work
provides
new
framework
testing
linking
morphologically
varying
taxa
(non-independent)
relationships
data.
[Climatic
evolution;
geophytes;
imperfect
correspondence;
macroevolution.].