Plant Ecology

Papers
(The median citation count of Plant Ecology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Responses to spring rainfall and shading in moonworts: trait variability and the dynamics of a genus community29
Within- and between-crown leaf variation of a tropical small tree Eugenia hiemalis in response to light23
Soil sterilization and fertility impacts on urease and belowground mass specific phosphatase activity vary among Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera) populations22
How shade impacts the fitness of Euterpe edulis saplings, a palm tree from the Atlantic Forest biome20
Long-term monitoring confirms limitations of recruitment and facilitation and reveals unexpected changes of the successional pathways in a glacier foreland of the Central Austrian Alps19
Changes in stand biomass accumulation and wood NPP during secondary succession: insights from a 23-year study of forest dynamics in a cool-temperate secondary deciduous forest16
Evaluation of heterotoxicity and identification of allelochemicals of leaf extract of invasive Senna spectabilis (D.C.) H. S. Irwin and Barneby16
Effectiveness and limitations of fencing on the conservation of the grassland specialists in a semi-natural grassland degraded by increased large herbivores15
Identifying alternative stable states in a tropical landscape using remote sensing14
Quality varies among host species, but diet mixing provides no benefit to the generalist parasite, Cuscuta gronovii14
Mapping sagebrush volatile chemotypes along an elevational gradient14
Translocations of threatened plants in the Mediterranean Basin: current status and future directions13
Projected niche shifts of invasive Prunus cerasifera under climate change scenarios and its consequences13
Performance of Johnsongrass and switchgrass from seeds and rhizome fragments in a mature switchgrass stand12
Do chill hours and soil moisture limit the germination of Elaeagnus angustifolia?12
Perennial grass seed bank in litter patches. Co-occurrence with forb and annual grass seed banks constraints the reestablishment in disturbed Patagonian Monte rangelands12
Restoration through trenches does not demand organic fertilization and sawdust coverage on plant establishment11
Site dependence of local variations in taxonomic and functional diversity of plant communities in semi-natural dry grasslands11
Invasion by the non-native tree Vachellia farnesiana alters the understory composition of plants and soil properties in a managed forest in the subtropical region of Pakistan11
Potential distribution and ecological niche of Quercus mongolica under different climate scenarios11
A meta-analysis of the impacts of nitrogen addition on plant multiple-element contents in natural ecosystems11
The invasive annual grass, Microstegium vimineum, is associated with reduced native species seed predation by small mammals in eastern deciduous forests10
Family legacy: contrasting diversity–elevation relationships on a coastal Atlantic Forest mountain system10
Combined analysis of potential distribution prediction and phenotypic data of Polygonatum sibiricum in China10
Can saline preconditioning enhance plant survival in degraded soils? Physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses in Casuarina glauca saplings10
Tree species richness influence productivity and anatomical characteristics in mixed fir-pine-beech forests10
Impact of anthropogenic disturbance on storage and flux of carbon in tropical dry deciduous forest of Chhattisgarh10
Moisture moderate the effects of urbanization pressure on the growth of rare Cercidiphyllum Japonicum in a loess plateau reserve9
Ecohydrogeochemistry of the Slikken van Flakkee, a former tidal wetland in the Netherlands9
Increasing temperatures negatively affect seed hydration memory during the germination of two cactus species under water deficit condition9
Phenological behaviour of Ageratina adenophora compared with native herb species across varied habitats in the Kumaun Himalaya9
Unravelling population variability in Valeriana wallichii DC. through multivariate morphometric analysis: insights into adaptability and conservation strategies9
Correction: Restoration through trenches does not demand organic fertilization and sawdust coverage on plant establishment9
Quantifying functional trait assembly along a temperate successional gradient with consideration of intraspecific variations and functional groups8
Contrasting pine species of different conservation status coexisting in a subtropical environment exhibit inter-specific climate sensitivity8
Community-level impacts of plant invasion in tropical forests of Northeast India8
Does seed dispersal mode matter?8
Prediction of potentially suitable distribution areas of Thesium chinense Turcz. in China against the background of climate change8
Do nurse plant effects strengthen over time? Results from 12 years of desert habitat restoration7
Impact of mycorrhization with Laccaria bicolor on physiological responses of jack pine (Pinus banksiana) and white spruce (Picea glauca) seedlings to novel oil sands tailing7
Impact of competition on the growth of Pinus tabulaeformis in response to climate on the Loess Plateau of China7
Herbivory intensity and plant species traits interact with tree canopy cover to drive seedling survival in Neotropical savannas7
Fire effects on diversity patterns of the understory communities of Araucaria-Nothofagus forests7
Demographic processes underpinning post-fire resilience in California closed-cone pine forests: the importance of fire interval, stand structure, and climate7
Multigenerational invasive plant competition causes greater root than shoot trait shifts in a perennial grass7
Comparison of phylogenetic and taxonomic diversity of pitcher plant bogs in Georgia’s Coastal Plain6
Pollinator visitation patterns are influenced by floral volatile profiles6
Correction: Salinity tolerance of two critically endangered endemic species and its implications for distribution and conservation of model microinsular Mediterranean species6
Comparative study of asymbiotic seed germination and seedling development of Platanthera bifolia (Orchidaceae) under different factors6
The effect of intra- and inter-specific competition on growth of the invasive Carpobrotus edulis under different nutrient levels6
Biomass allocation and growth strategies of tropical forage legumes under effects of nitrogen application at planting6
Burn severity in Araucaria araucana forests of northern Patagonia: tree mortality scales up to burn severity at plot scale, mediated by topography and climatic context6
An exploration of how plant and soil characteristics shape the Hypericum perforatum microbiome in three habitats6
Multi-elements linear discriminant analysis of herbaceous and woody plants in southwest china karst region using orthogonal partial least squares model6
Myrtaceae richness and distribution across the Atlantic Forest Domain are constrained by geoclimatic variables6
Correction to: Size-biased compositional impacts of small mammal herbivores in an old-field plant community6
Divergent responses of leaf functional traits to light intensity between Chamaecyparis formosensis and C. obtusa var. formosana reflect their ecological niches6
Shrub encroachment of coastal ecosystems depends on dune elevation6
Online herbaria databases allow testing the minimum residence time among invasive and non-invasive alien species6
Influence of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens Linnaeus (1758) on the taxonomic and functional diversity of woody plants in Atlantic Forest fragments6
No evidence of increased competitive ability among three widespread alien weeds in their introduced range6
Correction to: Interactive effects of elevation and canopy affect bilberry performance in a temperate coniferous region6
Variation in seed number/mass trade-off for Pinus yunnanensis along a natural climate gradient in the mountains of Southwest China5
Habitat loss and climate change threaten the survival of endangered Dyckia (Bromeliaceae) species in the Caatinga domain5
Mycorrhizal status and type dominate global fine root C:N:P stoichiometry5
Effects of warming on litter decomposition and fungal communities in lake wetlands5
Vegetative and reproductive phenology of dominant Mangrove species: a multi-parametric approach from Indian sundarbans5
Assessing the influence of invasion of Lantana camara on vegetation attributes and soil properties across varied disturbance gradients in semi-arid forests of Aravali hills, Delhi5
The impacts of inter- and intra-seasonal burns on the terrestrial orchid Pterostylis curta5
Germination niche of co-occurring threatened native and alien species: a case study in Lindernia procumbens and L. dubia5
Effect of burn season and grazing deferment on mountain big sagebrush plant communities5
Physical dormancy alleviation at room temperature storage is influenced by the initial moisture content of the seeds5
Grab to fill the gap: key factors influencing Reynoutria japonica germination and seedling establishment in the secondary distribution range5
Wildfires did not ignite boreal forest range expansion into tundra ecosystems in subarctic Yukon, Canada5
Trait divergence between endemic plants of Aegean islands and their widespread congeners5
Time since fire and soil depth shapes grass regeneration niche in Cerrado5
Positive community effects of nurse-plant shrubs along a tropical alpine elevation gradient: are they linked with plant water relations?5
Seed dispersal of the mistletoe Tristerix corymbosus: a comparative study in two biomes with different animal assemblages5
Different adaptive strategies of three mangrove species to nutrient enrichment5
Direct and indirect effects of landscape, forest patch and sampling site predictors on biotic interaction and seed process5
Defoliation tolerance in Plantago seedlings varies with neighbour environment5
Compound and simple leaf woody species of the Chilean matorral are equally affected by extreme drought4
Sites dominated by common fiddleneck (Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia) support diverse plant-pollinator interactions4
Geographical and ecological distribution analysis of Dalbergia Calderonii Standl. (Fabaceae): implications for the conservation of this critically endangered rosewood4
Vegetation patterns across edges of bogs and lakes in spruce and hemlock forests of southwestern Nova Scotia4
The scaling of leaf nitrogen and phosphorus along a phosphorus availability gradient in a subtropical forest4
The effects of nucleation and species functional traits on tree seedling performance in the early stage of ecological restoration4
The relevance of plant translocation as a conservation tool in France4
Herbivore exclusion and water availability improve success across 76 translocations of 50 threatened plant species in a biodiversity hotspot with a Mediterranean climate4
Assessment climate change impacts on a key species of campos rupestres: can we preserve the everlasting flower?4
Biotic interactions prior to seed dispersal determine recruitment probability of peyote (Lophophora diffusa, Cactaceae), a threatened species pollinator-dependent4
Advances in plant conservation translocation4
Small mammal granivory as a biotic filter for tree establishment beyond elevation range boundaries4
Morphological and germination traits of Garcinia xanthochymus seeds with their cytological basis and ecological adaptation4
Functional seed traits of the endangered native oak (Amburana cearensis Allemao) from Northwestern Argentina4
Effects of fire and edges on plant litterfall in a Neotropical rainforest, Brazil4
Vegetation responses to pathogen-induced tree loss: Swedish elm and ash forests revisited after 32 years4
Fern and lycophyte niche displacement under predicted climate change in Honduras4
Predicting the impacts of climate change on potential suitability habitats of three Juniperus trees in Mexico4
The abundance of alien species is associated with the impact of Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze on aboveground vegetation and soil seed bank in Ile-Ife, (Nigeria)4
Blowing in the wind: anemochory in blackbrush habitat of South Texas4
Light and plant mixtures jointly regulate soil stoichiometry in a Mangrove ecosystem4
Floodplain habitats are likely to reduce the multifunctionality of desert–wetland ecosystems through the mass ratio effect4
Effects of simulated fire and browsing on the resprouting of subtropical dune thicket shrubs in the southeastern Cape Floristic Region4
Permanent floral closure enhances the reproductive efficiency in Merremia umbellata subsp. orientalis (Hallier f.) Ooststr. (Convolvulaceae)4
Changes in seed hydration memory expression in Pilosocereus catingicola (Gürke) Byles & G.D. Rowley subsp. salvadorensis (Werderm.) Zappi (Cactaceae) seeds produced during rainy and dry season4
Contrasting functional traits explain differences in lianas between restored and native forests4
Influence of environmental and intrinsic factors on the flowering success and petal morphology of Pulsatilla patens and the hybrid Pulsatilla patens × vernalis in Finland4
Climate refugia for Pinus spp. in topographic and bioclimatic environments of the Madrean sky islands of México and the United States4
Germination performance of alien and native species could shape community assembly of temperate grasslands under different temperature scenarios4
Canopy cover size and establishment rate determine biotic resistance to Aster pilosus invasion: a priority effect3
Correction: Site specific growth performance of Cedrus deodara forests in Western Nepal Himalaya3
Leaf nutrient composition of calcicole and calcifuge Mexican ferns and their correlation with underlying substrates3
Historical links between climate and fire on species dispersion and trait evolution3
Size-biased compositional impacts of small mammal herbivores in an old-field plant community3
The effect of local perennial plants on the occurrence and traits of the Brachypodium distachyon complex along an aridity gradient3
Germination of Agave obscura seeds: effects of storage time and crossing systems3
Environmental niche modelling, population structure and reproductive phenology inform translocation in threatened Amazon endemics3
Different regrowth patterns after repeated clipping in two Mongolian pasture species3
Does germination and early survival in different substrates filter the growing habit among terrestrial, nomadic vine, and epiphytic cacti? A field experiment3
Forever young: arrested succession in communities subjected to recurrent fires in a lowland tropical forest3
Concentration characteristics and the drivers of soluble components in freshly fallen plant litter3
Three-way species interactions reverse the positive pairwise effects of two natives on an exotic invader3
Seed moisture and dispersal mode as predictors of germination in Neotropical savanna woody species3
Response of pteridophyte richness to water-energy dynamic hypothesis under climate change in China3
Nodulation alleviates the stress of lower water availability in Vachellia sieberiana3
Carbon balance shift in mountain peatlands along a gradient of grazing disturbance in the tropical Andes (Colombia)3
Community development by forest understory plants after prolonged burial by tephra3
How do plants reduce erosion? An Eco Evidence assessment3
Stone oak flowers are more likely generalist pollinated by insects rather than wind3
Acquisitive to conservative resource use strategy and increased site-specific trait variance contribute to Sophora moorcroftiana dominance along an altitudinal gradient in Qinghai–Tibet Plateau3
Ecophysiology of Yucca gloriosa in a Mediterranean sand dune environment3
Responses of absorptive root and mycorrhizal colonization of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) to varied environmental conditions3
Above- and belowground adaptations of three Digitaria species inhabiting different land use types in rural areas3
Dispersal and persistence traits inform long-term herbaceous plant community change in encroached savannas3
Effect of competition, with exotic invasive Bromus inermis and native Quercus stellata, and soil amendment on the performance of native invasive Juniperus virginiana3
Epiphytic orchids show specificity for phorophyte and strata on palm trees in a restinga area in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest3
Metals or metabolites? Leafy volatile metabolomics revealed a trade-off between elemental defense and organic defense in Zn/Cd hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii3
Summer precipitation pulse response in western Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia Englm.)3
Using maximum entropy modeling to predict the potential distributions of genus Copaifera L. in a conservation unit in the Brazilian Amazon3
The effects of light availability, prey capture, and their interaction on pitcher plant morphology3
Smoke effects on the germination of Cerrado species3
Improving conservation and translocation success of an endangered orchid, Caladenia xanthochila (Orchidaceae), through understanding pollination3
Stacked machine learning models for predicting species richness and endemism for Mediterranean endemic plants in the Mareotis subsector in Egypt3
Modelling landscape-scale occurrences of common grassland species in a topographically complex mountainous environment3
Modeling the distribution of Acadian vascular rare plant species under future climate scenarios2
How far can it go? Tolerance of seeds and seedlings of an invasive tree to water deficit and high temperatures2
Contrasting floral insect visitors to sympatric populations of Arisaema triphyllum and A. dracontium (Araceae) in northwest Missouri2
Fruit provisioning of an invasive tree (Triadica sebifera) varies with environment and among populations2
Obituary: Shayne Martin Jacobs (20th April 1971–19th September 2021)2
Seed traits of reintroduced invasive populations of Triadica sebifera show few differences in comparison with those of native populations2
Plant growth of Chenopodium quinoa (Willd) is better when growing with kin than with non-kin regardless of soil nutrient conditions2
Elevation-driven variation in flower size and leaf size among 41 plant species in the apennine mountains (Italy)2
Changes in size and chemical composition of fruits and seeds along an elevational gradient in the tropical tree Myrsine coriacea2
Climate-driven niche dynamics of endangered Castanopsis argentea and C. tungurrut in Indonesia2
The adaptive function of touch-sensitive stigmas2
Belowground exploration by trees and shrubs2
Effects of climate change on seed germination may contribute to habitat homogenization in freshwater forested wetlands2
Prescribed burning of heathland vegetation increases seed germinability and seedling emergence of introduced Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) in Northern Europe2
Effects of large mammalian herbivores and lagomorphs on post-fire plant regeneration in Mediterranean-type ecosystems2
Multifaceted diversity changes reveal community assembly mechanisms during early stages of post-logging forest succession2
Fog and moisture conditions modulate the effect of temperature on radial growth of an endemic cloud forest tree2
The interactions among fire, logging, and climate change have sprung a landscape trap in Victoria’s montane ash forests2
Differential change in indigenous versus endemic plant cover over time in an invaded Hawaiian landscape2
Phenotypic plasticity in the number of leaf trichomes of Arabidopsis kamchatica subsp. kawasakiana under heavy metal stress2
Freezing resistance and xylem anatomy in low and high elevation populations of Senecio formosus Kunth in the tropical Andes2
Achieving conservation outcomes in plant mitigation translocations: the need for global standards2
Bark traits affect epiphytic bryophyte community assembly in a temperate forest2
The effect of scattered trees on the plant diversity of species-rich forest-steppe grasslands in the white Carpathians2
Flowering patterns of limestone ginger species (Zingiberaceae family) and pollination biology of two of the species2
Invasive Prosopis associated with large, but idiosyncratic, ecosystem changes and loss of native biodiversity across India2
Taxonomic and functional diversity of applied nucleation for ecological restoration2
Unveiling tree species resilience to Lantana camara allelopathy for forest landscape restoration in Central India2
Intraspecific trait variation and species turnover in successional tropical forests: assessing trait imputation for community-weighted means2
Large diameters and tree bark physical attributes drive vascular epiphyte-phorophyte relationships in Amazonian black-water floodplain forest2
Environment-dependent and intraspecific variations in leaf and size traits of a native wild olive (Olea europaea L.) along an aridity gradient in Morocco: a functional perspective2
Impact of climate and land use change on the distribution of orchids in Estonia2
Dissimilarity, nestedness, and turnover patterns in vegetation at the edge and in the core of lowland forest habitats2
Individual-based plant‐visitor networks in Brazilian palm swamps under different dryness levels2
Response of foxtail orchid (Rhynchostylis retusa L. Blume.) restoration on various hosts in East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh2
Native and invasive bunchgrasses have different responses to trail disturbance on California coastal prairies2
Seasonal soil moisture variability, not drought, drives differences in photosynthetic physiology of two C4 grass species2
Conspicuous, green flowers are an honest signal of nectar rewards in a bird-pollinated tree (Fuchsia excorticata, Onagraceae)2
Grazing intensity modifies alpine grassland fine root traits on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau1
Soil moisture influences the root characteristics of a herbaceous riparian plant along a regulated river1
Epicotyl morphophysiological dormancy in Borassus flabellifer goes beyond synchronizing seasonal leaf emergence to safeguard epicotyls from desiccation stress through deep burial1
Applying simple genomic workflows to optimise practical plant translocation outcomes1
Environmental characterization of an Amazonian lake for Isoëtes cangae translocation1
Asymmetric inter-specific competition between invasive Phytolacca americana and its native congener1
Intraspecific variation in Arabidopsis thaliana autotoxicity1
Phylogenetic distance doesn’t determine the outcome of plant-plant interactions on coastal dunes1
Drying of Myrciaria glomerata O. Berg. seeds: an approach for ex-situ conservation of a tropical forest species1
Cascading effects of climate change: new advances in drivers and shifts of tropical reproductive phenology1
Strong spatial and temporal limitations in seed arrival as complementary mechanisms for species coexistence in a tropical Atlantic coastal forest1
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi affect early phenological stages of three secondary vegetation species in a temperate forest1
Can we foresee future maple invasions? A comparative study of performance-related traits and invasiveness of eight Acer species1
Effect of seed origin on vegetative and floral performances of plants reintroduced into the wild1
Reproductive output of the rare plant Arctomecon californica does not appear to be limited by its floral visitor community1
Biology and management of wild lupine (Lupinus perennis L.): a case study for conserving rare plants in edge habitat1
Acadian forest resilience to clearcutting: implications for even-aged management in late-successional northern temperate forests1
More lianas on larger host trees on steep slopes in a secondary temperate forest, Japan1
Adaptive leaf functional traits and CSR strategies along an environmental gradient on the eastern slope of the Helan Mountains1
Understorey light environment impacts on seedling establishment and growth in a typhoon-disturbed tropical forest1
Preventing inbreeding depression in Anacamptis coriophora (Orchidaceae) as a model of food-rewarding orchid1
Predicting habitat destruction of Rangeland plant species using the maximum entropy algorithm (MaxEnt) and geographic information system (GIS)1
Range expansion risk for a newly established invasive duckweed species in Europe and Canada1
Reproductive strategies of Xanthium italicum differ from those of native Xanthium sibiricum, and they are key to its invasiveness1
Enhancing rare plant population predictions through demographic modeling of seed predation, dispersal, and habitat suitability1
Assessing nutrient enrichment and grazing rest effects on grass establishment: implications for exotic and native species1
Monitoring time of conservation-driven and mitigation-driven plant translocations in Europe1
Impacts of invasive tall grass Miscanthus sinensis on coastal dune plant communities: a 17-year study in Northern Japan1
Fire regime and local biotic and abiotic factors as drivers of diversity patterns in highland grasslands in southern Brazil1
Leaf and seed traits reflect resource strategies in Corema album populations1
Mixed deciduous-evergreen needleleaf forests across China can be regarded as a separate vegetation type1
Direct and indirect effects of an invasive non-native tree on coastal plant communities1
Two shades of grey: effect of temperature on seed germination of the escaping ornamental species Lychnis coronaria and Stachys byzantina1
The effect of human impact and environmental conditions on Polylepis forest and on the world’s highest mistletoe infestation1
Diversity and eco-geographical distribution pattern of some Aegilops species from the Zagros and Alborz Mountain ranges of Iran1
Salinity tolerance of two critically endangered endemic species and its implications for distribution and conservation of model microinsular Mediterranean species1
From species norms to communal metrics: advancing plant community-level historical phenology and phenological ecology1
Carbon allocation in an East African ant-acacia: field testing a 13C-labeling method for evaluating biotic impacts on the carbon cycle1
Tree phenology of tropical semi-evergreen forest and its correlation with climatic variables in the Eastern Himalayan region of India1
Plant reproductive systems in a secondary deciduous forest remnant in the Caracas valley, Venezuela1
Seed burial depth, seedling emergence, and height as affected by animal trampling in marl soils1
Competitive ability of three native grass species during establishment1
Contrasting climate influences on Nothofagus pumilio establishment along elevational gradients1
Interactive effects of elevation and canopy affect bilberry performance in a temperate coniferous region1
Limited impact of elephants on trees and shrubs in semi-arid thicket vegetation in southern Africa1
Early development of Acacia longifolia is more severely impacted by water and nutrient stress in invasive than native seedlings1
The role of preadapted traits and turfgrass community resistance in Taraxacum officinale invasion success1
Congruence between vascular plants and bryophytes in response to ecological conditions in sustainably managed temperate forests (taxonomic- and trait-based levels)1
Leaf-cutting ants facilitation to non-native plants is passed from one generation to the next1
The mutual effect of nutrients on plant–herbivore interactions1
Exploring plant species diversity in gap dynamics of managed vs. unmanaged beech forests along an elevational gradient1
Co-flowering modularity and floral trait similarity help explain temporal changes in plant–pollinator network structure1
The influence of wildfire on invasive plant abundance and spatial structure in eastern ponderosa pine savanna1
Influence of grazing intensity on richness, phylogenetic and functional dimensions of highly diverse mountainous grasslands from Mazandaran, Iran1
Tree hydrological niche acclimation through ontogeny in a seasonal Amazon forest1
Phenological shifts of the invasive annual weed Bidens pilosa var. pilosa in response to warmer temperature1
Deciduous trees could benefit more from the rise in [CO2] than evergreens in the Brazilian Cerrado1
Increased solar radiation and soil moisture determine flower colour frequency in a mountain endemic plant population1
Disentangling the relative effects of solar radiation and vapor pressure deficit on ecosystem photosynthetic efficiency based on global eddy-covariance observations1
Expression of seed hydration memory through phenotypic plasticity of Senna spectabilis var. excelsa seedlings under water deficit1
No evident sex-biased herbivory but phenological and interannual variation in Fuchsia parviflora (Onagraceae) a dioecious Neotropical shrub1
Correction: Compound and simple leaf woody species of the Chilean matorral are equally affected by extreme drought1
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