Article
Forestry
Chenghao Zheng, Long Wan, Ruoshui Wang, Guan Wang, Liang Dong, Tao Yang, Qilin Yang, Jinxing Zhou
Summary: Soil nutrient conditions have significant effects on the nitrogen and phosphorus mobility of plants. Karst forests have higher soil nutrient concentrations compared to non-karst forests, but the concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus in green leaves exhibit opposite trends. Non-karst forests have higher root foraging potential for nitrogen and phosphorus compared to karst forests. The nitrogen resorption efficiency of trees in karst forests is higher, while the phosphorus resorption efficiency is lower compared to non-karst forests. The trade-offs of foraging, transportation, and resorption of trees are adjusted according to changes in nutrient conditions.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Biology
Alejandra G. Vovides, Marie-Christin Wimmler, Falk Schrewe, Thorsten Balke, Martin Zwanzig, Cyril Piou, Etienne Delay, Jorge Lopez-Portillo, Uta Berger
Summary: Root grafts, the union of roots of different trees, are common and may reduce stress and facilitate resource exchange. Research shows that the probability and frequency of root grafting increase with environmental stress, leading to smaller group sizes of trees within grafted groups.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Yue Dai, Hong-Wei Wang, Qing-Dong Shi
Summary: This study investigated the water-use responses of Haloxylon ammodendron to groundwater depth, from seedling to mature tree. The results showed that seedlings decreased their water uptake depth with declining groundwater depth, while saplings increased at mid depth but decreased at maximum depth. However, mature trees constantly increased their water absorption depth across sites.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xiaodong Gao, Xining Zhao, Pute Wu, Min Yang, Miaotai Ye, Lei Tian, Yufeng Zou, Yong Wu, Fusuo Zhang, Kadambot H. M. Siddique
Summary: Agricultural intensification in the Loess Plateau of China has significantly increased farmer's income and reduced rural poverty, but has also resulted in various environmental trade-offs such as soil desiccation, erosion, and nitrate pollution. A proposed framework aims to address these issues through collaboration among scientists, policymakers, social enterprises, and farmers.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Marcin Zadworny, Joanna Mucha, Andrzej M. Jagodzinski, Paulina Koscielniak, Piotr Lakomy, Mateusz Modrzejewski, Krzysztof Ufnalski, Roma Zytkowiak, Louise H. Comas, Jesus Rodriguez-Calcerrada
Summary: The study revealed that oak seedlings regenerated by different methods exhibit varying root morphology, anatomy, and biochemistry, leading to differential responses to water shortages. Acorn-sown and containerized oak seedlings appear to be better equipped for water foraging under water-limited conditions, while coppiced and root-pruned oaks show higher water absorption efficiency in response to water shortages.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Allison M. Young, Axel Brockmann, Fred C. Dyer
Summary: The study suggests that the foraging behavior of honey bee species is influenced by factors such as nest architecture and the magnitude of reward decrease, with environmental context potentially playing a role in modulating species differences in behavior. This highlights the complex interactions of life history and ecology in shaping behavior evolution.
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Victor Beya-Marshall, Emilia Arcos, Oscar Seguel, Mauricio Galleguillos, Cristian Kremer
Summary: Irrigation scheduling based on soil water content sensors can maintain optimal soil moisture range for plant growth. The breaking point is an effective criterion for irrigation management, but its implementation should be validated with plant water status measurement and consideration of weather conditions.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Alivereti N. Naikatini, Gunnar Keppel, Gilianne Brodie, Sonia Kleindorfer
Summary: This study explores the interspecific foraging behavior overlap in Fiji's forest birds and finds evidence of vertical stratification of foraging behavior. The results support the significance of interspecific competition and niche divergence for patterns of ecological speciation on islands.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Huijie Li, Han Li, Qifan Wu, Bingcheng Si, Esteban G. Jobbagy, Jeffrey J. Mcdonnell
Summary: This study reveals the overlooked hydrological costs and over-optimistic expectations of sustained carbon sequestration under afforestation in the Loess Plateau of China. It indicates that water resources are exhausted during the root mining process while carbon fixation only represents a single-pulsed growth.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Minglun Xin, Jigan Wang, Zhencheng Xing
Summary: The trade-off between economic growth and environmental conservation is important in national environmental management. Previous studies have shown significant water resources in China's inter-regional trade, but there is a lack of analysis on cost-benefit inequality in trade. The study aims to fill this gap by constructing a novel virtual water inequality index. Results show that about a third of China's annual water use is accounted for by virtual water trade, flowing from developing inland provinces to developed coastal provinces. The issue of virtual water inequality has been somewhat alleviated with the coordinated development of China's economy.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yang Yang, Yanling Li, Meie Wang, Weiping Chen, Yating Dai
Summary: The study found that the application rate of limestone, soil pH, and amorphous manganese content interact with each other in suppressing cadmium uptake by rice plants, leading to different effects on cadmium uptake.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Guillaume Charrier, Thierry Ameglio
Summary: Water content is a crucial variable in plant physiology, and research has shown that soil temperature and evaporative demand significantly affect the water content and dehydration rate of plants. A model was developed to predict the water content during the winter and frost hardiness in walnut trees during spring.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Sunxiang Zheng, Meiqi Yang, Xi Chen, Claire E. White, Liangbing Hu, Zhiyong Jason Ren
Summary: Inspired by natural plant transpiration, researchers designed and tested a series of scalable three-dimensional engineered trees made of natural wood for continuous water desalination. The trees utilize capillary action to lift water more than 1 foot off the ground, overcoming challenges of solar-driven water evaporation and water harvesting. The optimized spacing between the trees allows for a higher vapor generation to water transport ratio, resulting in a more efficient system. By drawing on multiple environmental energy sources, the trees can produce a high volume of freshwater.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Weiping Kong, Wenjiang Huang, Lingling Ma, Lingli Tang, Chuanrong Li, Xianfeng Zhou, Raffaele Casa
Summary: Monitoring the vertical distribution of leaf water content (LWC) within wheat canopies after head emergence is crucial for increasing crop yield. By conducting field experiments, the study proposed new spectral indices that showed great potential in tracking changes in middle-LWC and indirect induction models for modeling upper and bottom-LWC were found to be more effective than conventional direct estimation methods.
Article
Ecology
Roi Harel, Shauhin Alavi, Alison M. Ashbury, Jillian Aurisano, Tanya Berger-Wolf, Grace H. Davis, Ben T. Hirsch, Urs Kalbitzer, Roland Kays, Kevin Mclean, Chase L. Nunez, Alexander Vining, Zea Walton, Rasmus Worsoe Havmoller, Margaret C. Crofoot
Summary: The complex nature of canopy environments poses unique challenges to animals living in them. The use of emerging technologies allows for a better understanding of the ecology and evolution of canopy-dwelling animals. Integrating detailed habitat structure and animal movement data enables a perspective on the world from the viewpoint of arboreal animals.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Fernando Pineda-Garcia, Horacio Paz, Frederick C. Meinzer, Guillermo Angeles
Article
Forestry
Lucia Sanaphre-Villanueva, Juan Manuel Dupuy, Jose Luis Andrade, Casandra Reyes-Garcia, Horacio Paz, Paula C. Jackson
Article
Environmental Sciences
M. Mendez-Toribio, G. Ibarra-Manriquez, A. Navarrete-Segueda, H. Paz
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2017)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Luca Sanaphre-Villanueva, Juan Manuel Dupuy, Jose Luis Andrade, Casandra Reyes-Garcia, Paula C. Jackson, Horacio Paz
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2017)
Article
Forestry
Rafael Aguilar-Romero, Fernando Pineda-Garcia, Horacio Paz, Antonio Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Ken Oyama
Article
Forestry
Horacio Paz, Flor Vega-Ramos, Felipe Arreola-Villa
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2018)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Alejandra Martinez-Blancas, Horacio Paz, Gerardo A. Salazar, Carlos Martorell
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Forestry
M. E. Gavito, H. Paz, F. Barragan, I Siddique, F. Arreola-Villa, F. Pineda-Garcia, P. Balvanera
Summary: The study focused on identifying vegetation traits that could best inform on the progress of integrative recovery during secondary succession, highlighting basal area, litterfall, plant richness, and litter mass as the most related vegetation properties to soil and microclimate recovery.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Leonardo Meza Rico, Rafael Aguilar-Romero, Horacio Paz, Hernando Rodriguez-Correa, Antonio Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Ken Oyama, Fernando Pineda-Garcia
Summary: Different oak species exhibit high interspecific functional trait variation, guided by the fast-slow continuum. The differentiation in both above and belowground traits is related to environmental conditions such as precipitation seasonality and humidity. These findings emphasize significant functional variation among oak seedlings, influenced by the climatic conditions across their native geographic range.
TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Leopoldo D. Vazquez-Reyes, Horacio Paz-Hernandez, Hector O. Godinez-Alvarez, Maria del Coro Arizmendi, Adolfo G. Navarro-Siguenza
Summary: Agriculture, cattle grazing, and human settlements have a negative impact on bird biodiversity, leading to the loss of specialized species and the dominance of generalists. Birds in anthropized habitats exhibit shorter life-cycles, higher fecundity, and broader ecological niches compared to those in primary forests. The use of trait-based approaches can improve our understanding of avian biodiversity's responses to anthropization.
PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Horacio Paz, Antonio Ortiz-Alcaraz, Ek del-Val
Summary: Humans' impacts on natural environments, especially in insular habitats, have led to the barrenness of certain areas. This study examined the natural regeneration in Pteridium-invaded areas on Socorro Island, Mexico, and found that Pteridium is a significant barrier to seedling establishment. Restoration actions, such as removing Pteridium cover and planting native species, are necessary to restore plant diversity.
JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Aleida Diaz-Castellanos, Jorge A. Meave, Flor Vega-Ramos, Fernando Pineda-Garcia, Consuelo Bonfil, Horacio Paz
Summary: Tropical dry forests are environmentally complex ecosystems with highly heterogeneous water availability, leading to functional heterogeneity among plant communities. Differences in water and light availability result in functional differentiation both aboveground and belowground.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lucia Sanaphre-Villanueva, Fernando Pineda-Garcia, Wesley Dattilo, Luisa Fernanda Pinzon-Perez, Arlett Ricano-Rocha, Horacio Paz
Summary: The study of above- and below-ground organ plant coordination is crucial for understanding the biophysical constraints and trade-offs involved in species’ performance under different environmental conditions. This study compared the coordination of trait combinations in tree seedlings from two tropical forest systems in Mexico and found a shift in the relative importance of mechanisms to face the most limiting resource in contrasting tropical forests.
Article
Plant Sciences
Laura J. Giraldo-Kalil, Julio Campo, Horacio Paz, Juan Nunez-Farfan
Summary: Although previous studies have suggested that ecological differentiation driven by altitude and soil may promote coexistence of sympatric tree species of Damburneya, the role of leaf functional variation in this ecological differentiation remains unexplored. This study aimed to determine if patterns of leaf trait variation reflect ecological differences among sympatric Damburneya species. The results showed that species distribution differed with altitude and soil properties, suggesting interspecific differences in functional strategies.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Rodrigo Mendez-Alonzo, Mark E. Oison, Horacio Paz, Casandra Reyes Garcia, Celene Espadas Manrique, Clara Tinoco Ojanguren, Santiago Trueba
Summary: This review examines the situation of plant hydraulics research in Mexico, including the number of publications, geographical distribution, and research focus. The study found that most states in Mexico have produced few publications on plant hydraulics, and some states have almost no research in this field. The most studied ecosystem type in Mexico is the tropical dry forest, and trees are the most studied growth form. The review suggests the need to enhance research at the interface between plant hydraulic function and remote sensing, and calls for a national collaborative effort to study the hydraulic functioning of Mexican ecosystems.
BOTANICAL SCIENCES
(2022)