Article
Plant Sciences
Antonio Miranda-Jacome, Vinicio J. Sosa
Summary: The study examined the pulsed flowering phenology of the columnar cactus Pilosocereus leucocephalus in central Veracruz, Mexico, and found that flower production was correlated with maximum temperature and cactus size, but not with rainfall. The phenological pattern was consistently extended, pulsed, slightly synchronous across five years, suggesting resource limitation as a factor influencing the floral phenology of this cactus.
Article
Ecology
Antonio Miranda-Jacome, Fatima Fernandez-Tlapa, Miguel A. Munguia-Rosas
Summary: This study describes the visiting and feeding behavior of Carpophilus lugubris in the flowers of Pilosocereus leucocephalus, indicating that these beetles may have a limited role in pollination, mainly consuming nectar and using the flowers for mating purposes.
JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Birgit Nordt, Isabell Hensen, Solveig Franziska Bucher, Martin Freiberg, Richard B. Primack, Albert-Dieter Stevens, Aletta Bonn, Christian Wirth, Desiree Jakubka, Carolin Plos, Maria Sporbert, Christine Roemermann
Summary: Changes in phenology due to climate change have significant implications for ecosystem functioning and biodiversity, especially in herbaceous species. The PhenObs initiative aims to use botanical gardens as a global network for observing plant phenology to better understand and predict the effects of global change on plant species and ecosystem processes.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Xinyang Wang, Xavier Morin, Jian Zhang, Guoke Chen, Lingfeng Mao, Yuheng Chen, Zhuqiu Song, Yanjun Du, Keping Ma
Summary: Biodiversity is an important issue in ecological research and is generally highest in tropical regions. By studying reproductive phenology data of over 20,000 plant species in China, we found that the duration of reproductive phenology decreased with latitude, with temperature seasonality playing a significant role in woody plant phenology.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Michiel Pillet, Barbara Goettsch, Cory Merow, Brian Maitner, Xiao Feng, Patrick R. Roehrdanz, Brian J. Enquist
Summary: Cactaceae (cacti) is one of the most endangered plant families in the world. This study evaluates the potential distribution and expansion of cacti under future warmer and more drought-prone climates. The results show that 60% of cactus species will experience a reduction in favorable climate and some species will be exposed to environmental conditions outside of their current distribution. Climate change is expected to become a primary driver of cactus extinction risk.
Article
Plant Sciences
Nikolet Kostur, Susana M. M. Wadgymar
Summary: The research investigates the influence of resource availability and pollination environment on sex allocation and correlated traits in cosexual plants. The results suggest that flower size is influenced by resource availability, while the ratio of anther-to-ovary length remains constant. The study also provides cautionary advice on generating and measuring sex allocation plasticity experimentally.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Qianhuai Xue, Xiu Zeng, Yanjun Du, Wenxing Long
Summary: The timing of flowering and fruiting is crucial for the reproduction, population size, and range of fruit-eating animals. A regression analysis was conducted to understand the impact of climate on the timing and availability of fruits for the endangered Hainan gibbon in China. Significant seasonal and inter-annual variations were observed in the reproductive phenology of fruiting species, with severe food scarcity for the gibbons between January and April. Sunshine affected flowering time, while temperature influenced fruiting phenology. The restoration of gibbon habitat should include planting fruit trees that bear fruit during the low food availability period from January to April.
Article
Agronomy
Zhenxing Zhou, Kunpeng Zhang, Zhaolin Sun, Yinzhan Liu, Yuanchen Zhang, Lingjie Lei, Ying Li, Dong Wang, Mengjun Hu, Shilin Wang, Quanwei Lu, Yupeng Cui, Mingxing Zhong, Shijie Han, Yuan Miao
Summary: Experimental warming was shown to extend the flowering season by approximately 2.08% across all species, with varying responses based on plant functional types such as herbaceous and woody species. The impacts of warming on different pollination types, latitude, and temperature showed contrasting results, highlighting the complexity of how climate warming affects terrestrial plant phenology.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Theresa Foley, Don E. Swann, Guadalupe Sotelo, Nicholas Perkins, Daniel E. Winkler
Summary: The saguaro cactus, a keystone species endemic to the Sonoran Desert of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, was found to have asymmetrically distributed flowers with a seasonal pattern of counterclockwise radial spreading. This study is the first to document a seasonal, counterclockwise pattern of asynchronous flowering in saguaro, with potential implications for the cacti's response to climate change.
Article
Plant Sciences
Karen E. Rice, Rebecca A. Montgomery, Artur Stefanski, Roy L. Rich, Peter B. Reich
Summary: Herbaceous perennials showed species-specific responses to experimental warming and reduced summer rainfall, with some species advancing flowering while others delayed it. Changes in phenology led to differences in temporal overlap between species, potentially resulting in fewer resources for insects or a mismatch between plants and pollinators.
Article
Agronomy
Guocheng Wang, Zhongkui Luo, Yao Huang, Xiangao Xia, Yurong Wei, Xiaohui Lin, Wenjuan Sun
Summary: This study examined plant phenological records from 26 sites in Inner Mongolian temperate grassland from 1982 to 2019 and found that pre-season climate primarily regulates plant phenology, while the warming trend has little influence.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Hsin-Wu Hsu, Kyungdahm Yun, Soo-Hyung Kim
Summary: Rising global temperatures are impacting plant phenology, with spring warming causing early flowering and winter warming potentially delaying bloom dates. Chilling temperatures during dormancy showed variability along latitudes, while forcing temperatures after dormancy exhibited consistent effects. Winter warming may offset spring warming, leading to delays in bloom dates.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biology
Jenna Walters, Jennifer Zavanitskaya, Rufus Isaacs, Zsofia Szendrei
Summary: Extreme heat events have significant impacts on bee pollinators and crop pollination services, with indirect effects largely unexplored. The nutritional value of floral rewards may be altered by extreme heat, leading to lower bee survival, development, and reproduction. Phenological mismatches between bee activity and crop flowering are also expected, resulting in reduced pollination services.
CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Miao Liu, Yaohui Zhu, Hao Yang, Ruiliang Pu, Chunxia Qiu, Fa Zhao, Shaoyu Han, Weimeng Xu, Yang Meng, Huiling Long, Guijun Yang
Summary: The accurate prediction of the first flowering date (FFD) is crucial for precise orchard production management. Existing methods based on air temperature cannot accurately predict FFD under complex meteorological conditions. Therefore, we propose a method that uses remote sensing land surface temperature (LST) to predict spatially continuous apple FFD. The developed method shows promising results, demonstrating its potential in orchard production management.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Xincong Chen, Wenwen Liu, Steven C. Pennings, Yihui Zhang
Summary: The study on the invasive grass Spartina alterniflora along the coast of China found that the flowering phenology exhibited a pattern that was influenced by latitude, with plants at different latitudes flowering at different times. The research results suggest a high degree of plasticity in flowering phenology, with variations in factors such as climate and oceanographic variables affecting the timing of flowering. Additionally, the study indicated some selection for earlier flowering at sites with low temperatures and highlighted the importance of environmental conditions in shaping the flowering patterns of the invasive species.
Article
Forestry
Maria de los Angeles Garcia-Hernandez, Tarin Toledo-Aceves, Fabiola Lopez-Barrera, Vinicio J. Sosa, Horacio Paz
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2019)
Article
Ecology
Raul Badillo-Montano, Armando Aguirre, Miguel A. Munguia-Rosas
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2019)
Article
Ecology
Miguel A. Munguia-Rosas, Diego F. Angulo, Gerardo Arceo-Gomez, Victor Parra-Tabla
JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
(2019)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Siunelly Landero-Lozada, Tarin Toledo-Aceves, Fabiola Lopez-Barrera, Vinicio J. Sosa, Neptali Ramirez-Marcial
REVISTA MEXICANA DE BIODIVERSIDAD
(2019)
Article
Agronomy
Miguel A. Munguia-Rosas, Miguel E. Jacome-Flores, Rafael Bello-Bedoy, Virginia Solis-Montero, Ernesto Ochoa-Estrada
GENETIC RESOURCES AND CROP EVOLUTION
(2019)
Article
Ecology
Antonio Miranda-Jacome, Ricardo Rodriguez-Garcia, Miguel A. Munguia-Rosas
JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
(2020)
Article
Plant Sciences
M. A. Munguia-Rosas, M. E. Jacome-Flores
Article
Plant Sciences
Virginia Solis-Montero, Daniela A. Martinez-Nataren, Victor Parra-Tabla, Carlos Ibarra-Cerdena, Miguel A. Munguia-Rosas
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Henry F. Dzul-Cauich, Miguel A. Munguia-Rosas
Summary: This study aimed to assess the effects of light and noise pollution on the pollination components of the tropical tree Ceiba pentandra in an urbanized ecosystem. Results showed that light and noise pollution had a negative impact on bat visits for pollination, but did not significantly affect other pollination components. Illuminated trees may be able to produce more fruits and seeds due to increased photosynthates and delayed leaf abscission.
Article
Plant Sciences
Miguel A. Munguia-Rosas
Summary: This study investigated the effect of domestication on the phenotypic plasticity of leaf traits in chaya plants. The results showed that domesticated plants had lower plasticity in leaf production and slenderness, and did not exhibit shade avoidance syndrome, which may affect their ability to cope with environmental variation.
BOTANICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Virginia Solis-Montero, Rafael Bello-Bedoy, Miguel A. Munguia-Rosas
Summary: Perennial plants and inanimate objects in traditional homegardens influence the distribution and productivity of maax pepper, making it easier for it to grow in homegardens.
AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Virginia Solis-Montero, Miguel A. Munguia-Rosas, Rafael Bello-Bedoy
Summary: The study found that local people in San Bernardo, Yucatan have extensive ecological knowledge about Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum, a type of wild chile known as maax ik. They gather and manage maax ik mainly in homegardens, where the plant is tolerated and non-selective management practices are carried out. Maax ik is primarily used as a food resource and the management intensity is relatively high.
BOTANICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Virginia Solis-Montero, Miguel A. Munguia-Rosas, Rafael Bello-Bedoy
Summary: The Maya people have ecological knowledge about maax ik and gather it from homegardens where they manage it non-selectively. Maax ik is primarily used as food.
BOTANICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
G. Jashui Villicana-Hernandez, Daniela A. Martinez-Nataren, Ricardo X. Alvarez-Espino, Miguel A. Munguia-Rosas
TROPICAL CONSERVATION SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Anthropology
J. Julian Cruz-Cortes, Julia E. Fraga, Miguel A. Munguia-Rosas