Invasive plant species threaten biological communities globally. However, relatively little is known about how evolutionary processes vary over the course of an invasion. To evaluate the importance of historical and adaptive drivers of range expansion, we compare the performance of North American populations of invasive Lonicera japonica from areas established 100-150 years ago, now the souther...

The Molnieboi Spur is located at the northwestern margin of the Katun Range, the highmountain part of the Altai Mountains. Unique geological and geophysical characteristics of the Molnieboi Spur made it an attractive target for complex botanical studies including botanical, soil, geological, geochemical, geophysical, radiation, and soil gas surveys and analyses. In this paper, we present the fi...

Abstract Background Production of medicinal plants in Taiwan is not only hampered by international market competition, but also lack knowledge their pathogens, such as powdery mildew fungi (Erysiphales, Ascomycota). Records these originate from few researchers for the last one hundred years and are still incomplete. Since mildews tropical/subtropical environments rarely develop sexual stages wi...