A dissected-leaved form of Ranunculus repens L. occurs in the temporary limestone lakes (turloughs) across the west of Ireland. Turloughs fill with groundwater for up to 8 months of the year. Under experimental conditions, these turlough populations demonstrated a higher rate of aerial and submerged photosynthesis than populations of the more typical broad-leaved ruderal form. The turlough popu...

Identifying the factors that influence the spread of exotic species is essential for evaluating the present and future extent of plant invasions and for the development of eradication programs. We randomly established a network of 250 plots on an exotic Pinus radiata D. Don plantation on Tenerife Island in order to determine if roads and urban centers are favouring the spread of exotic plant sp...

The occurrence of transgenic herbicide-resistant oilseed rape (Brassica napus) in ruderal (non-crop disturbed) areas has not been investigated previously in Canada. The primary objective of this study was to document their occurrence in two main ruderal areas (along railways and roads) in the province of Saskatchewan, where half of all oilseed rape is grown, and at the port of Vancouver, Britis...

during autumn and summer 2010 observed species from amaranthus genus were studied in segetal and ruderal environments of hamedan city. in this research, 100 plats randomly were selected and totally 6 species from amaranthus were identified as neophyte wild elements: a. retroflexus l. a. lividus l., a. chlorostachys willd, a. albus l., a. viridus l. and a. blitoides s. watson. dispersal of menti...

During early stand development, coniferous forests of the coastal Pacific Northwest commonly pass through a period of dense shade and intense competition during which the abundance and diversity of understory plants decline dramatically. In young, managed forests, silvicultural thinning has been proposed to enhance the structural and floristic diversity of the understory. Although germination o...

As global urbanization accelerates, cities have become increasingly complex and hybridized, host to novel urban landscape forms such as informal greenspaces or ecosystems that support ruderal spontaneous vegetation. Researchers documented the ecosystem services benefits these systems provide, well tradeoffs disservices associated with biotic globalization. Despite evidence of their co-benefits,...

The article generalizes the data on life strategy of plants in meander bars by example species Limosella aquatica L., Silene tatarica (L.) Pers. and Petasites spurius (Retz.) Rchb., taking into account their span centres environmental impact a specimen, as well peculiar features sustaining coenopopulation. annual monocarpic L. combines its typical ruderal leaving numerous posterity with vegetat...

Agricultural environments allow study of evolutionary change in plants. An example of evolution within agroecological systems is the selection for resistance to the herbicide glyphosate within the weed, Conyza canadensis. Changes in survivorship and reproduction associated with the development of glyphosate resistance (GR) may impact fitness and influence the frequency of occurrence of the GR t...