Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

December 20, 2021

Light intensity drives different growth strategies in two duckweed species: Lemna minor L. and Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleiden

Małgorzata Strzałek, Lech Kufel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12698 PubMed 35036168

December 24, 2021

Small-scale drivers on plant and ant diversity in a grassland habitat through a multifaceted approach

Michele Mugnai, Clara Frasconi Wendt, Paride Balzani, Giulio Ferretti, Matteo Dal Cin, Alberto Masoni, Filippo Frizzi, Giacomo Santini, Daniele Viciani, Bruno Foggi, Lorenzo Lazzaro

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12517 PubMed 35036118

December 1, 2021

Functional macrophyte trait variation as a response to the source of inorganic carbon acquisition

Rafał Chmara, Eugeniusz Pronin, Józef Szmeja

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12584 PubMed 34917426

December 2, 2021

Boll characteristics and yield of cotton in relation to the canopy microclimate under varying plant densities in an arid area

Na Zhang, Liwen Tian, Lu Feng, Wenxiu Xu, Yabing Li, Fangfang Xing, Zhengyi Fan, Shiwu Xiong, Jianghua Tang, Chunmei Li, Ling Li, Yunzhen Ma, Fang Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12111 PubMed 34917420

December 6, 2021

The mycorrhizal fungi of Cymbidium promote the growth of Dendrobiumofficinale by increasing environmental stress tolerance

Yulong Li, Zhihua Kang, Xia Zhang, Ping Sun, Xiaohui Jiang, Zhengmin Han

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12555 PubMed 34963822

December 22, 2021

Effects of short-term nitrogen and phosphorus addition on leaf stoichiometry of a dominant alpine grass

YaLan Liu, Bo Liu, Zewei Yue, Fanjiang Zeng, Xiangyi Li, Lei Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12611 PubMed 35036130

December 22, 2021

Small herbivores and abiotic heterogeneity promote trait variation of a saltmarsh plant in local communities

Qingqing Chen, Christian Smit, Ido Pen, Han Olff