The monoculture plots – those that survived – resemble traditional plantation forestry that historically has dominated rural lands in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest in the U.S. They contain rows ...

Climate change may give invasive plants an unexpected advantage, helping them overcome insect damage and spread more aggressively.

Iowa State University researchers have identified a causal relationship between pollinators and plant biodiversity — one that ...

The bags prevent animal pollination, part of their research studying how pollinators affect plant diversity. Photo by ...

A new study clearly shows that pollinators are vital for maintaining plant biodiversity and supporting healthy flowers.

A new study suggests that the loss of plant species due to climate change and human activities could release vast amounts of stored carbon into the atmosphere, potentially accelerating climate change.

The sun is the basis for photosynthesis, but not all plants thrive in strong sunlight. Strong sunlight constrains plant diversity and plant biomass in the world's grasslands, a new study shows.

A comprehensive review in Biological Diversity maps two decades of breakthroughs in Chinese seed plant genetic diversity ...

The inaugural editorial of Biological Diversity launches the journal as a multidisciplinary global platform advancing ...

An expert explains how to choose the sexiest cultivated varieties of native plants that will also deliver the best ecological ...