Aims: The field of ecohydrology is providing new theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches for understanding the complex interactions and feedbacks between vegetation and hydrologic flows at multiple scales. Here we review some of the major scientific and technological advances in...

Mulberry is not only an important forage for silkworm, but also an excellent tree species with higher economic and ecological value. To explore the drought resistance characteristics of hybrid mulberry seedlings, Zhesangza 1 was used as the experimental material in this study and PEG6000 was used...

This special issue contains nine papers that use a combination of observations, models, and remote sensing to interpret the role that plants as individuals, communities and components of the landscape play in the hydrologic cycle. It provides a comprehensive review of the emerging field of...

Aims: Changing climate and land use patterns make it increasingly important that the hydrology of catchments and ecosystems can be reliably characterized. The aim of this paper is to identify the biophysical factors that determine the rates of water vapor loss from different types of vegetation,...

Understanding the roles played by geography and ecology in driving species diversification and in the maintenance of species cohesion is the central objective of evolutionary and ecological studies. The multi-phased orogenesis of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) and global climate changes over...

Chaitophorinae is a predominantly Northern Hemisphere aphid subfamily characterized by numerous setae on the body. Two constituent tribes are associated with different host plants, with Chaitophorini feeding on deciduous trees and shrubs and Siphini colonizing grasses. Based on data from multiple...

A new eudesmane sesquiterpene glycoside, 1α,6β-dihydroxy-5,10-bis-epi-eudesm-15-carboxaldehyde-6-O-β-d-Glucopyranoside (1), together with eleven known compounds (2-12) were isolated from the leaves of Cinnamomum subavenium Miq. Their structures were elucidated by a combination of spectroscopic data ...

Drought-induced 19 (Di19) proteins play important roles in abiotic stress responses. Thus far, there are no reports about Di19 family in woody plants. Here, eight Di19 genes were identified in poplar. We analyzed phylogenetic tree, conserved protein domain, and gene structure of Di19 gene members...

Prunus jamasakura is a species of Prunus native to eastern Asia. We determined the first complete chloroplast genome of Prunus jamasakura using genome skimming approach. The cp genome was 157,905 bp long, with a large single-copy region (LSC) of 85,910 bp and a small single-copy region (SSC) of...

Foliar endophytic fungi (FEF) are diverse and ubiquitously associated with photosynthetic land plants. However, processes shaping FEF assemblages remain poorly understood. Previous studies have indicated that host identity and host habitat are contributing factors, but these factors are often...