Some plants are able to take over uninhabited spaces like sand dunes, volcanic substrates and rockfall areas. The first colonizers have specific traits that allow them to grow in such hostile ...

A closer look at the "mesocosms" — mini-environments used to conduct experiments — used in this study. The team assembled plant communities in garden pots, and, at the end of the experiment, clipped ...

How will a warming Arctic affect plant growth on Svalbard? Researchers encased plant plots in a thick layer of ice during the winter and used little greenhouses to heat up those plots in the summer.