Woody Plant Encroachment in a Seasonal Tropical Savanna: Lessons about Classifiers and Accuracy from UAV Images by Lucas Silva Costa, Edson Eyji Sano, Manuel Eduardo Ferreira, Cássia Beatriz Rodrigues Munhoz, João Vítor Silva Costa, Leomar Rufino Alves Júnior, Thiago Roure Bandeira de Mello, Mercedes Maria da Cunha Bustamante

“…Woody plant encroachment in grassy ecosystems is a widely reported phenomenon associated with negative impacts on ecosystem functions. …”
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Identification of <i>Cytospora</i> Species Isolated from Branch Canker Diseases of Woody Plants in Tibet, China by Jie-Ting Li, Jiang-Rong Li, Ning Jiang

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Natural woody plant, Mallotus japonicus, as an ecological partner to transfer different pathotypic conidia of Oidium neolycopersici to greenhouse tomatoes by Teruo Nonomura, Yoshinori Matsuda, Shun Yamashita, Haruhiko Akahoshi, Yoshihiro Takikawa, Koji Kakutani, Hideyoshi Toyoda

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Spatial distribution of woody plants in relation to mistletoe-infected Vachellia karroo trees in a semi-arid African savanna by Tsitsi Sithandiwe Maponga, Hilton Garikai Taambuka Ndagurwa, Justice Muvengwi, Ed T.F. Witkowski

“…The univariate analysis of all woody plants (adults and juveniles) exhibited aggregation at small spatial scales due to the high abundance of clustered seedlings and saplings. …”
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Environmental Drivers of Water Use for Caatinga Woody Plant Species: Combining Remote Sensing Phenology and Sap Flow Measurements by Rennan A. Paloschi, Desirée Marques Ramos, Dione J. Ventura, Rodolfo Souza, Eduardo Souza, Leonor Patrícia Cerdeira Morellato, Rodolfo L. B. Nóbrega, Ítalo Antônio Cotta Coutinho, Anne Verhoef, Thales Sehn Körting, Laura De Simone Borma

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Multiscale Regulation of Leaf Traits in Woody Plants as an Adaptation to a Post-Earthquake Environment in Broadleaved Forests of Southwestern China by Di Kang, Caijia Yin, Shiqi Liu, Li Chen, Shuzhen Zou, Dahai Zhu

“…The total interspecific and intraspecific variation of woody plant functional traits was 62.02% and 14.86%, respectively. …”
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Analysis of woody plants dimensions on the affected and restricted land management practices in Sudan Vegetation Zone, Adamawa State, Nigeria by E.N. Gandapa, J.I. Matapa

“…From the result, there are 181 woody plant stands observed on the 12 sample plots (1800m2). …”
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How to survive in the world’s third poplar: Insights from the genome of the highest altitude woody plant, Hippophae tibetana (Elaeagnaceae) by Ruoqiu Wang, Ruoqiu Wang, Bin Wu, Jianbo Jian, Yiwei Tang, Ticao Zhang, Zhiping Song, Zhiping Song, Wenju Zhang, Wenju Zhang, La Qiong, La Qiong

“…Hippophae tibetana (Tibetan sea-buckthorn) is one of the highest distributed woody plants in the world (3,000-5,200 meters a.s.l.). …”
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Miniature Noninvasive Sensor Based on Impedance-Change Detection in Branches for Measuring Branch Ice Content in Overwintering Woody Plants by Hao Tian, Chao Gao, Tao Xie, Chongchong Yu

“…Based on the relationship between the change in the water–ice ratio and branch impedance during freezing, a miniature noninvasive branch volume ice content (BVIC) sensor was developed for monitoring real-time changes in volumetric ice content and the ice freeze-thaw rate of woody plant branches during the overwintering period. …”
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An NmrA-Like Protein, Lws1, Is Important for Pathogenesis in the Woody Plant Pathogen <i>Lasiodiplodia theobromae</i> by Junbo Peng, Janith V. S. Aluthmuhandiram, K. W. Thilini Chethana, Qi Zhang, Qikai Xing, Hui Wang, Mei Liu, Wei Zhang, Xinghong Li, Jiye Yan

“…However, their role in the woody plant pathogen <i>Lasiodiplodia theobromae</i> is less clear. …”
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Environmental heterogeneity determines beta diversity and species turnover for woody plants along an elevation gradient in subtropical forests of China by Lan Jiang, Xin Zhang, Jing Zhu, Xin Wei, Bo Chen, Jinfu Liu, Shiqun Zheng, Zhongsheng He

“…Here, we studied the characteristics of beta diversity and its partitioning components for woody plant communities along an elevation gradient in subtropical forests of China, and thus explored the effects of environment and space on beta diversity. …”
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Latitudinal patterns and environmental drivers of taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of woody plants in western Amazonian terra firme forests by Celina Ben Saadi, Luis Cayuela, Guillermo Bañares de Dios, Julia G. de Aledo, Julia G. de Aledo, Laura Matas-Granados, Laura Matas-Granados, Norma Salinas, Norma Salinas, María de los Ángeles La Torre Cuadros, María de los Ángeles La Torre Cuadros, Manuel J. Macía, Manuel J. Macía

“…We inventoried ca. 15,000 individuals from ca. 1,250 species, and obtained functional trait records for ca. 5,000 woody plant individuals in 50 plots of 0.1 ha located in five terra firme forest sites spread over a latitudinal gradient of 1200 km covering ca. 10°C in latitude in western Amazonia. …”
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Environmental stress - what can we learn from chlorophyll a fluorescence analysis in woody plants? A review by Tatiana Swoczyna, Hazem M. Kalaji, Filippo Bussotti, Jacek Mojski, Jacek Mojski, Martina Pollastrini

“…We discuss both the circumstances under which ChF can be successfully used to assess woody plant health and the ChF parameters that can be useful in field research. …”
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Fluctuating Asymmetry as a Measure of Stress in Natural Populations of Woody Plants: Influence of Ecological and Geographical Factors on Developmental Stability by Elena Shadrina, Victoria Soldatova, Nina Turmukhametova

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Proline concentrations in seedlings of woody plants change with drought stress duration and are mediated by seed characteristics: a meta-analysis by Joanna Kijowska-Oberc, Łukasz Dylewski, Ewelina Ratajczak

“…We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of drought stress on the proline concentrations in seedling leaf tissues of woody plant species and their relationships to drought duration, seed mass, seed category and coniferous/deciduous classification. …”
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Changes in phylogenetic structure and species composition of woody plant communities across an elevational gradient in the southern Taihang Mountains, China by Yusheng Luo, Mengli Zhou, Shanshan Jin, Qunxing Wang, Dongfeng Yan

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Eradication programs against non-native pests and pathogens of woody plants in Europe: which factors influence their success or failure? by Sofia Branco, Jacob C. Douma, Eckehard G. Brockerhoff, Mireia Gomez-Gallego, Benoit Marcais, Simone Prospero, José Carlos Franco, Hervé Jactel, Manuela Branco

“…Only less than 10% of the non-native organisms affecting woody plants were targeted for attempted eradication despite the high economic and ecological impacts caused by some species for which no efforts were undertaken. …”
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Allometry of some woody plant species in a Brazilian savanna after two years of a dry season fire by P. Dodonov, IC Lucena, MB Leite, DM Silva Matos

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Collection of Experiences: 25 Years’ Work on Seed Propagation of Allochthonous Woody Plants in Skopje and Their Possible Role in the Urban Landscape by Anastazija Dimitrova, Viktorija Brndevska Stipanović, Dana Dina Kolevska

“…From the registered 206 allochthonous woody plants, in the past 25 years, 65 species (19 Gymnospermae and 46 Angiospermae) have been the focus of various research and monitoring efforts, including seed propagation and analysis of the generative propagation potential. …”
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The effects of bush control methods on encroaching woody plants in terms of die-off and survival in Borana rangelands, southern Ethiopia by Malicha Loje Hare, Xinwen Xu, Yongdong Wang, Abule Ibro Gedda

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