Plant Communities and Vegetation Classification Plant Communities A plant community is an assemblage of plants that co-exist in a similar environment. Different communities are defined by their ...

Researchers led by Prof. Liu Xiaojuan from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have analyzed data from ...

Further work on refining the classification for the cultural types is recognized as a major need by the FGDC Vegetation Subcommittee. Floristic and physiognomic criteria are the primary properties of ...

What if plants could speak when they were thirsty? Agriculture, in essence, is a dialog among crops, soil and climate. Yet drought, the most insidious stressor, remains largely silent until its damage ...

October is a fine time to plant a tree or shrub. “The air has cooled off, but the soil is still pretty warm,” said Spencer Campbell, Plant Clinic manager at The Morton Arboretum in Lisl… ...