Browsing Botany (Scholarly Publications) by Sponsor "Science Foundation Ireland"
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Pollination of invasive Rhododendron ponticum (Ericaceae) in Ireland
(EDP Sciences, 2007)Several insect species visited exotic Rhododendron ponticum flowers, but bumblebees were most common. Only bumblebees (and one Vespula) contacted the flower stigma whilst foraging and are probably the main pollinators. ... -
Rising CO2 drives divergence in water use efficiency of evergreen and deciduous plants
(American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2019)Intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE), defined as the ratio of photosynthesis to stomatal conductance, is a key variable in plant physiology and ecology. Yet, how rising atmospheric CO2 concentration affects iWUE at broad ...