In the absence of horizontal migration, salt marshes must build vertical elevation to persist under sea level rise by building soil through primary production and inorganic sediment deposition. Here we examine a phenomenon observed in a high salinity salt marsh estuary whereby leaf-surface coatings form on Spartina alterniflora (aka Sporobolus alterniflorus ) leaves and we investigate whether these coatings can inhibit photosy...

Aim Ecologically similar species living in sympatry are expected to segregate to reduce the effects of competition where resources are limiting. Segregation from heterospecifics commonly occurs in space, but it is often unknown whether such segregation has underlying environmental causes. Indeed, species could segregate because of different fundamental environmental requirements (i.e., ‘niche divergence’), because competitive...

Aim The aim of this study was to further advance our understanding of the species‐rich, and ecologically important angiosperm family Combretaceae to provide new insights into their evolutionary history. We assessed phylogenetic relationships in the family using target capture data and produced a dated phylogenetic tree to assess fruit dispersal modes and patterns of distribution. Location Tropical and subtropical regions. Time...