Seagrass meadows rank among the most productive coastal ecosystems, yet our understanding of their nutrient-acquisition strategies in oligotrophic environments remain fragmented. Current research tends to focus on isolated processes, such as leaf or root uptake, without adequately integrating morpho-physiological traits, sediment heterogeneity, or microbial interactions. This fragmentation constrains our ability to predict sea...

Aim The timing of reproduction is a major determinant of the geographical distribution of plant species and resulting patterns of community assembly, yet few studies have assessed how the reproductive phenology of plant assemblages varies across large geographical and environmental gradients. In addition, it remains poorly known to what extent phenological trends and their drivers differ between flowering and fruiting phases o...

Aim The phylogenetic constraint hypothesis of flowering phenology states that closely related species flower at similar times of the year. We test this hypothesis for the C hinese angiosperm flora and assess additional effects of growth form, deciduousness, pollination mode and fruit type. We further examine whether the phylogenetic conservatism of flowering phenology tends to increase from tropical to temperate latitudes. Loc...