Dams and reservoirs,regulating water levels for irrigation,hydropower and flood control,are sometimes considered as artificial managed wetlands.Recent research has shown that increased water surface of reservoirs have...Dams and reservoirs,regulating water levels for irrigation,hydropower and flood control,are sometimes considered as artificial managed wetlands.Recent research has shown that increased water surface of reservoirs have become habitats for some species of migratory waterbird.However,hydraulic engineering can be a Sword of Damocles for birds.展开更多
Invasive plant species subvert essential ecosystem services through a reduction in the abundance and genetic diversity of native plant species.A major challenge now facing land managers and policy makers is how to ens...Invasive plant species subvert essential ecosystem services through a reduction in the abundance and genetic diversity of native plant species.A major challenge now facing land managers and policy makers is how to ensure persistence of native plants while limiting harmful impacts of invasions.Results from recent empirical studies suggest that native plants may evolve adaptations to invasive plants and that adaptive evolution in invasive plants could lessen the negative impacts of invasions.Here,we suggest ways in which knowledge of adaptive evolution in invasive and native plants could be utilized to more effectively manage invaded ecosystems.展开更多
文摘Dams and reservoirs,regulating water levels for irrigation,hydropower and flood control,are sometimes considered as artificial managed wetlands.Recent research has shown that increased water surface of reservoirs have become habitats for some species of migratory waterbird.However,hydraulic engineering can be a Sword of Damocles for birds.
基金A.M.O.Oduor received financial support from the International Young Scientist Fellowship of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(no 2012Y1ZA0011)National Natural Science Foundation of China(no 312111182)Georg Forster Research Fellowship programme of the Alexander von Humboldt(grant number 3.4-KEN/1148979 STP).
文摘Invasive plant species subvert essential ecosystem services through a reduction in the abundance and genetic diversity of native plant species.A major challenge now facing land managers and policy makers is how to ensure persistence of native plants while limiting harmful impacts of invasions.Results from recent empirical studies suggest that native plants may evolve adaptations to invasive plants and that adaptive evolution in invasive plants could lessen the negative impacts of invasions.Here,we suggest ways in which knowledge of adaptive evolution in invasive and native plants could be utilized to more effectively manage invaded ecosystems.
