Grazing reduces shrub-facilitated diversity of ground-dwelling arthropods in semiarid ecosystems by Jiancai Sun, Rentao Liu, Marcelo Sternberg, Lei Zhou, Zhimin Yang

“…The key drivers of herbaceous plant height in ungrazed plots and those of soil bulk density, soil organic carbon, and soil moisture in grazed plots shaped ground-dwelling arthropod distribution between microhabitats. …”
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Extraction and Characterization of Artichoke (<i>Cynara cardunculus</i> L.) Solid Waste from the Industrial Processing of Fresh-Cut Products for Nutraceutical Use by Francesco Corrias, Efisio Scano, Massimo Milia, Alessandro Atzei, Mattia Casula, Nicola Arru, Alberto Angioni

“…Artichoke (<i>Cynara cardunculus</i> L.) is an herbaceous perennial plant from the Mediterranean Basin, cultivated as a poly-annual crop in different countries. …”
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Fire return intervals and recruitment affect population growth rate of canopy trees in tall open forest in humid savanna by Patricia A. Werner, Stephanie J. Peacock

“…Abstract Savannas are the major biome in tropical regions of the globe, defined as sparsely wooded regions with a continuous herbaceous layer of mainly C4 grasses where rainfall is distinctly seasonal. …”
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Combined effects of topography, soil moisture, and snow cover regimes on growth responses of grasslands in a low- mountain range (Vosges, France) by P.-A. Herrault, A. Ullmann, D. Ertlen

“…Spatial patterns of browning are enhanced on north-facing slopes and at low elevations (<span class="inline-formula">&lt;1100</span> m), where high-producing grasslands with dominant herbaceous communities prevail. A low soil water recharge also appears to be pivotal in explaining the probability of browning at the study site. …”
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Linking Plant Diversity and Urban Uses at the City-Block Scale to Inform Urban Planning by Muriel Deparis, Nicolas Legay, Arthur Castellanos, Chloé Duque, Ulysse Guilloteau, Francis Isselin-Nondedeu, Sébastien Bonthoux

“…Here, we explored a new approach based on the city-block scale, common in urban geography and planning, to directly link urban uses and patterns of herbaceous plant communities. We characterised all city blocks of a medium-sized French city (Blois). …”
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Potential plant extinctions with the loss of the Pleistocene mammoth steppe by Jérémy Courtin, Kathleen R. Stoof-Leichsenring, Simeon Lisovski, Ying Liu, Inger Greve Alsos, Boris K. Biskaborn, Bernhard Diekmann, Martin Melles, Bernd Wagner, Luidmila Pestryakova, James Russell, Yongsong Huang, Ulrike Herzschuh

“…Our results indicate that herbaceous taxa and taxa contributing less to beta diversity are more vulnerable to extinction. …”
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Trade-off strategies between growth and defense of spring ephemeral plants in early spring by Liben Pan, Liben Pan, Tianqi Wang, Tianqi Wang, Vladimir L. Gavrikov, Xiaorui Guo, Xiaorui Guo, Liqiang Mu, Zhonghua Tang, Zhonghua Tang

“…IntroductionSpring ephemeral plants represent a unique ecological category of herbaceous plants, characterized by early blooming and vivid flowers with significant ornamental value. …”
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Impact of Dried Stems on the Chemical Profile of Passito Wines: A Case Study of Four Veneto Varieties by Giovanni Luzzini, Loris Colognato, Leonardo Vanzo, Jessica Anahi Samaniego Solis, Naíssa Prévide Bernardo, Rosario Pascale, Beatrice Perina, Giacomo Cristanelli, Maurizio Ugliano, Davide Slaghenaufi

“…In terms of volatile compounds, no release of C₆ alcohols—compounds with undesirable herbaceous odors—was detected. Varietal-dependent release of 3-isobutyl-2-methoxypyrazine (IBMP) was also observed; however in most cases, the content was below the odor threshold. …”
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Assessment of Soil Heavy Metal Pollution and Phytoremediation Potential of Dominant Species in Water-Level-Fluctuation Zone of Large Reservoir by Wenqiao Li, Youwei Zuo, Yunpeng Li, Denghao Ning, Huan Zhang, Changying Xia, Xiao Zhang, Hongping Deng

“…Through a quadrats investigation, the soil pollution status of seven heavy metals and the composition of herbaceous plants were identified, and the potential of the dominant species for phytoremediation was assessed. …”
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Features of the biomorphological and geographic structure of segetal floras in a number of regions in Russia by O. G. Baranova, A. S. Tretyakova, N. N. Luneva, A. A. Zverev, P. V. Kondratkov, T. A. Terekhina, G. R. Khasanova, S. M. Yamalov, M. V. Lebedeva, N. A. Bagrikova

“…Biomorphological groups in the compared segetal floras contained approximately equal ratios of therophytes and hemicryptophytes, monocarpic and polycarpic herbaceous plants. Meanwhile, the indigenous fraction manifested a higher share of polycarpic herbs (about 60–70%), while monocarpic herbs predominated in the alien fraction (80–90%). …”
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Effects of sub-monthly and sub-daily water level variations on water level fluctuation requirements of Phragmites australis and Phalaris arundinacea by Tingyu Zhang, Wenjuan Gao, Saibo Yuan, Xiaodie Jiang, Yongjing Zhao, Yongde Cui, Hongzhu Wang

“…Nevertheless, studies on the WLFRs of herbaceous plants in large river floodplains, such as Phragmites australis (common reed) and Phalaris arundinacea (reed canarygrass), are limited. …”
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Specific shoot formation in Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Poaceae) under different environmental factors and DNA passportization using ISSR markers by O. V. Dorogina, N. S. Nuzhdina, G. A. Zueva, Yu. A. Gismatulina, O. Yu. Vasilyeva

“…(Poaceae) is a unique example among herbaceous plants characterized by high values of growth of aboveground vegetative mass and practical use as a valuable source of alternative energy. …”
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Assessing recovery time of ecosystems in China: insights into flash drought impacts on gross primary productivity by M. Lu, M. Lu, H. Sun, H. Sun, H. Sun, Y. Yang, J. Xue, H. Ling, H. Zhang, W. Zhang

“…Temperature exhibits a non-monotonic relationship with recovery time, where both excessively cold and hot conditions lead to longer recovery periods. Herbaceous vegetation recovers more rapidly than woody forests, with deciduous broadleaf forests demonstrating the shortest recovery time. …”
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Multilateral Use of Dandelion in Folk Medicine of Central-Eastern Europe by Robert Gruszecki, Magdalena Walasek-Janusz, Gianluca Caruso, Robert Pokluda, Alessio Vincenzo Tallarita, Nadezhda Golubkina, Agnieszka Sękara

“….), a collective species of perennial herbaceous plants of the Asteraceae family, is commonly considered weed; however, in the traditional societies of Central-Eastern Europe, it is a source of food and medicinal raw materials. …”
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Seasonal carbon fluxes from vegetation and soil in a Mediterranean non-tidal salt marsh by L. Carrasco-Barea, D. Verdaguer, M. Gispert, X. D. Quintana, H. Bourhis, L. Llorens

“…<i>E. atherica</i>, a perennial herbaceous species, showed the highest photosynthetic rates during the entire year, but <i>S. patula</i>, an annual succulent herb, also had remarkable photosynthetic rates in summer. …”
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Breeding results for Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench in Moscow Province by I. N. Korotkikh, E. Yu. Babaeva, A. E. Burova

“…Moench is a perennial herbaceous plant of the family Asteraceae introduced from North America. …”
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Etude préliminaire de l'influence des disponibilités alimentaires et des activités humaines sur l’utilisation spatiale de l’habitat par les chimpanzés et les bonobos by Victor Narat, Marie Cibot, Jean Christophe Bokika Ngawolo, Richard Dumez, Sabrina Krief

“…Human activities in the home range of bonobos are more diversified, with several traditional activities (culture, gathering, hunting with nylon snares) and the encounter rates of human signs is higher (2,3 signs/km, 48 km) than in Uganda (1,84 signs/km, 74,5 km)In the future, increased habituation, detailed habitat characterization including spatial and phenological monitoring of Ape food, especially terrestrial herbaceous vegetation and interviews of a larger sample of local persons will allow performing a detailed spatio-temporal analysis of habitat use by bonobos and chimpanzees.Such studies may provide a better understanding of the adaptability of these species and their representation by local human communities to propose appropriate conservation strategies including improvement of local people well-being and wealth.…”
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Being a tree crop increases the odds of experiencing yield declines irrespective of pollinator dependence by Aizen, Marcelo A., Gleiser, Gabriela, Kitzberger, Thomas A., Milla, Ruben

“…In particular, yield declines were more common among tree than herbaceous and shrub crops in all major regions but in Africa, a continent showing a high incidence of yield declines irrespective of growth form. …”
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The enigmatic diploid Chenopodium ucrainicum (Chenopodiaceae / Amaranthaceae s. l.): geographical, ecological, and phytosociological patterns as clues to its origin by Shynder O.I., Pashkevych N.A., Kharytonova I.P., Holovko O.V., Mandák B., Mosyakin S.L.

“…Observations also noted its high projective coverage in plant communities associated with Acer negundo and Robinia pseudoacacia, where C. ucrainicum, if present, frequently plays a dominant role among species of the herbaceous layer. A new association, Chenopodio ucrainicae-Aceretum negundi ass. nov., is proposed, highlighting the diagnostic value of C. ucrainicum in ruderal and other anthropogenic plant communities. …”
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System-and-structural features of the phytobiotaof the fir-beech forests of the Pokuttia Carpathians by Myroslava Soroka, Andrzej Woźniak, Petro Plikhtiak, Anatoliy Goychuk, Ivanna Kulbanska

“…When the phytoenvironment of fir-beech forests is changed in the process of selective felling, tap-rooted (19.3%) and bundle-rooted (11.3%) plants appear among herbaceous plants, the role of which in natural forests is insignificant. …”
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