Ecology, Evolution, and Adaptive Strategies of Fruit and Seed in Angiosperms
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Ecology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 108
Special Issue Editors
Interests: abiotic factors; adaptive evolution; climatic change; co-evolution; discrepancy in fleshiness between apparatus; fruit type diversity; propagule mass/size; phylogenetic inertia
Interests: restoration ecology; climate change; plant population spread; seed dispersal
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Dear Colleagues,
As a result of long-term adaptation to the ecological environment, propagule type and size/mass diversity in angiosperms have attracted numerous researchers over the last few decades; however, their origin and evolutionary mechanism remain unsolved. Propagule diversity is crucial for the survival of plants, enabling them to adapt to changing habitats with various environmental conditions, providing food, and interacting with other organisms in complex ecological networks. Understanding the environmental and biological mechanisms of propagule diversity is essential for the conservation of plant species and the sustainable use of plant resources. It can provide insights into the mechanisms of origin, evolution, and adaptation of angiosperms.
In this Special Issue, we invite researchers to submit original research articles and reviews that strengthen our understanding of fruit type diversity and propagule size/mass diversity, as well as research focused on correlations between propagule traits and ecological factors, origin and evolution of propagule diversity, and plant–animal interactions.
Dr. Shunli Yu
Dr. Jinlei Zhu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- angiosperms
- fruit diversity
- seed diversity
- origin and evolution of plant
- ecological adaptation
- environmental mechanisms
- plant conservation
- sustainable plant resources
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