Annals of Botany have what I think is quite an innovative feature where they ask Prof. John Bryant of the University of Exeter, UK to take “a closer look at some of this month’s Original Articles.” Each issue he picks four of his favourite papers and writes an summary of the work done and the key results, all in a succinct and elegant paragraph. The latest example describes two pieces of work on mechanisms which maintain diversity in ecosystems, allelopathy and herbivory. And an earlier installment highlighted a paper from Probert et al. at Kew which found that the longest-lived seeds are from warm, dry climates. I’ve set up an email alert for Prof. Bryant’s little nuggets, and no doubt I’ll be mentioning them in future.