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Halting Neotropical Deforestation: Do the Forest Principles Have What It Takes? [PDF]
, 1996 INTRODUCTION I crashed into the thick secondary growth, stopping suddenly to duck a certain branch in my path: a fat black bullet ant crawled along it with indifference, an attitude that would have quickly changed had I brushed up against him.
Royer, Matthew B.
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Polymer International, EarlyView.Magnetic alginate beads, functionalized with copper ferrite, effectively remove 17‐β‐estradiol from Amazonian water, exhibiting optimized 238.65 μg g−1 capacity, fast 40 min kinetics, easy recovery, and successful remediation. Abstract The presence of endocrine‐disrupting compounds, such as 17‐β‐estradiol, in aquatic ecosystems poses a significant ...
Dante S Silva +10 more
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Tropical forests and global atmospheric change: a synthesis [PDF]
, 2004 We present a personal perspective on the highlights of the Theme Issue 'Tropical forests and global atmospheric change'. We highlight the key findings on the contemporary rate of climatic change in the tropics, the evidence--gained from field studies--of
Malhi, Y., Phillips, O.L.
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Herbaria worldwide hold centuries of plant data that are key to understanding and protecting biodiversity; however, even with increased digital access, differences in plant naming systems make it difficult to compare records. We developed a semi‐automated workflow that standardises species names and organises herbaria records from multiple institutions
Brandon Samuel Whitley +17 more
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Nutritional quality and calorific value of Amazonian forest litter
, 1974 A study on the nutritional quality of litter from an Amazon terra firme forest was carried out to supplement quantitative data on litter production previously published by KLINGE and RODRIGUES (1968).
Howard-Williams, C.
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Revista Colombiana de Química, 2017 The phytochemical analysis of two extracts from Ichthyothere terminalis root which were collected in the localities of Cumaral (Meta) and Abrego (Norte de Santander), Colombia is reported.
Luz Yineth Ortiz-Rojas +1 more
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Amazonian Plants: A Global Bibliometric Approach to Petiveria alliacea L. Pharmacological and Toxicological Properties. [PDF]
Plants (Basel), 2023 Conceição BCD +9 more
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Morphometric differences in the grasshopper Cornops aquaticum (Bruner, 1906) from South America and South Africa [PDF]
, 2008 The semi-aquatic grasshopper Cornops aquaticum is native to South America and inhabits lowlands from southern Mexico to Central Argentina and Uruguay. It is host-specific to aquatic plants in the genera Eichhornia and Pontederia.
Adis, Joachim +9 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Colombia's forests play a crucial role in preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change, but they are currently facing severe degradation, particularly after the 2016 Peace Agreement. Our literature review highlights a growing research interest in this topic and demonstrates how interdisciplinary approaches combining diverse methods can enhance
Estefanía Muñoz +13 more
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Lianas Suppress Seedling Growth and Survival of 14 Tree Species in a Panamanian Tropical Forest [PDF]
, 2016 Lianas are a common plant growth form in tropical forests, where they compete intensely with trees, decreasing tree recruitment, growth, and survival. If the detrimental effects of lianas vary significantly with tree species identity, as is often assumed,
Andrade +65 more
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