Antileishmanial Activity of a Tetralone Isolated fromAmpelocera edentula, a Bolivian Plant Used as a Treatment for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis [PDF]
The stem bark of Ampelocera edentula Kuhlm. (Ulmaceae) is used by the Chimanes Indians from Bolivia for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by the protozoan Leishmania braziliensis. A chloroform extract of the stem barks was found to be active against extracellular forms of Leishmania ssp. and Trypanosoma cruzi at 50 micrograms/ml. Bioassay-
/Fournet, Alain +5 more
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ESTRUCTURA Y DIVERSIDAD ARBÓREA DE UNA SELVA ALTA PERENNIFOLIA EN TACOTALPA, TABASCO, MÉXICO [PDF]
Se describe la estructura y diversidad arbórea en un remanente de Selva Alta Perennifolia (SAP) en “Yu-Balcah”, una Reserva Ecológica en Tacotalpa, Tabasco, México. Se muestreó 0.5 ha-1>/sup>, registrándose árboles con (DAP) ≥ 3.1 cm.
EA Maldonado-Sánchez, F Maldonado-Mares
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The role of sex and age in the architecture of intrapopulation howler monkey-plant networks in continuous and fragmented rain forests. [PDF]
Benitez-Malvido J +5 more
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Flora of Espírito Santo: Ulmaceae
This study provides a taxonomic treatment for Ulmaceae in the state of Espírito Santo, Southeastern Brazil. Two species were recorded: Ampelocera glabra and Phyllostylon brasiliense, the latter recorded for the state for the first time.
Luana S. B. Calazans +2 more
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Seasonal variation in soil and plant water potentials in a Bolivian tropical moist and dry forest [PDF]
We determined seasonal variation in soil matric potentials (¿soil) along a topographical gradient and with soil depth in a Bolivian tropical dry (1160 mm y-1 rain) and moist forest (1580 mm y-1).
Bongers, F. +3 more
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Flora of Ducke Reserve, Amazonas State, Brazil: Ulmaceae [PDF]
: Ulmaceae is a pantropical family of Urticales order, represented in Brazilian flora by two genera and six species. In the Amazonas State, Ducke Reserve represents one of the most studied places in the Amazon, where the ongoing project “Flora da Reserva
Gabriel Mendes Marcusso +3 more
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A Revision of Ampelocera (Ulmaceae) [PDF]
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Pre-Columbian ring ditch construction and land use on a “chocolate forest island” in the Bolivian Amazon [PDF]
We present a palaeoecological investigation of pre-Columbian land use in the savannah “forest island” landscape of north-east Bolivian Amazonia. A 5700 year sediment core from La Luna Lake, located adjacent to the La Luna forest island site, was analysed
Carson, John F. +4 more
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Estudio de hongos micorrizógenos arbusculares bajo árboles remanentes en un pastizal tropical
Los árboles remanentes tienen gran importancia ecológica; el microambiente e interacciones bióticas de bajo de ellos son propicios para el desarrollo de hongos micorrizógenos y especies vegetales diferentes a los de pastizales aledaños.
Marithza Ramírez-Gerardo +3 more
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Factor de forma para árboles del Bosque Seco Tropical (bs-T) en el norte del Departamento del Tolima – Colombia [PDF]
The high biodiversity can make it difficult to select dendrometric models for each ecosystem. In order to contribute to these models, a relict tropical dry forest of approximately 100 hectares was selected in the valley of the Magdalena River, located in
Bonilla Vargas , Jeimy Lorena +3 more
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