Orchid bees enhance seed set production of an understory herb in the Western Brazilian Amazon
Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2023 Bee pollination is an important ecosystem service related to the maintenance of many flowering plants. We evaluated the relationship between orchid bee foraging time and the density of flowering plants and whether visitation varied according to the sex ...
Thaline Brito +4 more
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Revista Peruana de Biología, 2023 Cryptic habitats are often overlooked in biodiversity surveys. Phytotelmata, or plant pools, are one type of cryptic habitat that supports diverse fauna in a miniature ecosystem.
Divya Dendi +2 more
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Diversas plantas comestíveis nativas do noroeste da Amazonia () [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 1977 Resumo São apresentadas diversas observações botânicas e etnobotânicas de algumas plantas pouco conhecidas, que são alimentos comuns para várias tribos de índios.
Richard Evans Schultes
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Invasion speeds for structured populations in fluctuating environments [PDF]
, 2010 We live in a time where climate models predict future increases in environmental variability and biological invasions are becoming increasingly frequent.
AK Sakai +50 more
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Increased Leaching Requirements Allow the Use of Source Water High in Salts for Plant Growth
HortTechnology, 2022 Growers have different capabilities to alleviate salt stress in the growing substrate. One method to reduce substrate salt levels is to increase the volume of water applied during irrigation.
Kimberly Moore +4 more
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Spatial analysis of Euterpe edulis (Arecaceae) in the Atlantic Forest. Does adult density affect the spatial distribution of the seedlings? [PDF]
, 2013 Análisis espacial en plántulas de Euterpe edulis (Arecaceae) en el bosque Atlántico ¿Afecta la densidad de adultos a su distribución? Las actividad de frugívoros y dispersores de semillas determina la distribución de las plantas. Estudiamos la influencia
Lázaro Castillo, Amparo +1 more
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Ecosphere, Volume 14, Issue 11, November 2023., 2023 Abstract Nectar robbers and thieves are common antagonists in plant–pollinator communities, where they deplete nectar without pollinating flowers, substantially affecting plant reproduction. Nevertheless, little is known about the relative abundance of such nectar exploiters in communities, even though spatiotemporal changes in the frequencies of ...
Sailee P. Sakhalkar +5 more
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Composted green waste as a substitute for peat in growth media: effects on growth and nutrition of Calathea insignis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Peat mined from endangered wetland ecosystems is generally used as a component in soilless potting media in horticulture but is a costly and non-renewable natural resource.
Lu Zhang +3 more
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Morphological and Anatomical Characteristics of Herbaceous Plant Leaves in Different Light Intensities in Education Forest of Forestry Faculty of Mulawarman University [PDF]
, 2017 This study objective was to know the morphological and anatomical characteristics of dominant herbaceous plant leaves in different light intensities. Three selected study sites represented heavy, moderate, and few light intensities. The vegetation survey
Karyati, Jhen Rio R, Muhammad S
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Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2005 Dando continuidade ao levantamento dos táxons de Marantaceae ocorrentes no Brasil, propõe-se novidades taxonômicas e nomenclaturais envolvendo algumas espécies de Marantaceae descritas e ilustradas na Flora Fluminensis de Frei José Mariano da Conceição ...
João Marcelo Alvarenga Braga
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