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African Journal of Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 6, August 2025.ABSTRACT Food preference and selection of free‐ranging giraffes have been well recorded, but limited data concerning the chemical composition of their diet and faeces are currently available. This pilot study added information on natural diet, nutritional quality and a description of faecal chemical composition of free‐ranging giraffe in the Free State
Rosalyn Pardave +3 more
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Trees, Forests and PeopleUrban forests provide a series of ecosystem services, as recognized from the European 2030 Forestry Strategy; among them, they have the ability to capture particulate matter (PM) from the atmosphere, retaining it on leaves surface.
Giulia Santunione +2 more
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Assessment of heavy metal pollution in Istanbul using plant (Celtis australis L.) and soil assays
Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2017 In this study, plant (leaf, branch and bark) and soil samples of nettle tree were collected from 40 different localities in Istanbul, Turkey, to investigate the heavy metal pollution levels as well as to understand the employability of this plant species
Azim Ozturk +2 more
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Plant Pathology, Volume 74, Issue 6, Page 1867-1877, August 2025.Philaenus spumarius is the main vector of Xylella fastidiosa in Majorca, maintaining high infectivity on wild hosts and facilitating pathogen spread in almonds and vineyards. ABSTRACT Xylella fastidiosa (XF) is a gram‐negative bacterium naturally transmitted by xylem sap‐feeding insects that causes serious plant diseases.
Miquel Llompart +6 more
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Revista de Ciências Agrárias, 2008 Inonotus rickii is a basidiomycete that causes cankers and decay in several ornamental trees, and has been reported in Portugal since 2002. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the incidence of the disease caused by I.
Ana Paula Ramos +2 more
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Transient Post-Fire Growth Recovery of Two Mediterranean Broadleaf Tree Species
FireFires affect forest dynamics in seasonally dry regions such as the Mediterranean Basin. There, fire impacts on tree growth have been widely characterized in conifers, particularly pine species, but we lack information on broadleaf tree species that ...
J. Julio Camarero +2 more
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Camera‐traps and the city: Spatiotemporal adaptations of wildlife to urban environments
Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 6, Issue 3, July–September 2025.Urbanisation may deeply alter wildlife behaviour and predator–prey dynamics by driving spatiotemporal adaptations to human activity and environmental features. Year‐round camera‐trap surveys in Firenze, Central Italy, revealed increased nocturnality, strong predator–prey temporal overlap at night and biodiversity patterns shaped by artificial light ...
Emiliano Mori +10 more
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Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Research, 2018 Several human diseases including, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, neurodegenerative and hepatic diseases are related to destructive effect of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Antioxidants may provide a possible solution to this problem.This study was carried
mohammad shokrzadeh +4 more
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Information, 2019 Urban population has grown exponentially in recent years, leading to an increase of CO2 emissions and consequently contributing on a large scale to climate change.
Miguel de Castro Neto, Pedro Sarmento
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Quantitative and qualitative characteristics of Oak, Nettle tree and Walnut experimental plantations of Chamestan (Mazandaran) [PDF]
تحقیقات جنگل و صنوبر ایران, 2007 In this research, the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of Oak (Quercus castaneifolia), Nettle tree (Celtis australis) and Walnut (Juglans regia) were investigated in experimental plantation. Two-years old seedlings of species were planted in
Karamali Zabihi +2 more
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