Biotic characterization of the forest-paramo transition zone in Chingaza Páramo Complex, Colombia
The Chingaza paramo complex is located in the Colombian eastern Cordillera, in the departments of Cundinamarca, Boyacá and Meta. Most of our current knowledge about this complex comes from studies conducted near Bogotá and some focal sectors in the ...
Luis Francisco Henao Díaz +11 more
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Description of Meriania alexandrae (Melastomataceae, Merianieae), a new species of Colombia, and synopsis of the Selvaflorensis complex [PDF]
Antecedentes y Objetivos: Meriania es un género neotropical de árboles y arbustos, con aproximadamente 120 especies distribuidas desde el sur de México hasta Brasil, Bolivia y las Antillas. En Colombia, asociado a las cordilleras Occidental y Central, se
Mendoza-Cifuentes, Humberto +1 more
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The predictive power of pollination syndromes: Passerine pollination in heterantherous Meriania macrophylla (Benth.) Triana (Melastomataceae) [PDF]
The cloud forest species Meriania macrophylla (Benth.) Triana has pseudocampanu- late flowers with bulbous stamen appendages, typical for the passerine pollination syndrome found in the Melastomataceae tribe Merianieae.
Alvarado Rodríguez, Olman +3 more
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The Relationship Between Service Learning and Research [PDF]
In Fall 2006, a faculty member in George Washington University\u27s University Writing 20 (UW20) program began incorporating service learning into her theme-based first-year writing course.
Nutefall, Jennifer E.
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Community-Based Organizations and Immigrant Integration in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area [PDF]
Examines the roles immigrant-serving nonprofits play in facilitating integration. Surveys programs and services, geographic and ethnic distribution, composition of personnel, sources of funding and support, impact of policy environments, and ...
Carol J. De Vita +2 more
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Giving by Foundations in the National Capital Region: How Much Stays Local? [PDF]
Foundations in the Washington metropolitan area granted nearly $186 million in 2006 to locally-focused organizations in Greater Washington, according to this new report.
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Background and Aims: Graffenrieda is a Neotropical genus with more than 70 species, mainly distributed in the Guiana Shield and the Andes. This work describes a new species of Graffenrieda and provides a key to identify all species with calyptrate ...
Humberto Mendoza-Cifuentes +1 more
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Giving by Foundations in the National Capital Region [PDF]
Examines the proportion of grantmaking by foundations in Washington, D.C., suburban Maryland, and northern Virginia targeted to area organizations with a local focus.
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Los páramos y bosques altoandinos del pantano de Monquentiva o pantano de Martos (Guatavita, Cundinamarca, Colombia): caracterización ecológica y estado de conservación [PDF]
A floral and structural characterization of High Andean Forests and Paramos was conducted in a future protected regional area in the Paramo of Monquentiva (Martos swamp) in the Guatavita municipality (Cundinamarca, Colombia). The largest plant formations
Avella-M., Andrés +3 more
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