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Incense and ritual plant use in Southwest China: A case study among the Bai in Shaxi

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2011
Background Ritual and religious uses of plant-derived smoke are widespread throughout the world. Our research focuses on Southwest China, where the use of incense is very common.
Staub Peter O, Geck Matthias S, Weckerle Caroline S   +2 more
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10-Hydroxypheophytins and a New Norlabdane Diterpene from the Leaves of Cupressus funebris ENDL.

Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 1991
The leaves of Cupressus funebris (Cupressaceae) were shown to contain four chlorophyll-derived pigments (2-5a), together with a new natural norlabdane-type diterpene 1a. Compounds 1a and 5a were isolated as methyl esters 1b and 5b. The pigments were identified as pheophytin a (2), 10S- and 10R-hydroxypheophytin a (3 and 4), and methyl pheophorbide a ...
KOBAYASHI, Masaru, ISHIDA, Keisuke, TERABAYASHI, Susumu, MITSUHASHI, Hiroshi   +3 more
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Climate Change and Fruit‐Picking Tourism: Impact and Adaptation

Advances in Meteorology, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016
The purpose of this work is to present phenology as a valid indicator and methodology for monitoring and assessing the impact of climate change on plant‐based tourist activities. Fruit‐picking has become a popular rural tourism activity worldwide.
Jun Liu, Fan Chen, Quansheng Ge, Yunyun Li, Herminia García Mozo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anti‐seasonal flooding drives substantial alterations in riparian plant diversity and niche characteristics in a unique hydro‐fluctuation zone

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 8, August 2024.
The anti‐seasonal water level fluctuation significantly reduced the species diversity of the hydro‐fluctuation belt. Abstract Human‐induced disturbances such as dam construction and regulation have led to widespread alterations in hydrological processes and thus substantially influence plant characteristics in the hydro‐fluctuation zones (HFZs).
Ye Liu, Xiaodie Duan, Xiaoling Li, Wenxiong Yi, Gong Chen, Jin Yang, Danli Deng, Xiaojuan Guo, Zhengjian Yang, Guiyun Huang, Meixiang Hu, Chen Ye   +11 more
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[Retracted] Climatic, Regional Land‐Use Intensity, Landscape, and Local Variables Predicting Best the Occurrence and Distribution of Bee Community Diversity in Various Farmland Habitats in Uganda

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
This study was conducted in 2006 in central Uganda to provide baseline data on relationships between bee community variables and local, climatic, landscape and regional drivers affecting bee community abundance and diversity in agricultural landscapes. Bee abundance and species richness increased significantly (P < 0.05) with increase in percent cover ...
M. B. Théodore Munyuli, Fernando B. Noll   +1 more
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Gymnosperms demonstrate patterns of fine‐root trait coordination consistent with the global root economics space

Journal of Ecology, Volume 112, Issue 6, Page 1425-1439, June 2024.
Despite their unique evolutionary history, gymnosperms display a root economic space similar to that identified in angiosperms, likely reflecting common constraints on plants adapting to diverse environments in both groups. These findings provide greater confidence that patterns observed in broad syntheses justly capture patterns of trait diversity ...
Jessica R. Langguth, Marcin Zadworny, Karl Andraczek, Marvin Lo, Newton Tran, Kelsey Patrick, Joanna Mucha, Kevin E. Mueller, M. Luke McCormack   +8 more
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Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of an essential oil obtained from the wood of Juniperus deppeana Steud. (cedarwood Texas oil) for use in all animal species (FEFANA asbl)

EFSA Journal, Volume 22, Issue 5, May 2024.
Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of an essential oil obtained from the wood of Juniperus deppeana Steud. (cedarwood Texas oil), when used as a sensory additive for all animal species.
EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Vasileios Bampidis, Giovanna Azimonti, Maria de Lourdes Bastos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Maryline Kouba, Marta López‐Alonso, Secundino López Puente, Francesca Marcon, Baltasar Mayo, Alena Pechová, Mariana Petkova, Fernando Ramos, Yolanda Sanz, Roberto Edoardo Villa, Ruud Woutersen, Paul Brantom, Andrew Chesson, Josef Schlatter, Johannes Westendorf, Paola Manini, Fabiola Pizzo, Birgit Dusemund   +23 more
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Species diversity and spatial differentiation of heritage trees in Chengdu, China

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
IntroductionHeritage trees have special historical, cultural, and landscape value in cities and are keystone ecological structures for urban areas. However, these trees are threatened by rapid urbanization.
Yuanzhao Yang, Shiye Sang, Fangling Liu, Yang Xu, Zhuying Jiang, Xiaoli Liu   +5 more
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Towards Forest Conservation Planning: How Temperature Fluctuations Determine the Potential Distribution and Extinction Risk of Cupressus funebris Conifer Trees in China

Forests, 2023
This study focused on assessing the impact of climate change on Cupressus funebris, one of the important endemic conifer species in China. The impact of fluctuations in temperature on the potential distribution and extinction risk of the C. funebris was evaluated using species distribution modelling. The outcomes of this current study revealed that the
Jingtian Yang, Qinggui Wu, Mohammed A. Dakhil, Marwa Waseem A. Halmy, Heba Bedair, Mai Sayed Fouad   +5 more
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Comprehensive estimation of beneficial biogenic volatile organic compounds components in Chinese forests using two complementary approaches

Ecological Indicators
Biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs), mainly emitted by forests, are important healthcare resources that contain a large number of beneficial components which have been neglected in previous studies.
Wentao Han, Haomiao Cheng, Tianfang Kang, Yu Wang, Jibo Shi   +4 more
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