Conifer-angiosperm interactions: Physiological ecology and life history. [PDF]
, 2011 Worldwide, conifers are most successful on sites subject to chronic stresses that limit productivity (low temperatures, nutrient poverty, poor drainage).
Lusk, Christopher H.
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Past plant use in Jordan as revealed by archaeological and ethnoarchaeological phytolith signatures [PDF]
, 2011 Ninety-six phytolith samples were analysed from seven archaeological sites ranging from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic to the Classical period and from two ethnoarchaeological sites in Jordan.
Baker, A., Elliott, S., Jenkins, E.L.
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A new record of fossil wood of Vochysiaceae from the Upper Pleistocene (Arroyo Feliciano Formation), Argentina, South America [PDF]
, 2015 A new species of Qualeoxylon Suguio & Mussa is described from the Late Pleistocene Arroyo Feliciano Formation of the Gualeguay Basin on eastern Argentina.
Brea, Mariana, Moya, Eliana Vanesa
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Ecology and co-existence of two endemic day gecko (Phelsuma) species in Seychelles native palm forest [PDF]
, 2011 In island ecosystems, reptiles play diverse ecological roles as a result of niche broadening, which increases potential niche overlap between species. Ecological niche partitioning is a means of reducing direct competition between coexisting species and ...
Bassett +30 more
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A review of Leptospermum scoparium (Myrtaceae) in New Zealand [PDF]
, 2005 Information about Leptospermum scoparium (Myrtaceae), the most widespread and important New Zealand indigenous shrub species, is reviewed. L. scoparium is a variable species, requiring more study of the genetically based differences between New Zealand ...
Clarkson, Bruce D. +2 more
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Carpology and phermatology of Gomortega (Gomortegaceae): Systematic and evolutionary implications [PDF]
, 2001 Carpología y morfología de la cubierta de la semilla de Gomortega (Gomortegaceae): implicaciones sistemáticas y evolutivas. En un esfuerzo de clarificar la posición sistemática del género Gomortega, en el presente trabajo se estudia la morfología y ...
Doweld, Alexander B.
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Leaf cuticular morphology links Platanaceae and Proteaceae [PDF]
, 2005 Int. J. Plant Sci. 166(5):843–855. © 2005 by The University of Chicago.The leaf cuticular morphology of extant species of Platanus was investigated using light and scanning electron microscopy.
Carpenter, R., Hill, R., Jordan, G.
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Section properties of palm petioles, Part 1: The influence of section shape on the flexural and torsional properties of selected palm petioles [PDF]
, 2008 Shape factors have been used to calculate the shape efficiency of palm leaf petiole sections in order to understand how palms compensate for the torsional and bending forces put upon them by their environment.
Atherton, MA +3 more
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Wood Anatomy of Drimys S.S. (Winteraceae) [PDF]
, 1988 Qualitative and quantitative data are reported for seven specimens representing six varieties of the four species of Drimys generally recognized. Tracheid length and diameter are correlated both with plant size and with severity of climate: wide, long ...
Carlquist, Sherwin
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Potential and Limits of Pesticide Free Apple Growing by a Self-Regulating Orchard Set-Up: Project Presentation and First Experiences [PDF]
, 2010 Different research groups have already proven that flowering plants in orchards can enhance beneficial arthropods. Even within the tree rows different beneficial can be supported by selected plant species.
Daniel, C. +4 more
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