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Ant Diversity of the Xisha Islands: Community Structure, Exotic Species Colonization, and Ecological Functions in a Tropical Coral Archipelago

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
The first inventory of ants from the Xisha Islands of the South China Sea was compiled, revealing 21 species: 70% native and 30% exotic. Anthropogenic disturbance primarily drove exotic colonization, whereas island area showed weak positive effects on species richness. Most ants were omnivorous, with key mutualistic and seed‐dispersal roles.
Hua‐Yan Chen, Zhi‐Xuan Liu, Zheng‐Hui Xu, Rui‐Chong Wang, Shi‐Xiao Luo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Photosystem II efficiency in response to diurnal and seasonal variations in photon flux density and air temperature for green, yellow-green, and purple-leaved cultivars of sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam]

Photosynthetica
This study aimed to investigate the impact of diurnal and seasonal variations in photon flux density (PPFD) and air temperature on PSII efficiency in three sweet potato leaf-color cultivars: green (G), yellow-green (Y), and purple (P). The cultivars were
J.Y. JIANG, C.W. WANG, C.I. CHEN, C.W. CHEN, S.L. WONG, S.P. CHEN, M.Y. HUANG, J.H. WENG   +7 more
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Endemic Species Of Flora Kuhitang Ridge

The American Journal of Agriculture and Biomedical Engineering, 2020
The article says that of the 25 endemic species of the Kugitang flora, 18 species are found in the eastern part of the ridge, i.e. within Uzbekistan. All endemic to the Uzbek part are protected by the Surkhan reserve. This indicator indicates the great importance of the Surkhan reserve in the gene pool of the Kugitang plant diversity.
Ibragimov Akram Javliyevich, Karimov Baxtiyor Qurbon O’g’li   +1 more
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Land birds on atolls: diversity, origin, and function

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oceanic islands are global hotspots of avian biodiversity and endemism. Their isolation and distinct environmental conditions have uniquely shaped the evolutionary trajectories of island birds, while, in turn, land bird communities have become critical providers of ecological functions to island ecosystems.
Sebastian Steibl, Alex S. Wegmann, Nick D. Holmes, Caitlin E. Andrews, Gérard Rocamora, Simon Ducatez, James C. Russell   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antimicrobial Activity of Three Endemic Verbascum Species

Pharmaceutical Biology, 2002
The extracts obtained from three Verbascum L. species (Verbascum olympicum Boiss., Verbascum prusianum Boiss., and Verbascum bombyciferum Boiss.) have been investigated for their antimicrobial activity. Growth inhibition, using the agar disc diffusion assay, was determined against Escherichia coli ATCC 11230, Micrococcus luteus La 2971, Staphylococcus ...
Guleryuz, GÜRCAN, Kirmizi, SERAP, Arslan, H, Dulger, B   +3 more
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Resolving the biome debate: ecological and palaeo‐data concur that the extensive tree‐limited grassy biomes of central and north‐western Madagascar are largely anthropogenic

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For millennia, human activities have transformed ecosystems globally. Determining which landscapes are predominantly anthropogenic is crucial to conservation and habitat restoration. Madagascar, a critically‐threatened biodiversity hotspot, is a prominent example.
Grant S. Joseph, Sean Hixon, Colleen L. Seymour, Laurie R. Godfrey, Miguel Pedrono, Karen E. Samonds, Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo, Brooke E. Crowley   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Convergent evolution of kidney sizes and supraorbital salt glands for birds living in saline habitats

iScience
Summary: Only a small number of avian species inhabit salty environments. To understand how they adapted, we examined the evolution of kidney sizes, supraorbital salt glands (SSGs), and the utilization of salty habitats across 230 species spanning 25 ...
Chi-Cheng Chiu, Cheng-Te Yao, Ben-Yang Liao, Shou-Hsien Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

When Nature Counts: Corporate Biodiversity Attention and Access to Bank Finance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether corporate attention to biodiversity influences firms' access to bank loans, an overlooked question in the emerging biodiversity–finance literature. Using a novel, text‐based measure constructed from 446 biodiversity‐related keywords and applied to Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2000 to 2023, we show that ...
Ruxiao Li, Bo Zhang, Zhang‐Hangjian Chen, Hafiz Hoque   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Natural Heritage in the Republic of Kosovo: Looking for Potential UNESCO Sites

Landscape Online, 2018
In addition to cultural heritage values, Kosovo is characterised by natural heritage values; these values identify different areas in Kosovo as potential sites for protection under UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere (MAB) program and the Convention Concerning ...
Behxhet Mustafa, Avni Hajdari, Valmir Mustafa, Bledar Pulaj   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Species richness and endemism in the native flora of California

American Journal of Botany, 2017
PREMISE OF THE STUDY:California's vascular flora is the most diverse and threatened in temperate North America. Previous studies of spatial patterns of Californian plant diversity have been limited by traditional metrics, non‐uniform geographic units, and distributional data derived from floristic descriptions for only a subset of species.METHODS:We ...
Baldwin, Bruce G, Thornhill, Andrew H, Freyman, William A, Ackerly, David D, Kling, Matthew M, Morueta‐Holme, Naia, Mishler, Brent D   +6 more
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