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Early evolutionary history of the seed

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The seed is an essential stage in the life history of gymnospermous and angiospermous plants, facilitating both their survival and dispersal. We reappraise knowledge of the evolutionary history of the gymnospermous seed, from its origin in the late Devonian through to the well‐known end‐Permian extinctions – an interval encompassing the ...
Richard M. Bateman, Alan R. T. Spencer, Jason Hilton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

SIMILARIDADE ENTRE OS HABITATS DA VEGETAÇÃO DO MORRO DO IMPERADOR, JUIZ DE FORA, MINAS GERAIS, COM BASE NA COMPOSIÇÃO DE SUA FLORA FANEROGÂMICA

Rodriguésia
RESUMO Os objetivos deste estudo foram descrever a composição da flora fanerogâmica de um remanescente de vegetação do Domínio Atlântico situado no município de Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, utilizar análises de similaridade florística para relacionar suas
Daniel Salgado Pifano, Arthur Sérgio Mouço Valente, Ricardo Montianele de Castro, Marco Otávio Dias Pivari, Fátima Regina Gonçalves Salimena, Ary Teixeira de Oliveira-Filho   +5 more
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Connectivity, neutral theories and the assessment of species vulnerability to global change in temperate estuaries [PDF]

, 2013
One of the main adaptation strategies to global change scenarios, aiming to preserve ecosystem functioning and biodiversity, is to maximise ecosystem resilience.
Albaina, A., Aranburu, A., Borja, Á., Chust, G., Diekmann, O.E., Diekmann, O.E., Franco, J., Garmendia, J.M., Iriondo, M., Muxika, I., Rendo, F., Rodríguez, J.G., Ruiz-Larrañaga, O., Serrão, E.A., Valle, M.   +14 more
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Geodiversity is an inseparable but underutilized aspect of ecological connectivity assessments under climate change

Ecography, EarlyView.
Conservation has shifted towards a climate change adaptation approach in which expected species range shifts are increasingly considered to mitigate effects of climate change and habitat fragmentation on biodiversity. As part of this, ecological connectivity needs to be ensured to support gene flow and viable populations in the face of changing ...
Aino‐Maija Määttänen, Maria Hällfors, Julia Kemppinen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forest ecosystem research in Hainich National Park (Thuringia) : first results on flora and vegetation in stands with contrasting tree species diversity [PDF]

, 2006
A floristic description is presented of the study sites of the Research Training Group “The role of biodi-versity for biogeochemical cycles and biotic interactions in temperate deciduous forests”.
Bernhardt-Römermann, Markus, Mölder, Andreas, Schmidt, Wolfgang   +2 more
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Tracing the origins and evolution of nymphalid butterflies (Lepidoptera) in the Atlantic Forest

Ecography, EarlyView.
Understanding the relative roles of diversification and dispersal is key to explaining large‐scale biogeographical patterns. Although both processes are known to shape biodiversity, their relative contributions remain understudied for many organisms. Here, we examine how these processes have jointly contributed to the exceptional diversity and endemism
Mar Repullés, Nicolas Chazot, Leidys Murillo‐ Ramos, Marianne Espeland, Karina Lucas Silva‐ Brandão, Alexandre Antonelli, André Victor Lucci Freitas, Pável Matos‐Maraví   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of elevation on species richness in tropical forests depends on the considered lifeform: results from an East African mountain forest [PDF]

, 2019
Elevation gradients in tropical forests have been studied but the analysis of patterns displayed by species richness and elevation have received little attention.
Amani, Christian, Cirimwani, Legrand, Doumenge, Charles, Kahindo, Jean-Marie   +3 more
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Human appreciation of flower colours as cultural ecosystem service in grasslands: A methodological approach

Grassland Research, EarlyView.
This literature‐based method estimates human appreciation of flower colours on target grasslands. Step 1: search literature sources (floristic surveys, national floras, web datasets and preference studies). Step 2: flower trait extraction (flower colour and area, flowering period and human colour appreciation scale).
Marco Bianchini, Matteo Francioni, Giulio Tesei, Marina Allegrezza, Paride D'Ottavio   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Floristic Analysis of Vascular Plants by the Disturbance Type and Application of Ecological Restoration Strategies in the Baekdudaegan Protected Area of South Korea

Diversity
This study evaluated the floristic characteristics and ecological conditions of disturbed sites within the Baekdudaegan Protected Area by analyzing species occurrence and ecological indices according to the region and disturbance type.
Young-Soo Kim, Gyu-Il Han, Seong-Bin Kim, Min-Woo Lee, Se-Kyu Song, Sang-Geun Kim, Tae-Im Heo   +6 more
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Floristic variation in Sphagnum-dominated peatland communities of the Central Highlands, Victoria [PDF]

, 2013
The floristic composition of Sphagnum-dominated peatlands in the Central Highlands region of Victoria was surveyed (37º 25´ S; 145º 50´ E). NMDS ordination and cluster analysis divided the peatland sites into two broad groups with altitude being the most
Morgan, John W., Shannon, J.M.
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