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Spatial distribution of bat species on Hispaniola Island, the Greater Antilles
Hispaniola shows the highest environmental heterogeneity among the Greater Antilles mainly due to its complex land relief, encompassing a high ecosystemic heterogeineity, and bats as one o the most representative group of vertebrates. However, the island
Torres, Ricardo +4 more
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Fase sexual de los helechos Odontosoria schlechtendalii y Odontosoria scandens (Dennstaedtiaceae)
Los resultados de los estudios sobre morfogénesis de la fase sexual de Odontosoria schlechtendalii y O. scandens son presentados en este trabajo. En O. schechlechtendalii y O.
Beatriz Granados +2 more
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An Integrated Assessment of European Soil Health and Restoration Potential
ABSTRACT Soils host a significant proportion of biodiversity on Earth providing ecosystem functions vital to human well‐being, making it imperative to include them and their ecological features when addressing sustainability goals. We performed a comprehensive assessment of soil health across Europe by explicitly integrating biotic and abiotic ...
Irene Calderón‐Sanou +12 more
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The endemic orchid genera of the Antilles
In the Antillean Archipelago there are more than 600 species of orchids in about 120 genera. Of them about 90 species belong to 14 endemic genera. The Antillean genera are purely a Greater Antilles phe- nomenon. Only three species extend into Florida and
Mark A. Nir, Nir, Mark A.
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Abstract During their voyage to the Americas (1799–1804), Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland described and collected American flora, fauna, minerals and other objects. After returning to Europe, they published several works, including Monographie des Melastomacées, initiated by Bonpland to classify this complex botanical family.
Marina Ramos de Azevedo +1 more
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A review of the genus Oosternum Sharp of the West Indies (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae)
The representatives of the genus Oosternum Sharp, 1882 occurring in the West Indies are revised. Ten species are recorded, of which seven are here described as new: Oosternum andersoni sp. n. (Cuba), O. bacharenge sp. n.
Albert Deler-Hernández +2 more
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Typification of Linnaean names in the genus Passiflora (Passifloraceae)
Abstract Between 1753 and 1771, Carl Linnaeus described and named 30 species of passionflowers (Passiflora, Passifloraceae). As was customary at the time, he did not explicitly cite herbarium specimens that could serve as types for these species. Beginning in 1926 through 2024, 18 of the 30 Linnaean species names were typified and 2 were found to be ...
Maxime Rome +3 more
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International audienceThe French Antilles (Martinique, Saint Martin and Guadeloupe) and French Guiana are the French territories most affected by the HIV epidemic.
Klingelschmidt, Justine +8 more
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Reduced biodiversity and high number of endemics characterize island ecosystems. Island natives and endemics are considered more vulnerable than continental species to exotic species invasions and habitat changes.
Miguel A. García
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Abstract Assessing seismic and tsunami hazards along coastlines requires understanding past earthquakes and their recurrence along active submarine faults. Subaqueous paleoseismology commonly relies on sediment cores and seismic reflection data, but these methods may be limited by local site conditions or data quality.
Frédérique Leclerc +7 more
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