Acid waters in tank bromeliads: Causes and potential consequences. [PDF]
Am J Bot, 2023 Abstract Premise The consequences of acidity for plant performance are profound, yet the prevalence and causes of low pH in bromeliad tank water are unknown despite its functional relevance to key members of many neotropical plant communities. Methods We investigated tank water pH for eight bromeliad species in the field and for the widely occurring ...
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Mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) inhabiting foliar tanks of Guzmania brasiliensis Ule (Bromeliaceae) in central Amazonia, Brazil [PDF]
Revista Brasileira De Entomologia, 2010 Mosquitoes in the family Culicidae develop their immature forms in different environments depending on various circumstances. This study represents the first contribution to the ecological knowledge of culicids living in the bromeliad G. brasiliensis. The objectives of the study were to compare the Culicidae fauna of bromeliads in two seasonal periods,
Bruno Godoy
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Endemic Vascular Epiphytes: Integrating Protected Areas and Suitability Models in the Amazon Forest. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study aimed to identify the number of vascular epiphytes endemic to the Amazon rainforest and to estimate the distribution of 15 of these species using species distribution modeling (SDM). In addition, the work examined the potential occurrence of these epiphytes inside and outside protected areas (PAs) in the Amazon, with a view to predicting ...
Lucas KMDS +7 more
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Through the eyes of the Andean bear: Camera collar insights into the life of a threatened South American Ursid. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study used a camera‐equipped GPS collar on a male Andean bear in southeastern Peru, revealing rare behaviors like courtship, novel diets, and geophagy. These findings from the Kosñipata Valley provide valuable insights into the poorly understood ecology of Andean bears and suggest many areas for further research.
Pillco Huarcaya R +4 more
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Hydraulic conductance, resistance, and resilience: how leaves of a tropical epiphyte respond to drought. [PDF]
Am J Bot, 2019 Premise Because of its broad range in the neotropical rainforest and within tree canopies, the tank bromeliad Guzmania monostachia was investigated as a model of how varying leaf hydraulic conductance (Kleaf) could help plants resist and recover from episodic drought.
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Yes, we CAM! First evidence of CAM photosynthesis in a carnivorous plant. [PDF]
Plant Biol (Stuttg)Evidence for weak, facultative CAM is reported for the first time in a carnivorous plant, i.e., in Mexican representatives of Pinguicula (Lentibulariaceae). Abstract Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is a photosynthetic adaptation enabling higher CO2 concentration close to Rubisco and increased water use efficiency.
Fleck NJ +4 more
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Ammonium intensifies CAM photosynthesis and counteracts drought effects by increasing malate transport and antioxidant capacity in Guzmania monostachia [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Botany, 2018 Paula Natália Pereira +2 more
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Divergent Transcriptional Architectures Beyond Core CAM Genes in Facultative and Constitutive CAM Species in Tillandsia L. [PDF]
Mol EcolABSTRACT Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is a water‐efficient photosynthetic strategy involving a coordinated suite of complex traits including metabolic, anatomical and regulatory aspects that shift across the diel cycle. While CAM has evolved repeatedly in land plants, the evolutionary routes enabling this convergence remain elusive.
Groot-Crego C +9 more
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BROMELIACEAE EN ALGUNOS MUNICIPIOS DE BOYACÁ Y CASANARE, COLOMBIA
Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, 2023 Se realizó un estudio de la familia Bromeliaceae en algunas regiones de municipios en departamentos de Boyacá y Casanare, a partir de revisión de herbario y trabajo de campo.
Viviana Maritza Alvarado-Fajardo +2 more
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Fave: Sección Ciencias Agrarias, 2023 Las bromelias tienen un alto potencial comercial como especies ornamentales. La creación de nuevas variedades es de suma importancia para el mercado.
Sidey Guillén Morales +2 more
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