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Integración de impactos ecológicos causados por plantas exóticas invasoras: propuesta metodológica [PDF]
Tanto en España como en Europa existen demasiadas plantas exóticas invasoras para poder afrontar la gestión de todas ellas, por lo que es necesario priorizar las más nocivas.
Castro Díez, Pilar +5 more
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Patterns of Tree Species Abundance and Diversity on Urban Sidewalks in Macapá, Amapá, Brazil
This study presents the first systematic inventory of street trees in Macapá, Northeastern Brazilian Amazon. Results reveal a dominance of exotic and fruit‐bearing species, low tree density, and a replacement of large canopy trees by smaller ones, indicating potential losses in ecosystem services and the need for more biodiversity‐focused afforestation
Lorena Antunes Jimenez +8 more
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El concepto de nicho en Ecología aplicada: del nicho al hecho hay mucho trecho
Nuestro objetivo principal es analizar la utilidad del concepto de nicho en el marco de la Ecología aplicada. En primer lugar, resaltamos los problemas para definir e interpretar qué es el nicho repasando rápidamente las ideas y propiedades con las que ...
Fernando A. Milesi +1 more
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Rapid upwards spread of non-native plants in mountains across continents. [PDF]
Iseli E +33 more
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The making of novel ecosystems: A process‐based framework for measurement, analysis and application
Abstract Ecological novelty is emerging rapidly due to global change drivers such as climate shifts, species introductions, defaunation, and land‐use transformation. These changes challenge how we assess, understand and manage ecosystems in the Anthropocene.
Matthew R. Kerr +7 more
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Aquatic Biodiversity of the Pampa Biome: Insights From a Scientometric and Systematic Perspective
ABSTRACT The Pampa biome, in South America, covers parts of Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. Its main characteristic is the predominance of grassland areas. The Pampa biome supports high biological diversity and a wide variety of ecosystems. In this study, we provide a comprehensive overview of biodiversity studies focusing on freshwater ecosystems of ...
Ana Paula Tavares Costa +6 more
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Agua de lastre y especies exóticas [PDF]
El agua que los navíos embarcan como lastre cuando deben atravesar el océano sin carga suele contener organismos vivos. Al ser descargada aquella, estos ingresan en un medio al que son ajenos y pueden convertirse en plagas y en muchos casos originan ...
Almada, P.S., Correa, N.
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Brazil's Invisible Invaders: Are Craspedacusta Jellyfish a Ticking Ecological Bomb?
ABSTRACT The invasive freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii, likely of Asian origin, is globally distributed, yet its invasion history in South America remains poorly understood. Following a mass mortality event of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) during a jellyfish bloom in Paraná, Brazil, in March 2022, we conducted morphological and molecular ...
Luana Maria Deoclécio da Silva +7 more
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Amphibian populations worldwide face threats from emerging infectious diseases. We screened frog‐biting midges (Corethrella spp.) from Central and South America for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, Ranaviruses, and Trypanosoma spp. using qPCR. All three pathogens were detected, indicating that Corethrella may act as vectors and represent promising tools
Jonas Virgo +3 more
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Global patterns of vascular plant alpha diversity. [PDF]
Sabatini FM +49 more
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