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Specialization patterns in symbiotic associations: A community perspective over spatial scales [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Specialization, contextualized in a resource axis of an organism niche, is a core concept in ecology. In biotic interactions, specialization can be determined by the range of interacting partners.
Clara Rodríguez‐Arribas +5 more
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Thallus hydrophobicity: A low‐cost method for understanding lichen ecophysiological responses to environmental changes [PDF]
Applications in Plant SciencesPremise Methods to evaluate lichen thalli hydrophobicity have previously been described, but only recently has hydrophobicity been shown to be an important functional trait related to water regulation dynamics that could be used to predict future climate
Natália Mossmann Koch +3 more
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Isolation, Chemical Characterization, and Antimicrobial Activity of Secondary Metabolites from Pseudocyphellaria faveolata [PDF]
MoleculesIntroduction: Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat, highlighting the urgent need for novel antimicrobial agents. Among the mechanisms of resistance, bacteria can release drug-degrading enzymes and express efflux pumps, as well as grow in protected
Cecilia Rubio +4 more
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A roadmap to sustainable management of commercial medicinal and aromatic plants, fungi, and lichens in Nepal. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract Thousands of plants, fungi, and lichen species are traded every year. Although sustainable use is critical for livelihoods and biodiversity conservation, insufficient data prevent detailed sustainability assessments for most species. How can the sustainability of trade in such data‐deficient species be enhanced?
Smith-Hall C +6 more
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Antioxidant and Photoprotective Capacity of Secondary Metabolites Isolated from Pseudocyphellaria berberina [PDF]
MoleculesExposure to sunlight, whose main component is UV radiation (UVR), leads to various skin damage such as sunburns, premature aging, or more severe issues such as increased symptoms of autoimmune disease and skin cancer.
Cecilia Rubio +5 more
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Breaking into nature's secret medicine cabinet: lichens - a biochemical goldmine ready for discovery. [PDF]
New PhytolSummary Secondary metabolites are a crucial source of bioactive compounds playing a key role in the development of new pharmaceuticals. Recently, biosynthetic research has benefited significantly from progress on various fronts, including reduced sequencing costs, improved genome/metabolome mining strategies, and expanding tools/databases to compare ...
Singh G +3 more
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Collectanea Botanica, 2020 Los líquenes epífitos se usan generalmente como bioindicadores, debido a que son organismos sésiles de crecimiento lento y las diferentes especies muestran un gran rango de sensibilidad ambiental.
A. Cera +3 more
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Functional Ecology, Volume 37, Issue 3, Page 488-503, March 2023., 2023 Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Biological soil crusts (BSC) are complex biotic aggregates comprised of lichens, cyanobacteria, algae and other micro‐organism that are known to differently affect plant development along life cycle by selecting plant functional traits based on species‐specific effects.
Laura Ortiz +2 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 4, Issue 2, Page 122-127, March 2022., 2022 Confronting the ongoing biodiversity crisis and our incomplete taxonomic knowledge on the world's plants requires well‐trained experts able to recognize and identify species. Although botanical training is an integral part of many university programs in biology, plant identification skills are becoming rare.
Patrick Weigelt +3 more
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Life on a leaf: The development of spatial structure in epiphyll communities
Journal of Ecology, Volume 110, Issue 3, Page 619-630, March 2022., 2022 Using epiphyll spatial patterns to detect changes in ecological drivers that shape life on a leaf, this study shows how these miniature ecological communities living on rainforest leaves can be used as a model system for community dynamics. Abstract The spatial structure of biotic communities can be shaped by niche‐based or stochastic processes, and ...
Anna Mežaka +3 more
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