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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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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LÍQUENES CORTICÍCOLAS EN EL CARIBE COLOMBIANO [PDF]
Caldasia, 2011 Se documentó la composición de la flora liquénica corticícola de cinco localidades de la región Caribe colombiana, tres de tierras bajas (planicies) y dos de tierras altas (macizos montañosos).
Rincón A, Aguirre J, Lucking R
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ESTRUCTURA DE UNA COMUNIDAD DE LÍQUENES Y MORFOLOGIA DEL GÉNERO STICTA (STICTACEAE) EN UN GRADIENTE ALTITUDINAL [PDF]
Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2009 La distribución y el crecimiento de los líquenes están condicionados por diferentes factores ambientales, entre estos la variación en gradientes altitudinales.
Benicia Watteijne Ceron +1 more
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Utilización de líquenes como adornos navideños en la región de Xalapa, Veracruz, México [PDF]
Revista Biológico Agropecuaria Tuxpan, 2019 La comercialización de los líquenes con diferentes finalidades es poco frecuente en el territorio mexicano. Para Veracruz, este es el primer reporte de la venta de líquenes para usarlos como adornos navideños.
Jorge Guzmán-Guillermo +2 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 ...
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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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