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Conservation Conundrum: At-risk Bumble Bees (Bombus spp.) Show Preference for Invasive Tufted Vetch (Vicia cracca) While Foraging in Protected Areas [PDF]
, 2019 In recent decades, some bumble bee species have declined, including in North America. Declines have been reported in species of bumble bees historically present in Ontario, including: yellow bumble bee (Bombus fervidus) (Fabricus, 1798), American bumble ...
Colla, Sheila R +2 more
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Alpine flora of Kashmir Himalaya: floristic assessment, life history traits and threat status
Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Alpine ecosystems in the Himalaya are considered to be at a higher risk to anthropogenic global change drivers. The Kashmir Himalaya, located in the north‐western side of the Himalayan biodiversity hotspot, harbors a diverse alpine flora, which remains systematically little investigated.
Bilal A. Rasray +5 more
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The essential oil of Thymbra capitata and its application as a biocide on stone and derived surfaces [PDF]
, 2019 Many chemicals used nowadays for the preservation of cultural heritage pose a risk to both human health and the environment. Thus, it is desirable to find new and eco-friendly biocides that can replace the synthetic ones.
Bruno M. +4 more
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Assessing ChatGPT for taxonomic and floristic studies
Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.The advancement of biological sciences has long been closely linked to technological progress. ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence chatbot capable of producing human‐like conversational responses, has recently attracted attention as a potential support tool for scientific research.
Mykyta Peregrym +7 more
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Computer-Aided Chemotaxonomy and Bioprospecting Study of Diterpenes of the Lamiaceae Family
Molecules, 2019 Lamiaceae is one of the largest families of angiosperms and is classified into 12 subfamilies that are composed of 295 genera and 7775 species. It presents a variety of secondary metabolites such as diterpenes that are commonly found in their species ...
Andreza Barbosa Silva Cavalcanti +6 more
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Herba Polonica, 2020 Introduction: Irrigation plays an important role in the cultivation of medicinal plants. There is a lack of information on intraspecific variability of reactions to the effect of drought.
Radácsi Péter +6 more
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Repellency Assessment of Nepeta cataria Essential Oils and Isolated Nepetalactones on Aedes aegypti. [PDF]
, 2019 There is an increased need for improved and affordable insect repellents to reduce transmission of rapidly spreading diseases with high mortality rates.
Dong, Xujun +6 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Concern has been raised that in recent decades knowledge of plant species has severely declined in western countries. However, in the absence of regularly repeated and standardized surveys, no reliable statement can be made as to whether plant species knowledge has actually declined in recent decades.
Petra Lindemann‐Matthies +2 more
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Micrografía cuantitativa y perfiles de HPLC y FTIR de Melissa officinalis y Nepeta cataria (Lamiaceae) de Argentina [PDF]
, 2014 Melissa officinalis L., so called "Melissa" or "Toronjil", is a perennial aromatic herb, whose leaves are used in traditional medicine as a carminative, digestive and sedative, both in simple as in mixtures. Meanwhile, Nepeta cataria L., commonly called "
Camí, Gerardo Enrique +6 more
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