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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.The value of herbarium specimens depends largely on the accuracy and accessibility of the data captured, which is dependent on curation practices. Previous studies have shown high levels of misidentification in collections, which become more problematic with increased access.
Celia C. Aceae +3 more
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Diversidad de la comunidad liquénica en un bosque remanente del sur de la región chaqueña (Córdoba, Argentina) [PDF]
, 2014 The lichen community diversity in patches of Chaco forest -NE of Cordoba Province, Argentina- was analyzed. Fifteen forest patches embedded in farmland areas were sampled. Size of the patch and exposure to the crops, were registered.
Estrabou, Cecilia +2 more
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Conservation status of species used in the UK herbal medicine industry
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Given the ongoing biodiversity crisis, sustainable use and management of medicinal plants is critical. We assessed the conservation status, threats and conservation actions of 298 species sold by UK suppliers to medical herbalists. We found that most species used are unevaluated, representing a gap in conservation knowledge, and of those with ...
Isabella Flowers +2 more
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The Conjugates of Phenolic Acids in Lichens of the Order Lecanorales
International Journal of Secondary Metabolite, 2016 Lichens are symbiotic associations of a fungus (usually an ascomycete) and a photobiont, which may be an alga and/or a cyanobacterium. Lichens dominate on about 6–8% of land surface, mainly in the habitats with severe climatic conditions.
T. N. NIKOLAEVA +3 more
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Forest biodiversity maintenance [PDF]
, 2003 The global biodiversity loss within forest ecosystems has attracted attention during the last decades. Awareness increased both world-wide and in Sweden, which led to changes in the Swedish forests policy.
Uliczka, Helen
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Early modern herbaria house important and useful data on historic environments. However, their contents are often inhospitable to scientific use. Despite this challenge, once their contents have been deciphered, such specimens present novel research opportunities.
Madeline E. White, Stephen A. Harris
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A provisional survey of the interaction between net photosynthetic rate, respiratory rate, and thallus water content in some New Zealand cryptogams [PDF]
, 1980 The effect of water content on photosynthetic and respiratory rates in eight lichen species and one bryophyte species were studied using an injection infrared gas analyser technique. All species snowed a strong relationship between net assimilation rate (
Brown, D.H. +2 more
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Exploring Costa Rica's fungal trends: Insights from digitized specimens
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Fungi are essential to tropical ecosystems but remain largely absent from conservation agendas. By analyzing over 78,000 fungal records from Costa Rica—a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot—this study reveals key patterns in fungal diversity, distribution, and seasonality.
Melissa Mardones +2 more
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Toxicity of aqueous extracts of Ilex paraguariensis A.St.‐Hil. about Euphorbia heterophylla L.
Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Aqueous extracts of Ilex paraguariensis A.St.‐Hil. strongly inhibit Euphorbia heterophylla L. germination and early seedling growth, but show mild phytotoxicity on mature plants, paradoxically promoting biomass via antioxidants. Abstract BACKGROUND The escalating challenge of herbicide‐resistant weeds, exemplified by Euphorbia heterophylla L.
Tamara Alberton da Silva +8 more
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G-Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2016 The present investigation aimed to determine the distribution pattern of 27 species of lichens and 7 species of mosses within five altitudinal bands between 3100-4000m near Badrinath area in the Central Himalaya.
Jaswant Singh +2 more
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