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Effective integration of drone technology for mapping and managing palm species in the Peruvian Amazon [PDF]

Nature Communications
Remote sensing data could increase the value of tropical forest resources by helping to map economically important species. However, current tools lack precision over large areas, and remain inaccessible to stakeholders.
Ximena Tagle Casapia, Rodolfo Cardenas-Vigo, Diego Marcos, Ernesto Fernández Gamarra, Harm Bartholomeus, Eurídice N. Honorio Coronado, Silvana Di Liberto Porles, Lourdes Falen, Susan Palacios, Nandin-Erdene Tsenbazar, Gordon Mitchell, Ander Dávila Díaz, Freddie C. Draper, Gerardo Flores Llampazo, Pedro Pérez-Peña, Giovanna Chipana, Dennis Del Castillo Torres, Martin Herold, Timothy R. Baker   +18 more
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Vitamins in fruits and vegetables of the Amazon. 1. Methods for the determination of β—carotene, tocopherol and ascorbic acid with high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 1983
Summary At the beginning of on inventory of the chemical composition of regional fruits and vegetables of the Amazon, analytical methods were adapted for the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) determination of pro-vitamin A (β—carotene ...
F. Marx, J.G.S. Maia
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BIOLOGIA FLORAL DE Mauritia flexuosa LIN. FIL, NA REGIÃO DE MANAUS, AM, BRASIL [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 1993
Foi estudada a biologia floral de Mauritia flexuosaem Manaus, Amazonas. Mauritia flexuosa é visitada por diversas espécies de insetos. Trata-se de uma espécie cantarófila, sendo seus possíveis polinizadores os coleópteros pertencentes às famílias ...
Eliana Fernandez STORTI
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Effects of human disturbance on above-ground carbon stocks in north-west Amazonian Mauritia flexuosa peat swamp forests [PDF]

Mires and Peat, 2023
Mauritia flexuosa palm peat swamp forests concentrate important carbon reserves in the Amazon Basin, but are strongly affected by changes in land use. There is little information about their distribution pattern and carbon stocks in the Andean-Amazonian ...
Yakov Quinteros-Gómez, Martha Zarco-González, Doris Gómez Ticerán, Ángel Endara-Agramont, Octavio Monroy-Vilchis   +4 more
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Hygroscopic behavior of buriti (Mauritia flexuosa) fruit [PDF]

Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, 2011
The objective of this study was to perform an analysis of the characterization of buriti fruit (Mauritia flexuosa). Each part of the fruit (peel, pulp, and fibrous part) was analyzed and their hygroscopic behavior was evaluated to establish the drying and storage conditions.
Melo, Wellington dos Santos, Pena, Rosinelson da Silva, Rodrigues, Antonio Manoel da Cruz, Silva, Luiza Helena Meller da   +3 more
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Techno-Economic Evaluation of the Production of Oil and Phenolic-Rich Extracts from Mauritia flexuosa L.f. Using Sequential Supercritical and Conventional Solvent Extraction

Biology and Life Sciences Forum, 2021
Mauritia flexuosa L.f. is a palm from the Amazon. Pulp and oil are extracted from its fruits, which have a high content of phenolic compounds and unsaturated fatty acids, respectively.
Ivan Best, Luis Olivera-Montenegro, Zaina Cartagena-Gonzales, Oscar Arana-Copa, Giovani Zabot   +4 more
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Sapling Survival and Growth in a Restoration Project of a Drained Wetland Forest in Southeastern Brazil

Floresta e Ambiente, 2020
The aim of this research was to evaluate the survival and growth of native tree saplings planted in a drained Mauritia flexuosa palm swamp (vereda) in southeastern Brazil, and to identify suitable species for restoration projects in these hygrophilous ...
Odirlei Simões Oliveira, Nathalle Cristine Alencar Fagundes, Maria das Dores Magalhães Veloso   +2 more
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Perspectivas da Mauritia flexuosa como potencial agente anti-hipertensivo / Perspectives of Mauritia flexuosa as a potential anti-hypertensive agent

Brazilian Journal of Development, 2022
INTRODUÇÃO: As doenças cardiovasculares representam desafio de saúde pública, destacando-se a hipertensão arterial sistêmica (HAS), devido ao alto índice de incidência populacional. O buriti (Mauritia flexuosa (MF)) é uma palmeira, encontrada nas regiões norte, nordeste e centro oeste, abundante em carotenoides e polifenóis, sendo empregado ...
Marcos Vinícius Souza de Almeida, Leonardo Simão da Silva, Suely Moura Melo, Ana Flávia Machado de Carvalho, Marcello de Alencar Silva, Rayssa Maria de Araujo Carvalho, Klégea Maria Câncio Ramos Cantinho, Gabriela Dantas Carvalho   +7 more
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Characterizing degradation of palm swamp peatlands from space and on the ground: an exploratory study in the Peruvian Amazon [PDF]

, 2017
Peru has the fourth largest area of peatlands in the Tropics. Its most representative land cover on peat is a Mauritia flexuosa dominated palm swamp (thereafter called dense PS), which has been under human pressure over decades due to the high demand for
Alvarez, Baccini, Belgiu, Blois, Brady, Breiman, Carlson, Chander, Chave, Crist, Dargie, Draper, Drösler, Englhart, Fernández-Delgado, Gaveau, Goodman, Gutiérrez-Vélez, Hergoualc’h, Hergoualc’h, Honorio Coronado, Horn, Householder, Jaenicke, Janovec, Jensen, Kahn, Kelly, Koh, Kristell Hergoualc'h, Laumonier, Lehner, Louis V. Verchot, Lähteenoja, Lähteenoja, Lähteenoja, Lähteenoja, Manuri, Mary Menton, Miettinen, Miettinen, Miettinen, Miettinen, Mokany, Nyoungui, Padoch, Page, Pearson, Penn, R Core Team, Richards, Rodriguez-Galiano, Román-Cuesta, Räsänen, Saatchi, Shao, Shimabukuro, Sierra, van der Werf, Victor Hugo Gutiérrez-Vélez, Weiskittel, Yu, Yuan, Zianis   +63 more
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The Effects of Biogeotextiles on the Stabilization of Roadside Slopes in Lithuania. [PDF]

, 2006
Soil erosion, Water erosion, Soil conservation, Geotextiles, Geotextile mats, Roadside slopes, Vegetation cover, Biogeotextiles , Palm mat geotextiles - Borassus aethiopum - Mauritia flexuosa - Buriti mats - BORASSUS Project - LithuaniaBiogeotextiles ...
Booth, Colin A., Fullen, Michael A., Jankauskas, Benediktas, Jankauskienė, Genovaitė   +3 more
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