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Effect of light on the growth and photosynthesis of an invasive shrub in its native range [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Invasive species' success may depend on ecophysiological attributes present in their native area or those derived from changes that took place in the invaded environment.
Barthélémy, Daniel   +4 more
core   +1 more source

The soil seed bank in abandoned tropical pastures: source of regeneration or invasion?

open access: yesRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2011
We assessed the availability of both pioneer and non-native species in the soil seed bank of old-growth forest and recently abandoned pasture, to evaluate whether the soil seed bank in these pastures represents a source of regeneration of species from ...
Leonel López-Toledo   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH INVASIVE GLOSSY BUCKTHORN (FRANGULA ALNUS MILL.) AND INDIRECT CONTROL STRATEGIES FOR FOREST MANAGERS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus Mill.) is one of the most prominent non-native invasive plant species affecting New England forests. It quickly invades a forest and can create a dense understory effectively altering the species composition and dynamics
KOZIKOWSKI, JOSHUA GLIDDEN
core   +1 more source

Protection of native bush by Waikato dairy farmers: A cultural perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Protection of native vegetation on private land is particularly important for biodiversity conservation because most of the conservation land in public ownership is 300m or more above sea level.
Jay, Grace Mairi M.
core   +1 more source

The Analysis of the Forest Flora of the Strzyżowskie Foothills from the Perspective of Presence of Anthropogenic Species [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The anthropogenic pressure of the forest communities of the Strzyżowskie Foothills (the Western Carpathians) was estimated on the basis of phytosociological materials.
Stachurska-Swakoń, Alina   +1 more
core   +2 more sources

Characterization of antibiotic resistance genes in soils from agroecosystems of the Brazilian Amazon

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology
The conversion of forests to pastureland in the Amazon has increased over the years, resulting in significant impacts on ecosystem diversity, particularly on the soil microbiota.
Taynara Cristina Santos Tavares   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stream flow unaffected by Eucalyptus plantation harvesting implicates water use by the native forest streamside reserve

open access: yesJournal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2015
Study region: Tropical Atlantic Forest region, Brazil. Study focus: The temporal and spatial dynamics of soil water, water table depth and stream flow in relation to precipitation and the harvesting and regrowth cycle of a Eucalyptus grandis hybrid ...
Philip J. Smethurst   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Floristic Inventory of Woollen’s Gardens Nature Preserve, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA, With Quantitative Vegetation Sampling of Permanent Plots in 2003 and 2016 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Urban forest fragments face challenges to habitat quality due to small size, isolation from larger natural areas, and close association with anthropogenic disturbance.
Dolan, Rebecca W., Moore, Marcia E.
core   +1 more source

Effect of Coriaria arborea on seed banks during primary succession on Mt Tarawera, New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
An experiment was conducted over two years to investigate the effect of Coriaria arborea, a native nitrogen-fixing shrub, on soil seed banks at sites representing a post-volcanic successional sequence on Mt Tarawera, New Zealand.
Clarkson, Beverley R.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Conservación de la biodiversidad en Chile, ¿legalmente suficiente?: La necesidad de cartografiar la ley antes de decidir Biodiversity conservation in Chile, legally enough?: The need for mapping the law before deciding

open access: yesRevista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2005
El 99,8 % del territorio donde se sustenta la biodiversidad es rural y ha estado tradicionalmente regulado por legislación dispersa, sectorial e inorgánica.
PATRICIO F. PELLET   +3 more
doaj  

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