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Contemporary Remotely Sensed Data Products Refine Invasive Plants Risk Mapping in Data Poor Regions

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017
Invasive weeds are a serious problem worldwide, threatening biodiversity and damaging economies. Modeling potential distributions of invasive weeds can prioritize locations for monitoring and control efforts, increasing management efficiency.
Tuyet T. A. Truong, Tuyet T. A. Truong, Giles E. St. J. Hardy, Margaret E. Andrew   +3 more
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A New Species of Boesenbergia Kuntze (Zingiberaceae) from Myanmar, with Notes on Diversity, Utilization, Conservation, and Horticultural Potential

Taxonomy
Boesenbergia burmanica Boonma, P.Saensouk & Saensouk, a new species from Naypyidaw Union Territory, Myanmar, is described based on morphological examination of specimens collected during field surveys in 2024–2025. The genus Boesenbergia is taxonomically
Piyaporn Saensouk, Surapon Saensouk, Thawatphong Boonma, Nyi Nyi Htway, Win Paing Oo, Min Khant Naing, Auemporn Junsongduang   +6 more
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Impact of the invasive ant Linepithema humile on native ant assemblages on the western slopes of Table Mountain and implications for ant-butterfly associations

, 2011
The Argentine Ant, Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), is one of the world's most successful invasive species and invades undisturbed Fynbos habitats in South Africa, displacing native arthropod species and affecting interspecific associations.
Krahner, André
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Morphological and Molecular Evidence for a New Species Within Styrax (Styracaceae) from a Karst Area in Southwest Guangxi, China

Plants
Styrax chongzuoensis, a novel endemic species with a narrow distribution in limestone regions of Chongzuo, Guangxi, China, is described herein. This new species seems somewhat similar to Styrax fortunei, but significantly differs from it by having long ...
Guoxing Peng, Tongjun Liang, Jipeng Liang, Yitian Wang, Liaocheng Zhao, Rui Zhang, Yusong Huang, Zhi Li, Weibin Xu, Ming Tang   +9 more
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Impacts of the invasive alien Heracleum mantegazzianum on native plant-pollinator interactions

, 2012
Zumkier U. Impacts of the invasive alien Heracleum mantegazzianum on native plant-pollinator interactions. Bielefeld: Universität; 2012.Pollination is one of the most essential ecosystems services, it is crucial to the reproduction of most flowering ...
Zumkier, Ulrich
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What explains the invading success of the aquatic mud snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Hydrobiidae, Mollusca)?

, 2008
The spread of non-native species is one of the most harmful and least reversible disturbances in ecosystems. Species have to overcome several filters to become a pest (transport, establishment, spread and impact). Few studies have checked the traits that
Alonso, A., Castro-Diez, P.
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Methods for overcoming dormancy in Stryphnodendron pulcherrimum seeds

Pesquisa Florestal Brasileira, 2016
Seed dormancy is a phenomenon observed in several tropical species. This condition causes low and non-uniform germination. The present study was designed to identify an efficient method of breaking seed dormancy in Stryphnodendron pulcherrimum.
Adriano Gonçalves Pereira, Eniel David Cruz, Hellen Síglia Demétrio Barros   +2 more
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Invasive Ponto-Caspian amphipods and fish increase the distribution range of the acanthocephalan Pomphorhynchus tereticollis in the river Rhine

, 2012
Non-indigenous species that become invasive are one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide. In various freshwater systems in Europe, populations of native amphipods and fish are progressively displaced by highly adaptive non-indigenous ...
Palm Harry W., Klimpel Sven, Emde, Sebastian, Palm, Harry Wilhelm, Sonja Rueckert, Emde Sebastian, Palm, Harry W., Sebastian Emde, Rueckert, Sonja, Rueckert Sonja, Harry W Palm, Rückert, Sonja, Klimpel, Sven, Sven Klimpel   +13 more
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Comparative analysis of the whole mitochondrial genomes of four species in sect. Chrysantha (Camellia L.), endemic taxa in China

BMC Plant Biology
Background The sect. Chrysantha Chang of plants with yellow flowers of Camellia species as the “Queen of the Tea Family”, most of these species are narrowly distributed endemics of China and are currently listed Grde-II in National Key Protected Wild ...
Zhi Li, Zhaohui Ran, Xu Xiao, Chao Yan, Jian Xu, Ming Tang, Mingtai An   +6 more
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Phytotoxitic activity of Apeiba tibourbou Aubl. and Curatella americana L. aqueousextracts on seed germination of Lactuca sativa L. [PDF]

Hoehnea
Allelochemicals have been used as an alternative to pesticides and inhibit the action of pathogens or stimulating the growth of other plants. This study aimed to analyze the phytotoxic potential of the species Apeiba tibourbou Aubl.
Ana Cecilia Marques de Carvalho Santos, Leomar da Silva de Lima, Graziela Cury, Flávia de Barros Prado Moura   +3 more
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