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The onset of grasses in the Amazon drainage basin, evidence from the fossil record [PDF]
Poaceae (the grass family) originated in the Cretaceous, but first dominate the palynological records of the Amazon drainage basin (ADB) in the Neogene (23 to 2.5 million years ago (Ma)).
Hoorn, Carina, Kirschner, Judith A.
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Paper floras: how long will they last? a review of FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE NEOTROPICS [PDF]
Flowering Plants of the Neotropics compiled and edited by a team of leading botanists at the New York Botanical Garden (Smith et al., 2004) is magnificently illustrated and rich in authoritative data about the 284 native families of tropical angiosperms currently found in the Western Hemisphere.
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Studies using climatic gradients play a key role in our understanding of the importance of rainfall and temperature as factors regulating species diversity and distribution, and thus of likely responses to climate change. However, such studies currently consider above‐ground species only, ignoring the diverse hypogaeic (subterranean) invertebrate fauna.
François Brassard +3 more
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Increasing biomass in Amazonian forest plots [PDF]
A previous study by Phillips et al. of changes in the biomass of permanent sample plots in Amazonian forests was used to infer the presence of a regional carbon sink.
Abel Monteagudo +20 more
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ABSTRACT Seasonal environmental fluctuations profoundly influence ectothermic vertebrates, regulating their physiology, metabolism, and life cycles. This study investigated the metabolic and morphometric seasonal dynamics of the subtropical sand lizard Liolaemus arambarensis, an endangered species endemic to the coastal dunes of southern Brazil.
Artur Antunes Navarro Valgas +5 more
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RESUMO (Flora da Usina São José, Igarassu, Estado de Pernambuco: Acanthaceae, Gesneriaceae e Loganiaceae). Acanthaceae, Gesneriaceae e Loganiaceae são bem representadas na flora Neotropical e brasileira, no entanto são famílias pouco estudadas no ...
Arthur Macedo +3 more
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Flora Farallonensis III: las melastomatáceas del bosque premontano de Pico de Águila (Cali, Valle).
Este artículo es el tercer producto de la serie de manuscritos sobre sobre la Flora de los Farallones de Cali, proyecto botánico que pretende dar a conocer el inventario de la flora de esta región, así como estudiar el potencial para la bioprospección ...
Miguel Ángel Gamboa-Gaitán
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Occurrence of some Lejeuneaceae (Jungermanniophyta) in Bahia, Brazil [PDF]
Five species of Lejeuneaceae, tribe Lejeuneae from state of Bahia, Brazil are described and illustrated.
Bastos, Cid José Passos +1 more
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Angiosperm pollen grains from the Cuayuca Formation (Late Eocene to Early Oligocene), Puebla, Mexico [PDF]
Systematic descriptions and illustrations of the best preserved angiosperm pollen grains (Monocotyledonae or Liliopsida: n= 7 and Dicotyledonae or Magnoliopsida: n= 41) recovered from Cuayuca Formation (late Eocene-early Oligocene), Puebla State ...
Martínez Hernández, Enrique +2 more
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Underground Lag: Fungal Community and Edaphic Legacies After Disturbance
ABSTRACT Páramos are neotropical mountain ecosystems that regulate water and store large amounts of carbon, but are increasingly degraded by agriculture and grazing. Although native vegetation often recolonizes after abandonment, belowground recovery remains poorly understood.
Wilmer Dajhan Navarrete‐López +6 more
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