Plantas comestiveis e medicinais da Nhecolandia, Pantanal. [PDF]
Com o objetivo de contribuir para o resgate e divulgacao de informacoes sobre o uso atual e potencial de plantas uteis do Pantanal, sao apresentadas duas listas, com nomes comuns e cientificos, familias e partes uteis, uma sendo de 59 especies ...
POTT, A., POTT, V. J.
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Unveiling the Dietary Selection of Lowland Tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) in a Tropical Rainforest
Large terrestrial herbivores, such as lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) present many dietary ecological roles in their habitat. In this article, we investigated the diet of lowland tapirs in a tropical rainforest combining different techniques such as DNA metabarcoding, fieldwork, and plant functional traits.
Laís Lautenschlager +9 more
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Mammal defaunation leads to biotic homogenization of plant communities in tropical rainforests
Abstract Biotic homogenization is the process in which species communities become increasingly similar across different regions over time. This phenomenon has substantial ecological, evolutionary, and economic implications, primarily driven by human activities such as habitat destruction, invasive species introduction, and climate change.
Luiz Guilherme dos Santos Ribas +9 more
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La identidad de Scheelea Insignis (Palmae) La identidad de Scheelea Insignis (Palmae)
Exploration of the type locality, and study of the type, confirm that Scheelea insignis (Mart.) Karsten is actually an acaulescent palm, and does not have the 15-18 m tall trunk described by Martius.
Galeano Gloria, Bernal Rodrigo G.
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Research Note: Floristic inventory of monocots in Mt. Pangasugan, Baybay, Leyte, Philippines
Mt. Pangasugan which lies up to an elevation of 1,158 m ASL on the western slope of the Central Cordillera of Leyte is one of the unexplored mountains.
Pamela P. Abit
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Etnobotani Tumbuhan Obat Yang Digunakan Suku Anak Dalam Di Desa Tabun Kecamatan VII Koto Kabupaten Tebo Jambi [PDF]
This research investigated traditional medicine used by primitive tribes in order to cure their diseases. This study was conducted in December 2010 at small town, Taban, VII Koto district. The method used in this research was descriptive survey.
Indriati, G. (Gustina)
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UNA NUEVA ESPECIE DE AIPHANES (PALMAE) DEL OCCIDENTE DE ECUADOR
Se describe e ilustra una nueva especie de Aiphanes (Palmae) de la vertienteoccidental de los Andes del Ecuador, en la provincia de Imbabura, entre 600 y 800m de altitud.
CERÓN CARLOS E., BERNAL RODRIGO
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Duas espécies da família Palmae: Euterpe edulis Mart. (palmiteiro) e Geonoma schottiana Mart. (guaricanga), ambas com potencial ornamental e em vias de extinção, estão sendo estudadas no Instituto de Botânica de São Paulo, quanto à germinação de suas ...
Francismar Francisco Alves Aguiar
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Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of ornamental plants from Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil [PDF]
A list of 35 scale insects collected from 72 ornamental plant species in Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil is provided. Regarding host specificity, 30 scale insects were polyphagous, 4 oligophagous, and 1 monophagous.
Miller, D. R. +2 more
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Structure and functional characterization of pyruvate decarboxylase from Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Bacterial pyruvate decarboxylases (PDC) are rare. Their role in ethanol production and in bacterially mediated ethanologenic processes has, however, ensured a continued and growing interest.
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