Pilea microphylla Artillery Plant
EDIS, 2007 This document provides an overview of the artillery plant (Pilea microphylla), detailing its characteristics, growth habits, and uses. The plant is described as a fine-textured, fern-like ground cover that grows 8 to 12 inches tall and spreads up to two
Edward Gilman
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EDIS, 2007 This document provides an overview of the Pilea cadierei, commonly known as the aluminum plant. It describes the plant’s distinctive variegated foliage, growth habits, and care requirements.
Edward Gilman
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An ethnobotanical study of forage plants in Zhuxi County in the Qinba mountainous area of central China [PDF]
Plant Diversity, 2021 In the Qinba mountainous area of Central China, pig farming has a significant impact on the growth of the rural economy and has substantially increased farmer incomes. Traditional knowledge plays an important role in the selection of forage plant species
Jun Yang +7 more
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Acclimation to wind loads and/or contact stimuli? A biomechanical study of peltate leaves of Pilea peperomioides [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Botany, 2022 Max Langer, Elena Hegge, Thomas Speck
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Wild Ungulates and Cattle Have Different Effects on Litter Decomposition as Revealed by Fecal Addition in a Northeast Asian Temperate Forest. [PDF]
Ecol EvolHere we used a litterbag experiment to investigate the effects of the addition of cattle and sika deer (Cervus nippon) feces on litter decomposition in Northeast China. Our work highlights that feces deposition by large herbivores (e.g., wild or domestic) in the forest have nonequivalent effects on litter decomposition.
Hu Y, Feng J, Wang H, Ge J, Wang T.
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Phylogenetic Relationships, Character Evolution, and Two New Species in <i>Hemiboea</i> (Didymocarpoideae, Trichosporeae). [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis paper describes two new species of Hemiboea based on molecular and morphological evidence. Furthermore, we trace the evolution of eight important morphological characters in Hemiboea, which indicates whether the involucre is early deciduous and whether there are two protuberances on the inner ventral surface of the corolla, which may be the key ...
Liang P, Wang X, Wen F, Bai XX, Mu J.
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Monitoring the Prevalence and Distribution of Chytrid Fungus (<i>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</i>) in the Kihansi Spray Toad (<i>Nectophrynoides asperginis</i>) Population in the Kihansi Gorge Spray Wetlands, Tanzania. [PDF]
Ecol EvolHow to manage the continued impact of Chytrid fungus on Kihansi Spray Toad population in the wild. ABSTRACT Chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is fatal to some amphibian species, whereas others can carry the pathogen without developing disease.
Mtui DT +16 more
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The "Butter Tree" (<i>Diploknema butyracea</i>) for Sustainable Food Systems and Functional Applications. [PDF]
Plant Environ InteractThe graphical abstract figure highlights Diploknema butyracea, its production as well as its industrial application, traditional use, and pharmacological properties. ABSTRACT Diploknema butyracea, also known as the Himalayan butter tree, is mainly valued for its butter‐producing seeds and ecological significance.
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Endangered status and threatened population ecological factors in Salvia daiguii, an endemic species from Hunan, China. [PDF]
Ecol EvolCurrently, Salvia daiguii is distributed in three populations, with total of about 500 plants and less than 250 mature individuals. Habitat OM and pH are indicators that significantly affect the growth and flowering of S. daiguii. Competition for niche characteristics of dominant plants in the community affects the growth and dispersal of S.
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Spatiotemporal Impacts of Forest Fires on Mountain Vegetation: A Case Study From Langtang National Park, Nepal Himalaya. [PDF]
Ecol EvolA good positive correlation was found between maximum temperature and burn area; increased temperature relates to an increase in fire activity and larger burn areas. Grassland and needle leaf forests are the major land cover types with relatively high fire frequency, likely due to flammable biomass and seasonal dryness, while broad leaved closed ...
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