Subterranean environments contribute to three‐quarters of classified ecosystem services
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Beneath the Earth's surface lies a network of interconnected caves, voids, and systems of fissures forming in rocks of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic origin. Although largely inaccessible to humans, this hidden realm supports and regulates services critical to ecological health and human well‐being.
Stefano Mammola +30 more
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Preliminary study of the pollination syndromes in a fragment of the Caatinga, in PE, Brazil
Biotemas, 2016 The aim of this study was to preliminarily identify the pollination syndromes of plant species in a fragment of the Caatinga, in the municipality of Serrita, Pernambuco, Brazil. A floristic survey was conducted during March 2014 in a 900 m² area.
Daniela Tábita de Lavor +1 more
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Evidence for moth pollination in a rhinomyiophilous Erica species from the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa [PDF]
PhytoKeysContrasting pollination syndromes in closely related species suggest that floral trait divergence is associated with differences in pollination system, but empirical observations are required to confirm syndrome-based predictions.
Timotheüs van der Niet, Ruth J. Cozien
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Reproductive biology and nectar secretion dynamics of Penstemon gentianoides (Plantaginaceae): a perennial herb with a mixed pollination system? [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Background In many plant species, pollination syndromes predict the most effective pollinator. However, other floral visitors may also offer effective pollination services and promote mixed pollination systems.
Lucía Salas-Arcos +2 more
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Vascular flora in dry-shrub and wet grassland Cerrado seven years after a fire, Federal District, Brasil [PDF]
, 2013 Studies of temporal dynamics for grassland sites report that fire suppression plays a crucial role in floristic changes. The objective of this study was to verify whrther after seven years without fire, communities showed variations in terms of ...
Amaral, Aryanne Gonçalves +3 more
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Nectary size is a pollination syndrome trait in Penstemon [PDF]
New Phytologist, 2019 Summary Evolution of complex phenotypes depends on the adaptive importance of individual traits, and the developmental changes required to modify traits. Floral syndromes are complex adaptations to pollinators that include color, nectar, and shape variation.
Amanda M. Katzer +2 more
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Cytoskeleton, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Of the three types of cytoskeleton known in animals—actin, microtubules, and intermediate filaments—only actin and microtubules exist in plants. Both play important roles in cellular shaping, organelle movement, organization of the endomembrane system, and cell signaling.
Norman R. Groves +3 more
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Effect of climate, anther morphology and pollination syndrome on pollen availability in Penstemon
Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2023 Traditionally, pollen presentation is thought to be a function of pollinator type and visitation frequency. However, despite the repeated observation that pollen presentation is influenced by flower morphology and abiotic factors, these aspects have been
Rosa A Rodríguez-Peña, Andrea D. Wolfe
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Flower and life strategy diversity in Teucrium L. (Lamiaceae) [PDF]
, 1999 . Diversidad floral y de estrategia de vida en Teucrium L. (Lamiaceae). Las flores de Teucrium L., muestran una gran diversidad en formas, características florales y mecanismos de polinización.
El Oualidi, Jalal, Navarro, Teresa
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β-Ocimene, a key floral and foliar volatile involved in multiple interactions between plants and other organisms [PDF]
, 2017 β-Ocimene is a very common plant volatile released in important amounts from the leaves and flowers of many plant species. This acyclic monoterpene can play several biological functions in plants, by potentially affecting floral visitors and also by ...
Farré Armengol, Gerard +3 more
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