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More than symbioses : orchid ecology ; with examples from the Sydney Region [PDF]

, 2013
The Orchidaceae are one of the largest and most diverse families of flowering plants. Orchids grow as terrestrial, lithophytic, epiphytic or climbing herbs but most orchids native to the Sydney Region can be placed in one of two categories.
Entwisle, Timothy J., Perkins, Andrew J., Weston, Peter H.   +2 more
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Urbanization and Seasonality Increase Introduced Plant Consumption by the World's Southernmost Parrot 城市化与季节性增加了全球最南端鹦鹉对引入植物的取食

Integrative Conservation, EarlyView.
Urbanization may alter bird foraging. Austral Parakeets (Enicognathus ferrugineus) in Patagonia rely on introduced plants in urban areas, especially in winter, despite preferring natives in the wild. This seasonal reliance on introduced species highlights urbanization trade‐offs and underscores the need to manage green areas with native plants to ...
Rocío Bahía, Sergio A. Lambertucci, Karina L. Speziale   +2 more
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Are Galliformes of the High Himalayas Well Protected? Identifying Conservation Priority Areas Using an Assemblage‐Level Approach 高喜马拉雅地区的鸡形目鸟类是否得到了有效保护？利用群落水平方法确定优先保护区域

Integrative Conservation, EarlyView.
This study investigates distribution patterns of Galliforms in the Indian Himalayas, focusing on factors influencing their occurrence, regions of high diversity and endemism, and their overlap with protected areas. Our study highlights the need for assemblage‐level conservation strategies in high Himalaya which primarily relies on snow leopard‐focused ...
Manvi Sharma, Adithi S. Rao, Jenis Patel, Munib Khanyari, Ajay Bijoor, Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Population Abundance and Frequency of Visits Forcipomyia spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) on Cocoa Plantations in Lima Puluh Kota District, Indonesia

Jurnal Riset Perkebunan
Forcipomyia spp. is a pollinator insect on cacao plants that belongs to the Ceratopogonidae Family, Diptera Order. The objectives of this research were to determine the abundance of the insect population of Forcipomyia spp.
Sri Heriza, Yulia Dewi, Aswaldi Anwar, Zahlul Ikhsan   +3 more
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Trait‐Based Prediction of Extinction Risk and Conservation Strategy for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Plants in China 基于性状的中药植物灭绝风险预测与保护策略研究

Integrative Conservation, EarlyView.
Our research allows us to understand the predictors of extinction risk in traditional Chinese medicinal (TCM) plant species with known threat status, and incorporate this knowledge to predict other TCM plants with unknown conservation status in China so as to improve the overall effectiveness of conservation strategies.
Yuhan Zheng, Jingjing Zhao, Wenbo Liao, Amy Hinsley, Tien Ming Lee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pollinator perils [PDF]

Current Biology, 2004
openaire   +2 more sources

"Fair" policies for the coffee trade - protecting people or biodiversity? [PDF]

, 2006
We investigate the role that economic instruments can play in the eradication of poverty and preservation of biodiversity in agroforestry management in coffee production.
Heikkilä, Jaakko, Huhtala, Anni, Kitti, Mitri   +2 more
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Towards Water, Food and Energy Security: The Global Challenges and Possible Solutions for a Holistic Vision of Sustainability

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
wiley   +1 more source

Restoring a critically endangered grassland orchid by co-planting to improve pollination and selecting sites based on pollinator availability

Frontiers in Plant Science
In many geographic regions grasslands have been heavily cleared and degraded, which represents a challenge for translocating threatened flora back into these landscapes. As most plant species require animals for pollination, pollinators are potentially a
Noushka Reiter, Noushka Reiter, Noushka Reiter, Richard Dimon, Richard Dimon, Björn Bohman, Björn Bohman, Michael Batley, Alex McLachlan, John Woodward, Ryan D. Phillips, Ryan D. Phillips   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Milkweed Production Trials [PDF]

, 2017
Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is a plant native to North America and has recently become the focus of conservation programs as milkweed is the sole food source for the Monarch butterfly larvae.
Darby, Heather, Gervais, Amanda, Gupta, Abha, Ruhl, Lindsey, Ziegler,, Sara   +4 more
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