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Differential Responses of Small Mammals to Woody Encroachment in a Semi-Arid Grassland
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Encroachment by woody invasive plants is a major threat to grasslands and savannah ecosystems worldwide. Rodents, being primary consumers, are likely to be the first to respond to changes in the structure and composition of native vegetation. We examined
Chetan Misher +5 more
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Disintegration of the genus Prosopis L. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade) [PDF]
PhytoKeys, 2022 Robust evidence from phylogenomic analyses of 997 nuclear genes has recently shown, beyond doubt, that the genus Prosopis is polyphyletic with three separate lineages, each with affinities to other genera of mimosoids: (i) Prosopis africana is an ...
Colin E. Hughes +3 more
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INVASION OF SAVANNAS BY PROSOPIS TREES IN EASTERN AFRICA: EXPLORING THEIR IMPACTS ON LULC DYNAMICS, LIVELIHOODS AND IMPLICATIONS ON SOIL ORGANIC CARBON STOCKS [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2021 Trees of the genus Prosopis from the Americas, were introduced in Eastern Africa in the 1970s to mitigate land degradation and its associated disservices.
P. R. Mbaabu +5 more
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Características palinológicas y fisicoquímicas de tres tipos de mieles uniflorales del centro de Argentina [PDF]
, 2006 Se estudiaron las características de 59 mieles monoflorales de Condalia microphylla Cav. (“piquillín”), Centaurea solstitialis L. (“abrepuño amarillo”) y Prosopis spp., provenientes de La Pampa, Argentina. Se determinaron caracteres polínicos (abundancia
Naab, O.A. +2 more
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Molecular phylogeny and diversification history of Prosopis (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) [PDF]
, 2008 The genus Prosopis is an important member of arid and semiarid environments around the world. To study Prosopis diversification and evolution, a combined approach including molecular phylogeny, molecular dating, and character optimization analysis was ...
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Quantitative analysis of fatty acids in Prosopis laevigata flour
Grasas y Aceites, 2019 Ripe mesquite pods are widely consumed by humans and animals in arid and semi-arid areas for their protein, carbohydrate, crude fiber and fat contents.
M. Cruz-Gracida +5 more
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International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 2021 Woody species within pastures and savannas are often associated with ‘resource islands’ characterized by higher fertility under canopies trees. The aims of this study were to evaluate (1) the effects of Prosopis juliflora on some soil physicochemical ...
Wakshum Shiferaw +4 more
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Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición, 2020 La medicina tradicional y estudios realizados a diferentes especies del género Prosopis, del desierto sonorense, indican que es una fuente para la cualificación de compuestos bioactivos, con poder antioxidante y ácidos grasos (linoleico y linolénico) de ...
Dora Valencia +4 more
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Overview of Genus Prosopis Toxicity Reports and its Beneficial Biomedical Properties [PDF]
, 2016 Secondary plant metabolites are regarded as promising sources of plant-protecting substances and they are one of the most important lines of plant defense against pests. The range of cellular targets for these substances is very wide and covers metabolic
Gamarra Luques, Carlos Diego +3 more
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Forest Systems, 2015 Aim of study: The aim of the study was to characterize functional microsatellite markers in Prosopis alba and examine the transferability to species from the Prosopis genus.
María F. Pomponio +5 more
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