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Seed beetles (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) associated with Acacia cornigera (L.) Willd., with description of a new species of Acanthoscelides Schilsky [PDF]

, 2009
Presented herein is a key to identify species of Bruchidae associated with Acacia cornigera (L.). For each species, host records, distributions and bionomics are given.
Cruz Perez, Aracely de la, Kingsolver, John M., Romero Napoles, Jesus   +2 more
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Stress tolerance and ecophysiological ability of an invader and a native species in a seasonally dry tropical forest.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Ecophysiological traits of Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. and a phylogenetically and ecologically similar native species, Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan, were studied to understand the invasive species' success in caatinga, a seasonally dry ...
Marciel Teixeira Oliveira, Virginia Matzek, Camila Dias Medeiros, Rebeca Rivas, Hiram Marinho Falcão, Mauro Guida Santos   +5 more
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Growth of seven perennial plant species adapted to the Brazilian Semi-Arid Crescimento de sete espécies vegetais perenes adaptadas ao Semi-Árido brasileiro

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2007
Measuring plant height (y) and canopy diameter (x) in trees may not be an easy task, but stem diameter (z) can be more easily evaluated. This work's objective was two-fold: evaluate the growth of species adapted to the Brazilian Semi-Arid Region in the ...
Paulo Sérgio Lima e Silva, Kathia Maria Barbosa e Silva, Raimundo Nonato Braga Lôbo, Paulo Igor Barbosa e Silva   +3 more
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A study to explore the use of orbital remote sensing to determine native arid plant distribution [PDF]

, 1974
The author has identified the following significant results. It is possible to determine, from ERTS imagery, native arid plant distribution. Using techniques of multispectral masking and extensive fieldwork, three native vegetation communities were ...
Conn, J. S., Foster, K. E., Haase, E. F., Lepley, L. K., Mcginnies, W. G., Musick, H. B.   +5 more
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Phenotypic plasticity and genetic variation of Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. across diverse rangelands in northeastern Ethiopia

Ecological Processes
Introduction Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. substantially threatens dry rangelands due to its invasive attributes, exacerbated by climate change, land-use practices, and anthropogenic activities. Despite the urgent need to understand its ecological impacts,
Minyahel Tilahun, Ayana Angassa, Zinabu Bora, Shimelis Mengistu, Jianshuang Wu   +4 more
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Survey and documentation of the potential and actual invasive alien plant species and other biological threats to biodiversity in Awash National Park, Ethiopia [PDF]

Management of Biological Invasions, 2011
The study was conducted at the Awash National Park (ANP) Ethiopia, todocument Invasive Alien Species (IAS) and to assess the spread of Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.
Sebsebe DEMISSEW, Tesfaye AWAS, Tamene YOHANNES , and   +2 more
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The invasive shrub Prosopis juliflora enhances the malaria parasite transmission capacity of Anopheles mosquitoes: a habitat manipulation experiment

Malaria Journal, 2017
Background A neglected aspect of alien invasive plant species is their influence on mosquito vector ecology and malaria transmission. Invasive plants that are highly attractive to Anopheles mosquitoes provide them with sugar that is critical to their ...
Gunter C. Muller, Amy Junnila, Mohamad M. Traore, Sekou F. Traore, Seydou Doumbia, Fatoumata Sissoko, Seydou M. Dembele, Yosef Schlein, Kristopher L. Arheart, Edita E. Revay, Vasiliy D. Kravchenko, Arne Witt, John C. Beier   +12 more
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Genome sequence of Ensifer arboris strain LMG 14919T: a microsymbiont of the legume Prosopis chilensis growing in Kosti, Sudan [PDF]

, 2014
Ensifer arboris LMG 14919T is an aerobic, motile, Gram-negative, non-spore-forming rod that can exist as a soil saprophyte or as a legume microsymbiont of several species of legume trees.
Bräu, Lambert, Detter, Chris, Goodwin, Lynne, Han, Cliff, Huntemann, Marcel, Ivanova, Natalia, Kyrpides, Nikos, Liolios, Konstantinos, Markowitz, Victor, Mavrommatis, Konstantinos, Munk, Christine, Pati, Amrita, Reeve, Wayne Gerald, Tapia, Roxanne, Tian, Rui, Willems, Anne, Woyke, Tanja   +16 more
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A systematic review of Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. research in Ethiopia reveals gaps and opportunities for advancing management solutions

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
Invasive species pose a tremendous threat to biodiversity across the globe. In Ethiopia, Prosopis juliflora predominantly occurs in the lowlands and posing a threat to both biodiversity and the livelihoods of pastoralists and agro-pastoralists living ...
Kflay Gebrehiwot, Cara Steger
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EFFECT OF INVERSION ON TREATMENT OF FENCE SUBJECTED TO SAP DISPLACEMENT METHOD

Ciência Florestal, 2014
http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/1980509813338This work aimed to evaluate the effect of inversion of Prosopis juliflora and Leucaena leucocephala fenceposts, in distribution, penetration and retention of copper chrome borate (CCB) solution applied by ...
Juarez Benigno Paes, Gerlanda Caetano dos Santos, Rafael Rodolfo de Melo, Carlos Roberto de Lima, Wlademir Nicolau Sobrinho   +4 more
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