Model parameterization to simulate and compare the PAR absorption potential of two competing plant species. [PDF]
Int J Biometeorol, 2010 Mountain pastures dominated by the pasture grass Setaria sphacelata in the Andes of southern Ecuador are heavily infested by southern bracken (Pteridium arachnoideum), a major problem for pasture management.
Bendix J +6 more
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Who will win where and why? An ecophysiological dissection of the competition between a tropical pasture grass and the invasive weed Bracken over an elevation range of 1000 m in the tropical Andes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 In tropical agriculture, the vigorously growing Bracken fern causes severe problems by invading pastures and out-competing the common pasture grasses. Due to infestation by that weed, pastures are abandoned after a few years, and as a fatal consequence ...
Johannes Knuesting +6 more
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Revista Brasileira de Ciência Veterinária, 2019 A planta Pteridium aquilinum, popularmente conhecida como samambaia, e comumente encontrada em solos acidos, arenosos e de baixa fertilidade. Os bovinos normalmente sao relutantes em ingerir a samambaia.
Gilson Antônio Pessoa +8 more
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SURTO DE INTOXICAÇÃO AGUDA POR Pteridium arachnoideum (Kaulf.) EM BOVINOS*
Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2010 Pteridium arachnoideum é uma das mais importantes plantas tóxicas conhecidas no mundo. Sob condições naturais provoca diferentes quadros clínicopatológicos em diversas espécies animais.
Bruno José Martini Santos +5 more
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Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2010 In order to identify the effect of P. arachnoideum, we studied 11 native tree species commonly used in reforestation projects. Bioassays were conducted in laboratory to evaluate the effect of bracken leachate on the germination and morphology of ...
DM. Silva Matos, TA. Belinato
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Pteridium aquilinum: o que sabemos e o que ainda falta saber [PDF]
Bioscience Journal, 2010 A samambaia Pteridium aquilinum encontra-se amplamente distribuída no planeta, sendo considerada um problema ambiental, além de representar perigo para a saúde tanto de animais quanto da espécie humana.
Natália Satchiko Hojo-Souza +2 more
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Alterações anátomo-histopatológicas em ratos submetidos à dieta com extrato de broto de samambaia (Pteridium aquilinum var. arachnoideum) de dois municípios do estado do Paraná Macroscopic and microscopic changes in rats fed on a bracken fern diet (Pteridium aquilinum var. arachnoideum) from different regions of Parana State, Brazil [PDF]
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2005 The carcinogenicity of bracken fern harvest from two regions of Paraná State to induce hematury in rats was studied. In order to do that, 33 Wistar rats were divided in three groups.
G.D. Cruz +3 more
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Phytotaxa, 2018 Based on the morphological study of ca. 470 specimens and geographical studies, we here propose the recognition of six morphotypes within the South American Pteridium esculentum (= P. arachnoideum s.l. , or P. aquilinum var.
P. Schwartsburd, A. Yañez, J. Prado
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Plant EcologyThe allelopathic effect of Pteridium ferns (hereafter bracken) is considered an important factor hindering forest recovery. We examined the effects of bracken allelopathy on seed germination, seedling emergence, survival, and relative growth rate (RGR ...
Yamil Maidana-Tuco +3 more
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Leaf litter arthropod responses to tropical forest restoration. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2016 Soil and litter arthropods represent a large proportion of tropical biodiversity and perform important ecosystem functions, but little is known about the efficacy of different tropical forest restoration strategies in facilitating their recovery in degraded habitats.
Cole RJ +4 more
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