Two new ant species of the genus Leptogenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Hainan, China, with a key to the known Chinese species [PDF]
ZooKeysTwo new species of ponerine ants from Hainan Province, China, Leptogenys hainanensis sp. nov. and L. zhoui sp. nov., are delineated and depicted based on the worker caste. Leptogenys hainanensis sp. nov. belongs to the L.
Chao Chen +4 more
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Distribution, habitat preferences and population sizes of two threatened tree ferns, Cyathea cunninghamii and Cyathea x marcescens, in south-eastern Australia [PDF]
, 2013 The distribution, population sizes and habitat preferences of the rare tree ferns Cyathea cunninghamii Hook.f. (Slender Tree Fern) and F1 hybrid Cyathea x marcescens N.A.Wakef.
Brownsey, Patrick +3 more
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A Review of Disturbances to the Ecosystems of the Mexican Caribbean, Their Causes and Consequences
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 In a relatively short timescale (less than 50 years), urbanization has caused many anthropogenic disturbances that have affected ecosystem health and, directly or indirectly, quality of life for the local human population.
Izchel Gómez +5 more
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Aminopropyl-Functionalized Silica CO2 Adsorbents via Sonochemical Methods
Journal of Chemistry, 2016 Aminopropyl-functionalized hexagonal mesoporous silica (HMS) products, as are of interest for CO2 capture applications, were separately prepared by mixing aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTS) and HMS in toluene via a conventional stirred reactor and via ...
Gregory P. Knowles, Alan L. Chaffee
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Comparative measurements of carbon dioxide fluxes from two nearby towers in a central Amazonian rainforest: the Manaus LBA site [PDF]
, 2002 Forests around Manaus have staged the oldest and the longest forest-atmosphere CO2 exchange studies made anywhere in the Amazon. Since July 1999 the exchange of CO2, water, and energy, as well as weather variables, have been measured almost continuously ...
Araújo, A.C. +11 more
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Fluctuating asymmetry and environmental stress : understanding the role of trait history [PDF]
, 2013 While fluctuating asymmetry (FA; small, random deviations from perfect symmetry in bilaterally symmetrical traits) is widely regarded as a proxy for environmental and genetic stress effects, empirical associations between FA and stress are often weak or ...
Alcantara-Exposito, Angelica +6 more
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Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2014 Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, Vol. 5 No.
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This review summarizes the latest progress in transforming renewable bamboo resources into high‐value functional materials. It emphasizes how to leverage bamboo's multiscale hierarchical structures to realize innovative applications in energy, construction, environment, and medicine, providing key insights for developing high‐performance bio‐based ...
Yuxiang Huang +13 more
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Adventurous Rainforest Hike [PDF]
, 2011 Postcard from Amanda Contreras, during the Linfield College Semester Abroad Program at James Cook University in Cairns ...
Contreras, Amanda
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Predicting dispersal of auto-gyrating fruit in tropical trees : a case study from the Dipterocarpaceae [PDF]
, 2015 Acknowledgments We thank the Sabah Forestry Department for access to SFR and the Rainforest Discovery Center for use of the canopy tower. JRS is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) grant number PDFMP3_132479/1.
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