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Water-soluble carbohydrates of root components and activity rhythms at vegetative growth stage of Artemisia scoparia in northeastern grassland of China.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
The root system of perennials is composed of the roots of different growth years. The nutrient storage capacities and activities of roots are an important basis for judging root components and plant senescence.
Shiyu Wang, Yunfei Yang, Heng Zhi
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Are drought and wildfires turning Mediterranean cork oak forests into persistent shrublands? [PDF]

open access: yes
In the Iberian Peninsula Mediterranean oak forests have been transformed into a mosaic landscape of four main patch-types: forests, savannas, shrublands and grasslands.
Acácio, V.C.   +4 more
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Effects of Drought Frequency on Growth Performance and Transpiration of Young Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.)

open access: yesInternational Journal of Forestry Research, 2014
Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) is a drought-tolerant fast growing tree, which could be an alternative to the more common tree species used in short-rotation coppice on marginal land.
Dario Mantovani, Maik Veste, Dirk Freese
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Site Factors Influence on Herbaceous Understory Diversity in East Texas Pinus palustris savannas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) savannas were once dominant across the southeastern U.S., including East Texas and parts of western and central Louisiana.
Farrish, Kenneth, PhD   +4 more
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Floristics and distribution of Wattle Dry Sclerophyll Forests and Scrubs in north-eastern New South Wales [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Acacia blakei forests and scrubs of north-eastern NSW are described and compared to similar vegetation found in the south-east of the state, primarily dominated by Acacia silvestris.
Hunter, John T.
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Effects of repeated burning on woody vegetation structure and composition in a semi-arid southern African savanna [PDF]

open access: yes
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of repeated dry season annual hot fires on woody plants in a semiarid southern African savanna in Zimbabwe.
Gandiwa, E.
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Evaluation of biological characteristics and productivity of asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.)

open access: yesAgronomy Science, 2004
The productivity of asparagus male and female plants of standard cultivars, i.e. Mary Washington, D’Argenteuili hative and Viking, was investigated in the period of 2000–2002.
Liudmila Kmitiene
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Short-rotation eucalyptus as a biomass fuel

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1980
Rapidly resprouting eucalyptus, harvested twice annually, produced fuel for downdraft gasifiers at lower cost than is possible with most annual crops. Yields were up to 22 tonnes per hectare per year.
R Sachs, D Gilpin, T Mock
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Resprouting from roots in four Brazilian tree species

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2009
Previous studies pointed out that species richness and high density values within the Leguminosae in Brazilian forest fragments affected by fire could be due, at least partially, to the high incidence of root sprouting in this family.
Adriana Hissae Hayashi   +1 more
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