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Native forest metacommunity structures in Uruguay shaped by novel land-use types in their surroundings. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 Uruguayan native forests display a high range of dissimilarity. Pressure of neighborhood land uses was the predominant factor for species assemblages. Conserving landscape structures that assure connectivity within and among native forest patches is crucial.
Ramírez LR, Säumel I.
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Development and Characterization of Microsatellite Markers for the Medicinal Plant Smilax brasiliensis (Smilacaceae) and Related Species [PDF]
Applications in Plant Sciences, 2013 Premise of the study: A new set of microsatellite or simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were developed for Smilax brasiliensis, which is popularly known as sarsaparilla and used in folk medicine as a tonic, antirheumatic, and antisyphilitic.
Aline R. Martins +10 more
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The "hidden diversity" of medicinal plants in northeastern Brazil: diagnosis and prospects for conservation and biological prospecting. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2013 Increases in ethnobotanical studies and knowledge in recent decades have led to a greater and more accurate interpretation of the overall patterns related to the use of medicinal plants, allowing for a clear identification of some ecological and cultural phenomena.
Cavalcanti DR, Albuquerque UP.
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Commodity risk assessment of Quercus robur plants from the UK
EFSA Journal, Volume 21, Issue 10, October 2023., 2023 Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘High‐risk plants, plant products and other objects’. This Scientific Opinion covers plant health risks posed by plants of Quercus robur imported from the UK as:
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +29 more
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International Code of Phytosociological Nomenclature. 4th edition
Applied Vegetation Science, Volume 24, Issue 1, January/March 2021., 2021 The new edition of the ICPN will become effectively binding on 1 January 2021. It consists of 14 Definitions, 7 Principles, 53 Articles, and 7 Appendices. Some Articles bring important amendments, among which the acceptance of electronic publications or the possibility to request a binding decision on controversial cases. Abstract The fourth edition of
Jean‐Paul Theurillat +8 more
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Pest categorisation of non‐EU Cicadomorpha vectors of Xylella spp.
EFSA Journal, Volume 17, Issue 6, June 2019., 2019 Abstract The Panel on Plant Health performed a group pest categorisation of non‐EU Cicadomorpha vectors of Xylella spp. known to be associated with plant diseases. Although all the insects considered in this categorisation are proven vectors of Xylella spp., additional vectors within the order Hemiptera most probably exist but have not been associated ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +22 more
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Pest categorisation of non‐EU Choristoneura spp.
EFSA Journal, Volume 17, Issue 5, May 2019., 2019 Abstract The Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of non‐EU Choristoneura spp. Choristoneura is a well‐defined insect genus in the family Tortricidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Species can be identified using taxonomic keys and molecular methods.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (EFSA PLH Panel) +21 more
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Local Knowledge and Conservation Priorities of Medicinal Plants near a Protected Area in Brazil
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019 We investigated the influence of socioeconomic factors (age, gender, and occupation) on the local knowledge of medicinal plants in the Araripe National Forest, Brazil, and the priority of conservation of the species as perceived by people. Additionally, priority species for in situ conservation were identified by calculating conservation priority (CP).
Noelia Ferreira da Silva +6 more
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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 Snakebites are a serious problem in public health due to their high morbimortality. Most of snake venoms produce intense local tissue damage, which could lead to temporary or permanent disability in victims. The available specific treatment is the antivenom serum therapy, whose effectiveness is reduced against these effects.
Juliana Félix-Silva +4 more
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BioMed Research International, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014 Infertility affects 50 to 80 million people worldwide. Male factor is a cause of infertility in almost half of cases, mainly due to oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (OAT). With common diagnostic methods no cause can be found in approximately 30% of cases of male infertility due to OAT and these are considered idiopathic.
Senka Imamovic Kumalic +2 more
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