Above ground woody community attributes, biomass and carbon stocks along a rainfall gradient in the savannas of the central lowveld, South Africa [PDF]
Enumeration of carbon stocks at benchmark sites is a necessary activity in assessing the potential carbon sequestration and possible generation of credits through restoration of intensively impacted sites.
Sanjosé López, Vicent+2 more
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New distributional data on sandflies from rubble walls in the Maltese Islands with an illustrated key to the Maltese species (Diptera: Phlebotominae) [PDF]
The results of a survey which involved collecting phlebotomine sandflies in rubble walls from 20 different localities on the islands of Malta and Gozo in the period from August to October 2008 are reported. A total of 402 specimens were collected, all
Gatt, Paul+2 more
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Prospect and importance of green mulching on the soil status of tropical tasar plantation fields in India [PDF]
The soils of tropical tasar plantation fields in general are sloppy and are primarily deficient of nutrition due to top soil erosion and constant leaf productivity exploitation to rear tasar silk insect, Antheraea mylitta Drury.
Ramkumar -, Rangareddygari Manohar Reddy
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Terminalia s.s. (Combretaceae) do Piauí, Brasil
Resumo Este trabalho apresenta o tratamento florístico-taxonômico para as espécies de Terminalia ocorrentes no estado do Piauí. O estudo foi baseado em análise de exsicatas depositadas em herbários nacionais e internacionais, bem como em observações ...
Rayane de Tasso Moreira Ribeiro+4 more
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A new species of Anastrepha from Amazonia : with redescriptions of A. caudata Stone and A. hendeliana Lima (Diptera: Tephritidae) [PDF]
Three species of Anastrepha from upper Amazonia are described or redescribed and illustrated. They are considered closely related and are placed in the A. caudata species group. Anastrepha caudata Stone 1942 is redescribed based on the holotype, the only
Caraballo, Josefina, Norrbom, Allen L.
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A new ventrops (Diptera: Rhinophoridae) from Ethiopia [PDF]
A new species of the Afrotropical endemic rhinophorid genus Ventrops is described, illustrated and compared with ...
CERRETTI, PIERFILIPPO+2 more
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Terminalia L. (Combretaceae) do Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil
RESUMO Este trabalho consiste no levantamento taxonômico de Terminalia para o Estado de Pernambuco. Baseou-se na análise morfológica de espécimes depositados em herbários nacionais, bibliografia especializada e imagens de coleções-tipo.
Rayane de Tasso Moreira Ribeiro+2 more
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Revision of the Anastrepha benjamini species group and the A. pallidipennis complex (Diptera: Tephritidae) [PDF]
The shape of the facial carina in Altastreplia is discussed. Although taxonomically useful, the protrudent form probably occurs by convergence in different species groups. Two species groups in which the carina is usually produced are revised.
Norrbom, Allen L.
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Potent antiplasmodial extracts and fractions from Terminalia mantaly and Terminalia superba
Background The emergence and spread of malaria parasites resistant to artemisinin-based combination therapy stresses the need for novel drugs against malaria.
Cedric D. J. Mbouna+7 more
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Description of the larva of Phyllopetalia apollo Selys and redescription of that of Hypopetalia pestilens Mclachlan (Anisoptera: Austropetalidae) [PDF]
The P. apollo larva is described for the first time and the larva of H. pestilens is redescribed.These are the first records of these spp. for Argentina and for the easternslope of the Andes. In order to determine the larval instars, length of inner wing
Brand, Cecilia, Pessacq, Pablo
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