Lipid concentration and composition in xylem sap of woody angiosperms from a tropical savanna and a seasonal rainforest [PDF]
Plant DiversityLipids may play an important role in preventing gas embolisms by coating nanobubbles in xylem sap. Few studies on xylem sap lipids have been reported for temperate plants, and it remain unclear whether sap lipids have adaptational significance in ...
Ling-Bo Huang +5 more
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Wildlife Conservation in Tropical Savanna Ecosystems [PDF]
Scientifica, 2019 Edson Gandiwa +2 more
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MODIS Vegetation Continuous Fields tree cover needs calibrating in tropical savannas [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2022 The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Vegetation Continuous Fields (MODIS VCF) Earth observation product is widely used to estimate forest cover changes and to parameterize vegetation and Earth system models and as a reference for validation ...
R. Adzhar +20 more
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Fire and legume germination in a tropical savanna: ecological and historical factors [PDF]
Annals of Botany, 2019 Luis Felipe Daibes +2 more
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EVALUATING THE SEPARABILITY BETWEEN DRY TROPICAL FORESTS AND SAVANNA WOODLANDS IN THE BRAZILIAN SAVANNA USING LANDSAT DENSE IMAGE TIME SERIES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2022 The Brazilian Savanna is the second largest biogeographical region in Brazil and present different vegetation types, consisting mostly of tropical savannas, grasslands, and forests.
H. N. Bendini +5 more
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Impact assessment of Striga resistant maize varieties and fertilizer use in Ghana: A panel analysis
Food and Energy Security, 2023 This study analyzes the impact of a component of climate‐smart agriculture (CSA) technology—Striga‐resistant maize (SRM) varieties and mineral fertilizer—on maize yield and food security using two rounds of panel data in Ghana.
Edward Martey +4 more
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Tropical and subtropical streams: A synthesis
Water Biology and Security, 2023 Tropical and sub-tropical streams harbor great biodiversity and are responsible for crucial ecosystem services. Intending to contribute to the understanding of how anthropogenic stressors and pressures alter functional or taxonomic diversity in biotic ...
Robert M. Hughes +5 more
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中国科学数据, 2022 The long-term meteorological observations plays an important role in studying the change mechanism of ecosystem functions and establishing environmental prediction models in the context of global warming.
SUN Chenna +8 more
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Savannas can functionally turn into forests in the Amazonia/Cerrado transition
Biodiversidade Brasileira, 2021 Adjacent forest formations are ecotones that can reveal changes in the vertical structure of tropical biomes e.g., Cerrado (brazilian Savanna). Litterfall is a metric that shows some of these alterations.
Marco Bruno Xavier Valadão +4 more
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Annals of Agricultural Sciences, 2019 Insecticide application is the recommended practice for control of insect pests on cowpea (Vigna unquiculata (L) Walp). However, these have negative effects on humans and the environment, apart from being costly for resource-poor farmers.
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