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Estimation of Aboveground Biomass Stock in Tropical Savannas Using Photogrammetric Imaging

Drones, 2023
The use of photogrammetry technology for aboveground biomass (AGB) stock estimation in tropical savannas is a challenging task and is still at a preliminary stage.
Roberta Franco Pereira de Queiroz, Marcus Vinicio Neves d’Oliveira, Alba Valéria Rezende, Paola Aires Lócio de Alencar   +3 more
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Fermentation Potentials of Baobab Pulp Extract in Soy Yoghurt Production

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
The research work was about the importance of sourcing for alternative inoculants to replace the main inoculants regularly used for yoghurt production. The search for baobab pulp extract as replacement yielded result, as soy yoghurt was successfully produced.
Adegbola Oladele Dauda, Nahim Mokolade Adeagbo, Quadri Idowu Akinremi, Taofiqat Damilola Maiyaki, Adedamola Israel Abioye, Zulfiqoh Tolani AbdulAkeem, Damilare Johnson Folaranmi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Herbarium‐based measurements are reliable predictors of fresh plant traits in Neotropical Myrtaceae

Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Herbarium specimens are increasingly used to extract morphological traits for ecological and evolutionary studies, yet the effects of tissue desiccation on trait measurements remain poorly understood. Here, we tested two hypotheses: (H1) whether higher tissue water content leads to greater measurement changes after herborization and ...
Yacov Kilsztajn, Lázaro Henrique Soares Moraes de Conceição, Thais Vasconcelos, Carolyn Elinore Barnes Proença, Vanessa Graziele Staggemeier   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Utilizing traditional literature to triangulate the ecological history of a tropical savanna

People and Nature
The ecological history of tropical savannas remains a subject of intense debate and of high conservation relevance. Despite emerging evidence suggesting the antiquity of tropical savannas, the misconception that all tropical savannas are products of ...
Ashish N. Nerlekar, Digvijay Patil
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A Cursory Review of the Climate and Vegetation of the Kruger National Park

Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 1986
The main features of climate and vegetation of the Kruger National Park are discussed. The dry tropical climate induced lush deciduous savannas with a great variety of species and diverse vegetation structures.
F.J. Venter, W.P.D. Gertenbach
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Are there morpho‐acoustic patterns of adaptation in nonhuman primate ears? Testing the role of ecology and habitat in shaping ear morphology and function

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Analysis of the variation in the bony structures of the inner and middle ear provides critical insights into functional morphology, as well as adaptive morphology across primates. In this study, we investigated whether ear morphology patterns are related to the ecological characteristics of species and their habitats to test two acoustic ...
Myriam Marsot, Rémi Laffont, Émilie Steimetz, Patricia Balaresque, Sébastien Couette   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence for adaptive explanations of semelparity in animals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Semelparity, the reproductive strategy of reproducing once, is widespread but uncommon in animals. Classes of models to explain the evolution of semelparity are based either on age structure and mortality schedules – demographic models in which high post‐reproductive mortality risk favours high reproductive effort and semelparity results from ...
Diana O. Fisher, Roberto Salguero‐Gómez   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deforestation triggering irreversible transition in Amazon hydrological cycle

Environmental Research Letters, 2022
The Amazon is hypothesized to reach an irreversible ‘tipping point’ when deforestation slows the hydrological cycle sufficiently that tropical forest ecosystems cannot be sustained.
Xiyan Xu, Xiaoyan Zhang, William J Riley, Ying Xue, Carlos A Nobre, Thomas E Lovejoy, Gensuo Jia   +6 more
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Hot and cold deserts as eco‐evolutionary arenas for understanding plant resistance to multiple abiotic stressors

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT During their long evolutionary history, land plants have evolved a range of adaptations to different abiotic stressors. These help explain present‐day diversity and distribution patterns, as well as the potential resilience of natural and agricultural systems to a changing climate. Most previous research has focused on adaptation to individual
Marc Fradera‐Soler, Natasha Barbolini, Anže Žerdoner Čalasan, Marian Schubert, Catarina Rydin, Olwen M. Grace, Aelys M. Humphreys   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Management Strategies of Tropical Savanna Ecosystem for Multiple Benefits of Community Livelihoods in Semiarid Region of Indonesia

World Development Sustainability
Tropical savannas are complex landscapes composed of mainly grasses and a matrix of proportions of discontinuous tree cover. They play an essential role in providing multiple ecosystem services including biodiversity, carbon storage, and socio-economic ...
Perdinan, Raden Eliasar Prabowo Tjahjono, Delta Yova Dwi Infrawan, Ardi Nur Armanto, Syafararisa Dian Pratiwi, Erianto Indra Putra, Yonvitner, Shabrina Oktaviani, Kania Gita Lestari, Ryco Farysca Adi, Ade Reno Sudiarno, Evi Kaban, Rosalia Widyaningrum, Jansen Mayor   +13 more
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