Assessing the diet and seed dispersal ability of non-native sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) in native ecosystems of south-eastern Australia. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 Understanding the influence of non‐native herbivores on ecosystems through dietary foraging and seed dispersal requires multiple methodologies. In south‐eastern Australia, sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) are rapidly expanding in range and placing native ecosystems at risk through browsing and as vectors for seed dispersal.
Quin MJ, Morgan JW, Murphy NP.
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Diversity-Elevation Relationships of Vascular Plants in Austral Temperate Ecosystems Are Strata Dependent. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe investigated diversity patterns of vascular plants of overstorey and understorey vegetation separately per stratum and the influence of anthropogenic disturbances along two elevational transects with contrasting slope aspects in a temperate rainforest and alpine scrub in southern Chile.
Michelt T +3 more
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Molecular insights into volatile organic compound sensing and signaling in plants. [PDF]
Plant JSUMMARY Plants interact with their surrounding environment through the perception of a vast and structurally diverse array of volatile organic compounds (VOCs); however, the molecular mechanisms involved remain mostly unknown. Despite the large number of VOCs emitted and perceived by plants, only a small number of phylogenetically distinct, but often ...
Bergman ME +4 more
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Wood Anatomy of Drimys S.S. (Winteraceae) [PDF]
Aliso, 1988 Qualitative and quantitative data are reported for seven specimens representing six varieties of the four species of Drimys generally recognized. Tracheid length and diameter are correlated both with plant size and with severity of climate: wide, long ...
Carlquist, Sherwin
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Toward a phylogenomic classification of magnoliids. [PDF]
Am J BotAbstract Premise Magnoliids are a strongly supported clade of angiosperms. Previous phylogenetic studies based primarily on analyses of a limited number of mostly plastid markers have led to the current classification of magnoliids into four orders and 18 families. However, uncertainty remains regarding the placement of several families.
Helmstetter AJ +14 more
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Osmoxylon-like fossils from early Eocene South America: West Gondwana-Malesia connections in Araliaceae. [PDF]
Am J BotAbstract Premise Araliaceae comprise a moderately diverse, predominantly tropical angiosperm family with a limited fossil record. Gondwanan history of Araliaceae is hypothesized in the literature, but no fossils have previously been reported from the former supercontinent.
Wilf P.
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Paleobotany reframes the fiery debate on Australia's rainforest edges. [PDF]
New PhytolSummary The tall eucalypt forests (TEFs) of the Australian tropics are often portrayed as threatened by ‘invasive’ neighboring rainforests, requiring ‘protective’ burning. This framing overlooks that Australian rainforests have suffered twice the historical losses of TEFs and ignores the ecological and paleobiological significance of rainforest margins.
Wilf P, Kooyman RM.
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The Neotropical endemic liverwort subfamily Micropterygioideae had circum-Antarctic links to the rest of the Lepidoziaceae during the early Cretaceous. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe inferred the position of Micropterygioideae in the molecular phylogeny of the liverwort family Lepidoziaceae for the first time and found circum‐Antarctic links of the subfamily to the rest of the family. Additionally, we estimated the divergence times and inferred the ancestral ranges of the major clades of the family.
Rayos AL, Renner MAM, Ho SYW.
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In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of the Antischistosomal Activity of Polygodial and 9-Deoxymuzigadial Isolated from Drimys brasiliensis Branches [PDF]
MoleculesIn the present study, the hexane extract from branches of Drimys brasiliensis (Winteraceae) displayed potent activity against Schistosoma mansoni parasites (100% mortality of the worms at 200 μg/mL). Bioactivity-guided fractionation afforded, in addition
Eric Umehara +6 more
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Biological activity of the essential oil of Drimys winteri [PDF]
Frontiers in ChemistryIn the Chilean indigenous culture, the tree Drimys winteri (Winteraceae) Canelo is of great importance and is considered the sacred Mapuche tree. It has antibacterial and disinfectant properties and is used in the treatment of various diseases, such as ...
Myriam Navarro +9 more
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