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A population census approach to conserving the threatened tree Xylopia decorticans (Annonaceae)

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The tree Xylopia decorticans is a rare endemic in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, a global biodiversity hotspot. Described in 2007 from two protected areas, it was originally categorized as Least Concern but as a result of progressive forest conversion ...
Maria Ineida Aguiar Horst, Rodrigo Theófilo Valadares, Luana Silva Braucks Calazans, Márcio Lucas Bazante, Valquíria Ferreira Dutra   +4 more
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Endozoochorus seed dispersal by goats: recovery, germinability and emergence of five Mediterranean shrub species [PDF]

, 2013
Herbivores can play an important role as seed dispersal vectors, ungulates constituting potential seed dispersal agents of Mediterranean grasses and shrubs. We evaluated the role of domestic goats as seed dispersers of five representative Mediterranean
Delgado Pertíñez, Manuel, Grande, D., Mancilla Leytón, Juan Manuel, Martín Vicente, Ángel   +3 more
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Forest structure and connectivity drive the functional recovery of seed rain

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 2, February 2026.
Local forest structure and landscape‐scale connectivity shape distinct but complementary pathways of the functional recovery of seed rain in tropical forests. Structural complexity promotes functionally diverse plant–frugivore interactions locally, while connectivity facilitates the arrival of late‐successional seeds from external sources.
Anna R. Landim, Santiago Erazo, Juan E. Guevara‐Andino, Santiago F. Burneo, María‐José Endara, Sebastian Escobar, Alexander Keller, Felicity L. Newell, Boris Tinoco, Marco Tschapka, Matthias Schleuning, Eike Lena Neuschulz   +11 more
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Ecological aspects of Langsdorffia hypogaea (Balanophoraceae) parasitism in the Pantanal wetlands

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2015
Most studies on holoparasitic plants have focused on taxonomic or systematic issues. The objective of this study was to examine the ecological aspects of parasitism of Langsdorffia hypogaea (Balanophoraceae) in the Pantanal wetlands.
Carlos Rodrigo Lehn, Suzana Maria Salis, Patrícia Póvoa Mattos   +2 more
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Seed dispersal distances: a typology based on dispersal modes and plant traits [PDF]

, 2018
Vittoz P. and Engler R. 2007. Seed dispersal distances: a typology based on dispersal modes and plant traits. Bot. Helv. 117: 109-124. The ability of plants to disperse seeds may be critical for their survival under the current constraints of landscape ...
Engler, Robin, Vittoz, Pascal
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Best management practices to face degradated territories occupied by Cistus ladanifer shrublands – Portugal case study [PDF]

, 2015
Land degradation in Mediterranean Basin is clearly connected to the resilience of perturbed ecosystems, contributing to land abandonment, recurrent fires and biodiversity loss, with the prevalence of secondary shrublands that tend to occupy large areas ...
Meireles, Catarina, Mendes, Paula, Musarella, Carmelo, Pinto-Gomes, Carlos, Vila-Viçosa, Carlos   +4 more
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Fruit function beyond dispersal: effect of fruit decomposition on the plant microbiome assembly

New Phytologist, Volume 249, Issue 3, Page 1442-1455, February 2026.
Summary The evolutionary role of fruits has primarily been linked to seed dispersal. However, their influence on the soil and plant microbiomes subsequent to their decomposition has received no attention. We hypothesized that fruit decomposition alters the soil microbiome, and consequently the plant microbiome and performance.
Daniel Hoefle, Dinesh Kumar Ramakrishnan, Marie‐Antoinette Holländer, Denis Kiplimo, William Konzag, Leonardo Schena, Antonino Malacrinò, Ayco J. M. Tack, Ahmed Abdelfattah   +8 more
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Evolutionary Divergence of an Ethylene‐Responsive Transcriptional Cascade Governs a Dose‐Dependent Balance between Cotton Fiber Length and Strength

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 5, 27 January 2026.
A tunable, ethylene‐responsive cascade governing the dose‐dependent balance between fiber length and strength is unveiled. Elevated ethylene strengthens modern tetraploid cotton (G. hirsutum) fibers but elongates those of its diploid ancestor (G. arboreum). This phenotypic switch is traced to an evolutionary functional inversion of a conserved EIN3‐ERF‐
Jie Zhang, Mengli Yu, Yuling Guo, Jie Li, Gailing Gu, Ghulam Hussain, Shuya Ma, Fuguang Li, Hongwei Xue, Zhaoen Yang, Zuoren Yang   +10 more
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The Olea europaea L. var. sylvestris (Mill.) Lehr. forests in the Mediterranean area [PDF]

, 2019
This paper examines the forest communities dominated by Olea europaea L. var. sylvestris (Mill.) Lehr. that have been described up until now in the Mediterranean Region (including other isolated extrazonal areas in the northwestern Iberian Peninsula and ...
Bazan, G., Gianguzzi, Lorenzo
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Floração, frutificação e síndromes de dispersão de uma comunidade de floresta de brejo na região de Campinas (SP) Flowering, fruiting and dispersal syndromes of a wet forest community

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2001
Dados referentes as fenofases de floração e de frutificação, das espécies de uma floresta de brejo, foram analisados quanto à época de ocorrência e suas possíveis variações nos diferentes hábitos. Os dados foram obtidos mensalmente durante o levantamento
Andréa Pozetti Spina, Washington Marcondes Ferreira, Hermógenes de Freitas Leitão Filho   +2 more
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