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Preliminary study of the distribution and accumulation of GSH/Cys metabolites of hepatotoxic microcystins-RR in common carp from a lake with protracted cyanobacterial bloom (Lake Taihu, China).
Wu LaiYan; Wang Qing; Tao Min; Chen Jun; Ma ZhiMei; Xie Ping; Springer, New York, USA, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2013, 90, 3, pp 382-386, 15 ref. Tissue distributions and seasonal dynamics of glutathione and cysteine S-conjugates of microcystin-RR in feral fish from Lake Taihu were studied. High...
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Assessment of aboveground and belowground vegetative fragments as propagules in the bioenergy crops Arundo donax and Miscanthus × giganteus.
Mann, J. J.; Kyser, G. B.; Barney, J. N.; DiTomaso, J. M.; Springer, New York, USA, BioEnergy Research, 2013, 6, 2, pp 688-698, 54 ref. Giant miscanthus (Miscanthus × giganteus) and giant reed (Arundo donax) are leading bioenergy crops. Both exhibit many invasive characteristics, thoug...
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Special Issue: Allelochemical interactions in agro- and natural ecosystems.
Romeo, J. T.; Springer, New York, USA, Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2013, 39, 2, pp 141-347 The papers in this special issue cover both agro- and natural ecosystems. Regarding the former they: summarized years of research and several long-ter...
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Evidence does not support a role for gallic acid in Phragmites australis invasion success.
Weidenhamer, J. D.; Li, M.; Allman, J.; Bergosh, R. G.; Posner, M.; Springer, New York, USA, Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2013, 39, 2, pp 323-332, 43 ref. Gallic acid has been reported to be responsible for the invasive success of nonnative genotypes of Phragmites australis in North America. We have been...
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The Box-tree pyralid (Cydalima perspectalis) in the Box-tree forest of Grenzach-Whylen.
John, R.; Schumacher, J.; Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany, Gesunde Pflanzen, 2013, 65, 1, pp 1-6, 5 ref. The Box-tree pyralid (Cydalima perspectalis) is originally native in East Asia. Its introduction into Europe (Weil am Rhein, Southwest Germany) occurr...
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Effects of flooding on photosynthesis and root respiration in saltcedar (Tamarix ramosissima), an invasive riparian shrub.
Polacik, K. A.; Maricle, B. R.; Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK, Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2013, 89, pp 19-27, 43 ref. The introduced shrub Tamarix ramosissima invades riparian zones, but loses competitiveness under flooding. Metabolic effects of flooding could be impo...
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Impact of alien insect pests on Sardinian landscape and culture.
Pantaleoni, R. A.; Cesaroni, C.; Cossu, C. S.; Deliperi, S.; Fadda, L.; Fois, X.; Lentini, A.; Loi, A.; Loru, L.; Molinu, A.; Nuvoli, M. T.; Ramassini, W.; Sassu, A.; Serra, G.; Verdinelli, M.; Edizioni Danaus, Palermo, Italy, Biodiversity Journal, 2012, 3, 4, pp 297-310, many ref. Geologically Sardinia is a raft which, for just under thirty million years, has been crossing the western Mediterranean, swaying like a pendulum from ...
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Vascular flora evolution in the Soqotra Archipelago (Indian Ocean).
Domina, G.; Bazan, G.; Raimondo, F. M.; Edizioni Danaus, Palermo, Italy, Biodiversity Journal, 2012, 3, 4, pp 331-336, 28 ref. The main floristic and vegetational features of the Soqotra Archipelago are outlined. The theories of vicariance and dispersal are commented with the ...
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Presence of black rat Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mammalia Rodentia) and possible extinction risk for micro insular populations of Podarcis sicula (Rafinesque, 1810) (Reptilia Lacertidae): the example of Lachea islet (Sicily, Italy).
Siracusa, A. M.; Larosa, V.; Petralia, E.; Edizioni Danaus, Palermo, Italy, Biodiversity Journal, 2012, 3, 4, pp 493-500, 25 ref. The black rat Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) in insular environments represents a threat for many species of vertebrates, invertebrates and plants, es...
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A new record for the Italian fauna: Plagyrona placida (Shuttleworth, 1852) from Sardinia and southern Italy (Gastropoda Pulmonata Valloniidae).
Cianfanelli, S.; Nardi, G.; Bodon, M.; Edizioni Danaus, Palermo, Italy, Biodiversity Journal, 2012, 3, 4, pp 527-542, many ref. Plagyrona placida (Shuttleworth, 1852) is a terrestrial minute species with a wide but fragmented distribution, known from some of the Macaronesian Is...
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