In the past, Mau forest complex has faced a wide range of disturbances majorly anthropogenic in nature. In this paper, the ecosystem floristic composition, richness, diversity and affinities are evaluated. Diameter at breast height (dbh) was measured and types and levels of disturbances recorded in ...

Effects of avian gut-passage on seed germination are important to assess the effectiveness of frugivores in woodland regeneration, particularly in biodiversity hotspots that have a high incidence of avian frugivory. We examined the effect of avian gut-passage on seed germination in contrast to...

Question: What is the effect of invading individuals of the widely invasive species Pinus radiata D. Don on regeneration of native woody species in a semi-arid ecosystem? Location: A semi-arid ecosystem in central Chile. Methods: We sampled natural regeneration of native woody species in 40 plots...

Biological invasions constitute a major threat to biodiversity. However, while the impact of invasive alien animals on native biota is often unambiguous, the impacts of invasive alien plants (IAP) appear to be considerably less severe and, at times, more debatable. Invasion by alien plants co-occur ...

New host records of Anastrepha spp. (Diptera: Tephritidae) reared from 2 wild fruit species collected in Campeche, Mexico, are provided. Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) and A. ludens (Loew) were reared from Talisia olivaeformis (H. B. K.) Radlk, and A. fraterculus and A. striata Schiner from ...

The majority of Australian weeds are exotic plant species that were intentionally introduced for a variety of horticultural and agricultural purposes. A border weed risk assessment system (WRA) was implemented in 1997 in order to reduce the high economic costs and massive environmental damage...

A revised and updated classification for the families of the flowering plants is provided. Newly adopted orders include Austrobaileyales, Canellales, Gunnerales, Crossosomatales and Celastrales. Pertinent literature published since the first APG classification is included, such that many additional ...

This is Document Série FORAFRI No. 3. The document presents results from an experimental site established in dense semideciduous tropical forest at Mopri, Côte d'Ivoire. Different thinning treatments were undertaken within the sample area. Although the forest contained many tree species - of a...

Resumption by the author in 1991 of field work in the Cayman Islands, together with new information from other sources, has so far resulted in 71 new species records in 40 families. Four of these families (Schizaeaceae, Araliaceae, Oxalidaceae and Rafflesiaceae) are also new records. Encyclia...