White-sand forests represent natural laboratories of evolution over their long history throughout Amazonia and the Guiana Shield and pose significant physiological challenges to the plants and animals they host. The study of diversification in plant lineages comprising species endemic to white-sand ...

The role of the most common land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) in the Galápagos Islands as an effective seed disperser is explored in this study. A total of 5705 seeds of 32 plant species were identified from 160 scats, 4545 of which (80%) appeared visually undamaged. Germination trials of 849...

The study examined the effect of UV radiation on the colour and wettability of cedar, gaboon, meranti and Scots pine wood. The tested species of exotic wood are mainly used in European countries for facades. For this kind of usage they act as a substitute for pine wood. In the study, the colour...

Pseudonoorda edulis Maes & Poligui (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), the safou red borer caterpillar (SRBC), is a new insect species from Central and West Africa, recently reported as a fruit pest of Dacryodes edulis in Gabon. Damage in Gabon was estimated at 22% in terms of fruit loss. Two peaks of...

The tropical riparian zone has a high diversity of plant species that produce a wide variety of chemical compounds, which may be released into streams. However, in recent decades there has been an extensive replacement of tropical native vegetation by Eucalyptus monocultures. Our objective was to...

The use of tree species in recovery areas is a sustainable practice in many Brazilian regions. However, a major challenge is to manage invasive species and contain the herbicide residues applied in areas for recovery. Amid all the concerns about water crises, employing species with a better use of...

Recent molecular phylogenetic studies of Commiphora (Burseraceae) have revealed a complex history of species evolution in this genus, which includes four separate invasions of Madagascar. Two of these invasions have resulted in radiations of species that are not well-characterized taxonomically due ...

B. papyrifera is widely used for frankincense (incense) production. Incense is extracted by frequent, intensive and repeated wounding made at different directions and positions on the bole of the tree. Depending on the size of the tree, there could be between 6 and 16 tapping spots that are...

How does tree species composition vary in relation to geographical and environmental gradients in a globally rare tropical/subtropical broadleaf dry forest community in the Caribbean? We analyzed data from 153 Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) plots from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands...

The present study was conducted in Dudhi block of district Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India to record ethnomedicinally important plants which are used as antidote to snake and scorpion bite. Twenty four plants belonging to sixteen families are reported which are used in scorpion sting and snake...