Fish farming practiced in small farms is an important income alternative for local communities and the absence of bioeconomic information may make this activity unfeasible. The objective of this study was the feasibility analysis of the production of pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) in family farms...

We analyzed the diversity of caterpillars (Lepidoptera) associated with plants of three dry tropical forest fragments in three localities of Sucre, North of Colombia. Two linear transects of 500 meters were installed per locality, one at the edge and the other inside the fragment. The caterpillars...

A new distribution map is provided for Neonectria neomacrospora (Booth & Sam) Mantiri & Samuels. Sordariomycetes: Hypocreales: Nectriaceae. Hosts: Abies spp., Tsuga heterophylla. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,...

The Xitou Nature Education Area consists three forest ecosystems (natural broadleaved, Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) plantation and bamboo plantation forests). To understand how different forest ecosystems affect the biological community structure and function, we surveyed the diversity of...

A recently documented stand of bald cypress trees in North Carolina, including one tree at least 2,624 years old, are the oldest known living trees...

Ash dieback, caused by the invasive fungal pathogen Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, has become a serious threat to ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) and ash-related ecosystems in Europe. The fast emergence and expansion of this new disease has called for an intensive investigation, which resulted in a large...

29 September - 5 October 2019 - Curitiba

Relationships between microhabitats and vegetation structure were examined in a 1-ha plot established in an evergreen broadleaf forest at Mt. Peitungyen, central Taiwan. Parameters of various growth types (trees, shrubs, and herbs) were recorded. The elevation, irradiance, soil organic matter, soil...