Some Depauperate Grasses

Grasses

over one’s genes? Perhaps it is because this notion resonates with a public that in the eighties and nineties the same press have bullied into believing that there is ‘a gene for everything’. In that sense, the debate is remarkably similar to the one on whether we humans (or animals in general) have such a thing as a free — or conscious — will. Much like with the idea of the vulgarised genetic ...

Fungal Endophytes of Grasses

Mutualistic interactions between species are receiving increased attention from ecologists, although research lags far behind analogous work on competition or predator-prey interactions. Most research has focused on rather showy mutualisms such as pollination or fruit dispersal and has suggested that mutualisms are more important in tropical communities than in temperate communities (67). Plant...

Nomenclatural Changes for Some Grasses in California and the Muhlenbergia Clade (Poaceae)

New combinations and names are here validated for ten grass (Poaceae) taxa in California for the forthcoming revision of The Jepson Manual. In addition, guided by recent molecular phylogenetic studies, ten non-California grass species are here transferred to Muhlenbergia (Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae) to achieve monophyly of the genus. Lolium, long known to be phylogenetically nested within Festu...

Depauperate Avifauna in Plantations Compared to Forests and Exurban Areas

Native forests are shrinking worldwide, causing a loss of biological diversity. Our ability to prioritize forest conservation actions is hampered by a lack of information about the relative impacts of different types of forest loss on biodiversity. In particular, we lack rigorous comparisons of the effects of clearing forests for tree plantations and for human settlements, two leading causes of...

Bulletin No. 383 - Chemical Composition of Some Introduced and Native Grasses