This paper is the result of the study of a squat lobsters collection obtained along the Mauritanian coast, between 91 and 1867 m depth, during the 'MAURIT' surveys carried out in the period from 2007 to 2010. Eumunida bella de Saint Laurent & Macpherson, 1990 (Chirostyloidea) and six species of Munida and Munidopsis (Galatheoidea) are reported in the present work.A new species, Munidopsis anara...

The farinose coating on the lower frond surface of the fern Notholaena rigida Dav. was shown pre­ viously to contain the flavones scutellarein-6,7,4'trimethyl ether and scutellarein-6 ,7-dimethyl ether as well as minor amounts of apigenin, apigenin-4'methyl ether, and apigenin-7,4'-dimethyl ether [1], The exudate material also contains a considerable amount of terpenoids, one of which has been ...

Characteristics of the fern antheridogen from Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn. are investigated. These are: (a) determination of molecular size (it is readily dialyzable), (b) pK(a) (about 5), (c) movement in thin layer chromatography, and (d) ability to induce dark germination of fern spores. These four characteristics are compared to the same characteristics of three other antheridogen...

PREMISE OF THE STUDY Relationships of leaf size and shape (physiognomy) with climate have been well characterized for woody non-monocotyledonous angiosperms (dicots), allowing the development of models for estimating paleoclimate from fossil leaves. More recently, petiole width of seed plants has been shown to scale closely with leaf mass. By measuring petiole width and leaf area in fossils, le...

Making use of existing fences as ready-made exclosures, this study aimed to assess the long-term effects of cattle grazing on forest margins. Results indicated: 1) that cattle browsing and trampling has an impact on vegetation species composition, structure and regeneration; 2) that the effects of a particular grazing regime may take many decades to dissipate; and 3) that the impacts of cattle ...

*Albrecht-von-Haller Institute of Plant Sciences, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany; yMuseum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Départment de Systématique et Evolution, 16 Rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France; zNational Herbarium of the Netherlands, Leiden University Branch, P.O. Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands; §University Herbarium, University of...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The advantage of clonal integration (resource sharing between connected ramets of clonal plants) varies and a higher degree of integration is expected in more stressful and/or more heterogeneous habitats. Clonal facultative epiphytes occur in both forest canopies (epiphytic habitats) and forest understories (terrestrial habitats). Because environmental conditions, especially...

The hrmA gene of the N2-fixing cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme functions in repressing the formation of transitory motile filaments, termed hormogonia, by plant-associated vegetative filaments. Here, we report that anthocyanins can contribute to induction of hrmA expression. Aqueous extract from fronds of the fern Azolla pinnata, a host of symbiotic Nostoc spp., was found to be a potent induc...

Title of Thesis: EFFECTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON TIDAL MARSHES Jennifer Holly Bryan, Master of Science, 2014 Thesis directed by: Assistant Professor Lora Harris University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science There is growing concern regarding the potentially negative impacts of sea level rise (SLR) on tidal wetlands in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. In Chapter one, I invest...

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui jenis-jenis tumbuhan paku (Pteridophyta) di Kawasan Air Terjun Gunung Mambulilling Kabupaten Mamasa Sulawesi Barat. dilaksanakan pada bulan Juni - November 2020. menggunakan metode survei dengan teknik pengambilan sampel secara penelusuran (tracking) langsung Mambulilling. Identifikasi dilakukan LIPI (Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia). Dari hasil pene...