Xylary fluid pH and reduction potentials were measured on silver maple (Acer saccharinum L.) grown under Fe and pH stress. Although pH and reduction potential (millivolt/59.2) varied significantly in the nutrient solution, xylary pH and reduction potential remained constant. It was concluded that changes in the pH and reduction potential in the xylary fluid of silver maple are not responsible f...

Yamatochaitophorus yichunensis sp. n. is described from specimens collected in northeast China on Acer tegmentosum (Aceraceae). Yamatochaitophorus is also a new generic record for China. Type specimens are deposited in the National Zoological Museum of China, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (NZMC) and the Natural History Museum, London, UK (BMNH).

1 Ageing Clinical and Experimental Research (ACER) Team, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 2 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom, 3 Norwich Cardiovascular Research Group, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kin...

Quantitative comparisons of distribution and abundance of exotic species in their native and non-native ranges represent a fi rst step when studying invaders. However, this approach is rarely applied particularly to tree species. Using biogeographical contrasts coupled with regional dispersal surveys, we assessed whether two exotic maple tree species, Acer negundo and Acer platanoides , can be ...

In this study, two-year-old bare-root Acer negundo and pseudoplatanus seedlings were grown indoors (control vs. drought-stressed) outside the hoop house to examine leaf gas exchange parameters in late growing period. Besides morphological features, several parameters, such as net photosynthetic rate (Anet), transpiration (E), stomatal conductance (gs), intercellular CO2 ambient (Ci/Ca), water u...

This paper provides an overview of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), an on-going international comparative survey study of educational outcomes at age 15. PISA is sponsored by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and for the period 1998-2010 has been designed and implemented by a consortium led by the Australian Council for Educational Resea...