The weeping fig thrips Gynaikothrips uzeli Zimmermann (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) is newly recorded for the first time in the leaf galls of the weeping fig tree Ficus benjamina L. (Rosales: Moraceae) in the coastal area of Tartous, Syria. The thrips caused purplish red spots on the leaf surface of the host plant and the leaves curl. G. uzeili appears to be successfully adapted to this area.

Empetrum nigrum L. (Empetraceae) is a species of ethnopharmacological significance to native North Americans. The Haida people of coastal British Columbia used a decoction of the branches of this shrub to treat tuberculosis and other ailments (Turner, personal communication). This research was supported by the Canadian Bacterial Diseases Network, Inflazyme Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Vancouver, B. C....

Littoral Environnement et Sociétés, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7266, Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueUniversity of La Rochelle, Institute for Coastal and Environmental Research, 17000 La Rochelle, France (B.L., J.L.); Universität Konstanz, Plant Ecophysiology, 78457 Konstanz, Germany (S.S., A.G., M.S., P.G.K.); Génomique des Microorganismes, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7238, Centre Natio...

Plant cover is a fundamental feature of many coastal marine and terrestrial systems and controls the structure of associated animal communities. Both natural and human-mediated changes in plant cover influence abiotic sediment properties and thus have cascading impacts on the biotic community. Using clipping (structural) and light (shading) manipulations in two salt marsh vegetation zones (one ...

 The study investigated the stomach content of Sillago sihama in Hormuzgan Province waters located in the northern Persian Gulf from October 2009 to March 2010. The stomach analysis was carried out using frequency of occurrence and numeric methods. Diatoms, blue- green algae and dinoflagellates constituted main food of plant origin. Diatoms were found to be the most preferable food of...

The methanol extract of the coastal sand-dwelling grass, Spinifex littoreus was tested for its anti-inflammatory and analgesic property using mouse assay. To ascertain the pharmacological property of each plant part (aerial and root), extracts were prepared and tested.. The results were compared with the standard analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs viz. paracetamol and dichlofenac sodium resp...

Oregon is one of the most diverse states in the U.S., containing between six and ten nationally recognized ecoregions, depending on various ecoregion classifications. The state includes habitats which range from the moist and mild coast redwood forests of Curry County to the extremely dry playas of the Alvord Desert. Elevations range from coastal salt marshes at sea level, to alpine peaks over ...

Sergio Ruiz-Halpern*, Raquel Vaquer-Sunyer and Carlos M. Duarte 1 Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry, School of Environment, Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia 2 Department of Global Change, Institut Mediterrani d’Estudis Avançats, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Esporles, Spain 3 Interdisciplinary Ecolo...

Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA) were quantified in the sediments and roots of dominant macrophytes in eight neutral to alkaline coastal wetlands. The AOA dominated in most samples, but the bacterial-to-archaeal amoA gene ratios increased with increasing ammonium levels and pH in the sediments. For all plant species, the ratios increased on the root surface relative to the adj...

Fatty acids are widely occurring in natural fats and dietary oils and they are known to have antibacterial and antifungal properties. However, little is known on the antibacterial and antifungal properties of the blindyour-eye mangrove (Excoecaria agallocha) and this study for the first time determines the fatty acid composition and the antibacterial and antifungal activities of Fatty Acid Meth...