The “Tree-of-Life” is a national and international project to collect information about the origin, evolution, and diversity of organisms, with the goal of producing a tree of all life on Earth (Pennisi, 2003). The obstacles to achieving this goal are many. From questions related to the kinds and number of data to be used, to building that phylogeny, to the methodological and computational reso...

The family Fabaceae (Leguminosae) is used as a starting point for creating a database of naturalized/ invasive plant taxa in Taiwan, a Pacific island with very limited available information on plant invasions. A comprehensive list of naturalized Fabaceae, with background information on origin, habit, life form, and minimum residence time for most of the species is presented. This family is the ...

The Fabaceae, or legumes, constitute the third largest family of flowering plants, comprising more than 650 genera and 18,000 species (Polhill and Raven, 1981). Economically, legumes represent the second most important family of crop plants after Poaceae (grass family), accounting for approximately 27% of the world’s crop production (Graham and Vance, 2003). On a worldwide basis, legumes contri...

Understanding the habitat preference of Stone Partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus) is a crucial step for its conservation and management across different ecosystems. This study was focused on environmental factors vegetation data species which were collected from 60 plots surveyed along 6 perpendiculars transects. Binary logistic regression used to determine relationship between variables. Phytoeco...