Growth and mortality of the three dominant coral species occurring in Kane'ohe Bay were determined for four periods from November 1991 to January 1993 at four stations in the bay's southeast basin. Twelve water quality parameters were monitored biweekly to monthly at these stations from November 1991 to August 1992. Both water quality measurements and coral survival and growth indicated conside...

The Pharmacological Properties of Salvia Essential OilsZhiming Fu, Hang Wang, Xiaofei Hu, Zhaolin Sun, Chunchao Han

this study was carried out to evaluate the antimicrobial and antioxidant effectiveness of different extracts from aerial parts of six salvia species including salvia ceratophylla, salvia chorassanica, salvia leriifolia, salvia macrosiphon, salvia chloroleuca and salvia virgata. the effect of the extracts against 3 gram positive and 3 gram negative bacteria was tested by the micro dilution metho...

Salvia columbariae extracts were examined for the presence of salvianolic acids by HPLC-MS and NMR. A new salvianolic acid, β-sitosterol lithospermic acid, was found.

The following names are proposed for species of Lentaria new to science: L. boletosporioides from New Zealand with stout basidiomata and boletoid basidiospores; L. caribbeana from Caribbean islands and circum-Caribbean landmasses, with large basidiomata and large basidiospores; L. glaucosiccescens from New Zealand, with basidiomata turning grey-green upon drying; and L. rionegrensis from Argent...