Pot experiment was conducted in a net house to evaluate the effects of poultry manure on a newly found Cd accumulator Bidens tripartite L. phytoextraction potential to soil Cd pollution. The average Cd concentrations in root, stem, leaf, inflorescence and shoots of poultry manured B. tripartite were significantly decreased (p<0.05) by 35.5%, 34.4%, 31.0%, 46.5% and 22.6%, respectively, as compa...

During the preparation of the Vascular Flora of the Marquesas Islands three new species of Coprosma (Rubiaceae, tribe Anthospermeae) have come to light and are described herein: Coprosma fatuhivaensis W. L. Wagner & Lorence, Coprosma meyeri W. L. Wagner & Lorence, and Coprosma temetiuensis W. L. Wagner & Lorence. Descriptions, illustrations, conservation status, and specimen citations are provi...

Neste trabalho, foi avaliado o potencial das plantas alimentícias não convencionais (PANC) no fornecimento de recursos para as abelhas e seu uso na intensificação ecológica. O Assentamento São José da Boa Morte (Cachoeiras Macacu, Estado do Rio Janeiro, Brasil) tomado como estudo caso, onde realizado os levantamentos PANC espontâneas calendário cultivo comunidade. Foram encontradas 28 espécies ...

The cephalic lateral line canal systems were compared among 12 species of the cyprinid tribe Opsariichthyini. All species were characterized by the separation of the supraorbital canal from both the infraorbital and the temporal canals, and the left side of the supratemporal canal from the right side of the canal. In species of Candidia, Opsariichthys, Parazacco, and Zacco, and Nipponocypris si...