The diversity and distribution of microfungal assemblages in leaf litter of a tropical Australian forest was assessed using two methods: (1) cultures were isolated using a particle filtration protocol (wet season 2001), and (2) fruit bodies were observed directly on leaf surfaces following incubation in humid chambers (wet and dry season of 2002). Four tree species were studied using both metho...

Methods for the control of wandering Jew (Tradescantia fluminensis) are reviewed and one selected to eradicate this weed from a forest remnant near the lower Rangitikei River. The botanical importance of the forest is assessed in the context of Manawatu Plains Ecological District. Its future conservation management is related to other problem weeds, notably Cobaea scandens, Solanum jasminoides,...

Freshwater (FW) spotted green pufferfish (Tetraodon nigroviridis) were transferred directly from a local aquarium to fresh water (FW; 0 per thousand ), brackish water (BW; 15 per thousand ), and seawater (SW; 35 per thousand ) conditions in the laboratory and reared for at least two weeks. No mortality was found. To investigate the efficient mechanisms of osmoregulation in the euryhaline teleos...

The medicinal plants are widely used by traditional medical practitioners for curing various diseases in their day to day life. In traditional system of medicine different parts of Phyllanthus reticulatus are used for curing various ailments. Bark is used as astringent and diuretic. Leaves are antidiarrheal and roots are used for asthma. Fruit of the plant is used in inflammation. Phyllanthus r...