El Refugio de Vida Silvestre Barras Cuero y Salado es un área protegida que se ubica en la zona costera atlántica Honduras. Sin embargo, esta natural encuentra amenazada por introducción especies el cambio uso suelo cultivo palma africana. objetivo este estudio fue determinar flora vascular del refugio, especialmente las asociadas al bosque manglar. Se evaluó estado conservación 118 según los c...

El incremento de las actividades humanas ha cambiado la hidrología sistemas estuarinos y lagunares zonas costeras, lo que generado degradación bosques manglar. Por tanto, el objetivo del presente trabajo fue identificar documentar un área manglar con daños estructurales, para cual se diseñó una propuesta técnica metodológica determinar los factores causantes degradación, incluyendo acciones res...

Urban tree inventory is a great tool for gathering data that can be used by different end users. This study attempted to chart the species diversity in planted areas and measure their diameter at breast height screen them carbon storage potential. A total of 2860 trees belonging 36 were recorded vegetation parks avenue plantation. The dominant Azadirachta indicia (25.5%), Conocarpus erectus (19...

We studied consequences of storm damage on buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus) shrubs and their herbivores in the Bahamian islands. Buttonwood is polymorphic, with green shrubs producing few leaf trichomes and silver shrubs covered in dense trichomes. We first characterize traits of green vs. silver shrubs relevant for herbivores, and then assay damage by two prominent insects. Next, on replicated ...

Currently, there is a growing interest in medicinal plants extracts as some have shown antitumor potential. The goal of this study was to test the anticancer activity methanol extract Conocarpous erectus leaves breast cancer cells. Cytotoxicity tested vitro on cell lines, MCF7 [Estrogen receptor + (ER+)] and MDA-MB231 - (ER-)], addition normal fibroblast cells (REF). MTT assay utilized measure ...