In this research, five species of genus Polystichum, belong to Aspidiaceae, namely, P. lonchitis, P. woronowii, P. setiferum, P. braunii and P. aculeatum, gathered from Gilan and MazandaranProvinces were anatomically studied. To distinguish anatomical character of different growing organs such as pinnules, rachis, rhizumes and roots, the cross section was prepared. Based on these researches, id...

Abstract During field studies in 2019 the Beskid Śląski mountain range southern Poland, one individual morphologically resembling Polystichum setiferum was found. Nuclear DNA content analysis confirmed species identity. The new stand of P. corresponds to historical literature reports and herbarium specimens from Czech Republic extends northeastern limit distribution this species. As stands both...

The extractive exploitation of the tree fern Alsophila setosa Kaulf. alters forest formations and diminishes the availability of micro-habitat for epiphytes. A survey of epiphytic fern communities on A. setosa at 16 study sites in different forest formations in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, documented the occurrence of 31 species representing 16 genera and six families. The greatest r...

Over-abundance of native herbivores is a problem in many forests worldwide. The abundance of native macropod wallabies is extremely high at Booderee National Park (BNP) in south-eastern Australia. This has occurred because of the reduction of exotic predators through an intensive baiting program, coupled with the absence of other predators. The high density of wallabies at BNP may be inhibiting...

The purpose of our research was to document and discuss the temporal patterns of prey use shown by the trap-nesting wasp Trypoxylon opacum in two different habitats in Southern Brazil. It was carried out from December 2001 to December 2004. Twenty nine species belonging to five families of spiders were captured by T. opacum. Araneidae was the most captured family and has been strongly represent...

Asplenium nidus is an epiphytic fern with large simple leaves. Because A. nidus lacks the good taxonomic characters available for species recognition, multiple cryptic species may exist within A. nidus. In Mt. Halimun National Park, West Java, Indonesia, three rbcL sequence types of A. nidus were recorded. All plants regardless of rbcL sequence were 2n = 144. Crossing experiments among these rb...