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Plants of Sabkha Ecosystems of the Arabian Peninsula.
Sabkhas are unique ecosystems that are highly saline and where specially adapted plants are able to grow, flower, and fruit. In general, saline environments are poor in species – for the Arabian Peninsula about 120 taxa are recorded as halophytes which constitute about 4% of the total flora of the...Ghazanfar, Shahina A. ; Böer, Benno ; Al Khulaidi, Abdul Wali ; El-Keblawy, Ali ; Alateeqi, Sara
Arabia, Sabkha, Perennials, Annuals, Life-form, and Halophytes
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Diversity, Endemism, and Evolutionary History of Montane Biotas Outside the Andean Region
Mountain ranges are important centers of biodiversity around the world. This high diversity is the result of the presence of different soil types and underlying bedrock, a variety of micro-climatic regimes, high topographic heterogeneity, a heterogeneous and complex vegetation cline, and a dynamic geo-climatic history. Neotropical research on mountains has... -
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On the Young Savannas in the Land of Ancient Forests
Covering ancient geomorphological landscapes, and surrounded by some of the most diverse forests on Earth, the Neotropical savannas were once perceived by naturalists as ancient environments. However, current evidence suggests that tropical forests have existed in the Neotropics since the Paleocene, whereas most plant lineages present in South American savannas... -
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Foreword.
Fay, M. F.
Botanic gardens, Plant collections, Orchidaceae, Orchid collections, Ex situ collections, and Orchids
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Conservation and reinforcement of the sand stock in the coastal dunes of Central Italy.
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Techniques and key issues in collecting crop wild relatives.
From the collectors’ point of view there are two major research constraints that have impacted our ability to make sufficient high-quality, genetically diverse Crop Wild Relative (CWR) collections over the last two decades First, in contrast to the relatively uniform and well-documented flowering and fruiting of crops, populations of CWR...Way, Michael
Seed development, Sampling, Dispersal, Genetic diversity, Post-harvest handling, Germplasm, and Crop wild relatives
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Profile of compounds in different cultivars of apple (Malus x domestica).
The cultivation of apples (Malus x domestica) can be traced back for thousands of years to Asia and to Malus sieversii, which grows in temperate forests of central Asia. As the apple spread through Asia, into Europe, Russia and then into the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand, the number of...Simmonds, Monique S.J. ; Howes, Melanie-Jayne R.
Phenolic compounds, Phytochemicals, Biological activity, Malus x domestica, and Apples