Review
Chemistry, Applied
Alexsandra Pereira Rodrigues, Glaucia Maria Pastore
Summary: The monguba tree has various applications and potential nutritional benefits, but it has not been extensively explored. Further in vivo studies are needed to validate its current uses in folk medicine and analyze its potential effects.
JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Mariam I. Gamal El-Din, Fadia S. Youssef, Riham S. Said, Mohamed L. Ashour, Omayma A. Eldahshan, Abdel Nasser B. Singab
Summary: Gastric ulcers are a common global health issue, and the phytochemicals in P. glabra leaf extract show promising potential in treating gastric ulcers through anti-Helicobacter pylori, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic effects.
INFLAMMOPHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Mariana Y. Lopez-Chavez, Dulce Infante-Mata, T. Alvarez-Legorreta, Michael F. Dunn, Ricardo A. Castro-Chan, Karina Guillen-Navarro
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a common glyphosate-based herbicide on mangrove and water chestnut trees. The results showed that different concentrations of glyphosate had different effects on plant growth, with continuous application leading to reduced growth. Additionally, glyphosate also decreased the release of carbon dioxide from the soil. These findings contribute to the understanding of the adverse effects of glyphosate on ecologically important trees and their ecosystem services in coastal areas.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
M. L. Vahsen, M. J. Blum, J. P. Megonigal, S. J. Emrich, J. R. Holmquist, B. Stiller, K. E. O. Todd-Brown, J. S. McLachlan
Summary: This study reveals the importance of rapid evolution in forecasting ecosystem dynamics. By incorporating heritable trait variation and evolution into models, predictions of coastal wetland ecosystems were altered, emphasizing the significance of accounting for evolutionary processes.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Marjan Sadat Hosseini, Morteza Ebrahimi, Davood Samsampour, Javier Abadia, Morteza Khanahmadi, Rasool Amirian, Iman Naseh Ghafoori, Mostafa Ghaderi-Zefrehei, Yolanda Gogorcena
Summary: Licorice biodiversity is threatened in Iran, requiring domestication and molecular breeding. The study revealed two main sub-populations with significant genetic variation, indicating a potential for selective breeding. Significant associations were found between AFLP markers and phytochemical traits, suggesting markers can be useful in domestication and breeding programs. Samples from specific localizations showed higher glycyrrhizin and antioxidants content, making them potential elite genotypes for inclusion in the domestication process.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Edgar Abel Sanchez-Garcia, Hugo Lopez-Rosas, Vinicio J. Sosa, Roberto Lindig-Cisneros, Patricia Moreno-Casasola
Summary: The rise in sea level can have negative impacts on coastal wetland ecosystems, particularly freshwater swamps. Increases in flood levels and salinity can negatively affect the survival, growth, and biomass gain of seedlings.
WETLANDS ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Quan Quan, Fangyue Zhang, Lin Jiang, Han Y. H. Chen, Jinsong Wang, Fangfang Ma, Bing Song, Shuli Niu
Summary: The study found that the response of plant community biomass temporal stability and its underlying mechanisms to climate warming depends on the magnitude of warming. Species diversity is not a significant predictor of the temporal stability of plant community biomass production, while the compensatory dynamics of co-existing species and the biomass temporal stability of dominant species determine the response to warming.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Andleeb Zehra, Mukesh Meena, Dhanaji M. Jadhav, Prashant Swapnil, Harish
Summary: This review paper examines and provides an overview of the various conservation strategies and regulatory framework to protect endangered plants, particularly the Safed Musli. However, due to a lack of effective conservation, these plants are on the verge of extinction.
Review
Ecology
Robin G. Allaby, Chris J. Stevens, Logan Kistler, Dorian Q. Fuller
Summary: Evidence from ancient crops challenges our assumptions about the domestication process. Instead of being a technologically progressive process, it is now revealed as a slow and complex process that involves large populations over wide areas and sustained cultural connections. This calls for a new understanding of crop origins and questions the concept of domestication bottleneck and its progressive nature.
TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Amany Iskander, Liang-Jun Yan
Summary: Cisplatin is an FDA-approved anti-cancer drug widely used for solid tumor treatment, but its severe side effects, particularly kidney toxicity, restrict its clinical applications. This review covers the mechanisms of cisplatin-induced kidney injury, including oxidative stress, inflammation, and renal fibrosis. It also explores the potential roles of NAD(+)-dependent redox enzymes in ameliorating cisplatin-induced kidney injury and the protective effects of natural products derived from plants. The general procedures for creating animal models of cisplatin-induced kidney injury involving mice and rats are also discussed.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Verenice Merlin-Lucas, Rosa Maria Ordonez-Razo, Fernando Calzada, Aida Solis, Normand Garcia-Hernandez, Elizabeth Barbosa, Miguel Valdes
Summary: The ethanol extracts of Annona muricata collected in Acapulco and Tecpan showed significant antitumor and cytotoxic activities, with flavonoids such as rutin, narcissin, and nicotinflorin identified as major components. These findings suggest that extracts from these regions may be a valuable source of flavonoid glycosides with potential anticancer effects against breast cancer.
Article
Plant Sciences
Christoph Schworer, Maria Leunda, Nadir Alvarez, Felix Gugerli, Christoph Sperisen
Summary: The rapid development of ancient DNA analysis has revolutionized ecology and evolution by allowing researchers to directly observe demographic and evolutionary processes over time. While most studies focus on human or animal remains, this article argues for the untapped potential of ancient plant material, such as needles, leaves, wood, seeds, or fruits, which can be found in natural archives like lake sediments and permafrost. These plant remains have the potential to provide genetic information and revolutionize the fields of ecology and evolution. The article provides an overview of the current state-of-the-art, addresses challenges, and highlights new research avenues.
Article
Plant Sciences
Jun Yan, Youzheng Zhang, Kerri M. Crawford, Xiaoyong Chen, Shuo Yu, Jihua Wu
Summary: Our study found that the effects of plant genotypic diversity on belowground plant biomass and soil nematode communities are not coupled. Decreasing plant genotypic diversity reduces the abundance of lower trophic level nematodes, as well as the functional indices and stability of the soil food web.
Article
Microbiology
Sonal Srivastava, Vandana Anand, Jasvinder Kaur, Manish Ranjan, Vidisha Bist, Mehar Hasan Asif, Suchi Srivastava
Summary: This study discovered the abundance of Pseudomonas genera as high phosphate accumulators in soil. The presence of functional genes (polyphosphate kinase [ppk] and exopolyphosphatase [ppx]) in all PAB indicates their importance in polyphosphate metabolism in bacteria. Genetic and functional diversity reveals conservation of the ppx gene at the species level. Furthermore, a positive correlation was found between PAB and plant growth promotary traits, stress tolerance, and salinity stress alleviation in A. thaliana.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Bing Hu, Zhu-Wen Xu, Wei Xue, Fei-Hai Yu
Summary: This study found that increasing the number of microhabitats can enhance the diversity and productivity of plant communities, but may not have a significant effect on plant evenness.
Article
Plant Sciences
Carlos Duran-Espinosa, Gonzalo Castillo-Campos, Maurilio Lopez-Ortega
Article
Plant Sciences
Antonio Francisco-Gutierrez, Gonzalo Castillo-Campos, Jose Guadalupe Garcia-Franco
Article
Plant Sciences
Alma P. Bautista-Bello, Juan Carlos Lopez-Acosta, Gonzalo Castillo-Campos, Jorge A. Gomez-Diaz, Thorsten Kromer
ACTA BOTANICA MEXICANA
(2019)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Luis A. Peralta-Pelaez, Patricia Moreno-Casasola, Iris Neri-Flores
JOURNAL OF COASTAL CONSERVATION
(2019)
Article
Plant Sciences
Mireya Burgos-Hernandez, Gonzalo Castillo-Campos
ACTA BOTANICA MEXICANA
(2019)
Article
Plant Sciences
Gonzalo Castillo-Campos, Jose G. Garcia-Franco, M. Luisa Martinez
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Marion Riensche, Alicia Castillo, Eduardo Garcia-Frapolli, Patricia Moreno-Casasola, Carlos Tello-Diaz
Article
Plant Sciences
Gonzalo Castillo-Campos, Olivia M. Palacios-Wassenaar
Article
Plant Sciences
Maria Leticia Monge-Gonzalez, Dylan Craven, Thorsten Kromer, Gonzalo Castillo-Campos, Alejandro Hernandez-Sanchez, Valeria Guzman-Jacob, Nathaly Guerrero-Ramirez, Holger Kreft
APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ellen Dean, Daniel M. Mcnair, Gonzalo Castillo-Campos, Thomas Starbuck, Marco Antonio Anguiano-Constante, Katherine Mawdsley, Mario Veliz Perez, Fredy Archila
Article
Plant Sciences
Gonzalo Castillo-Campos, Olivia M. Palacios-Wassenaar, M. Luisa Martinez
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Nadia Reyes-Arroyo, Vera Camacho-Valdez, Andrea Saenz-Arroyo, Dulce Infante-Mata
Summary: Mangroves are vital ecosystems in coastal areas, providing important services for biodiversity and local communities. However, they are facing degradation due to human activities, leading to reduced provision of ecosystem services. Social and cultural valuation of these services can offer insights for conservation strategies. The main services valued by communities in La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve are protection against natural disasters, fisheries, and climate regulation, while degradation factors include deforestation, river channeling, and pollution. The information gathered can be useful for policymakers to ensure access to environmental resources and sustainable livelihoods.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Patricia Moreno-Casasola, Marisa Luisa Martinez, Debora Lithgow
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted global activities, causing fluctuations in beach visitors and a need for new safety protocols. Proposed nature-based landscapes aim to maintain social distancing and restore beaches in a way that promotes health and natural ecosystems.
Review
Ecology
Gerardo Manuel Williams-Jara, Alejandro Espinoza-Tenorio, Claudia Monzon-Alvarado, Gregorio Posada-Vanegas, Dulce Infante-Mata
Summary: Coastal wetlands are facing the challenge of altered fire regimes, and there is a need to adopt a socio-ecological and interdisciplinary perspective to conserve and restore the fire regimes in these ecosystems.
Article
Forestry
Romeo De Jesus Barrios-Calderon, Dulce Infante Mata, Jose German Flores-Garnica, Bernardus Hendricus Jozeph De Jong, Claudia Monzon Alvarado, Susana Maza-Villalobos Mendez
Article
Forestry
Sadadi Ojoatre, Jos Barlow, Suzanne R. Jacobs, Mariana C. Rufino
Summary: This study evaluates the changes in a forest complex in Kenya and finds that within 20 years of disturbance, there is rapid recovery of aboveground biomass and carbon accumulation, and the species diversity remains high in these previously disturbed fragments.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Astor Torano Caicoya, Peter Biber, Miren del Rio, Ricardo Ruiz-Peinado, Catia Arcangeli, Robert Matthews, Hans Pretzsch
Summary: This study analyzed the effects of site and climate on the self-thinning line in Scots pine forests in Europe. The results showed that species tolerance, temperature, and precipitation influenced the slope of the self-thinning line. In terms of the intercept, latitude and radiation had compensating effects. Time did not show significant trends in the self-thinning line. The study highlights the need to adapt management strategies and models based on self-thinning to different latitudes. Climate change has not yet significantly impacted the self-thinning trajectory, but a continuous rise in temperature and high precipitation may accelerate the self-thinning process and result in increased biomass accumulation.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Haonan Zhang, Jianing Xu, Weiqi Meng, Zhonglin Li, Yanyan Ni, Weijie Li, Hao Chen, Xingshuo Zhang, Huanhuan Yuan, Zhi Wang
Summary: Secondary forests play a crucial role in ecosystem dynamics and biodiversity recovery. This study investigated the mechanisms underlying secondary succession in a restored secondary forest and found that deciduous tree species transition from diversity accumulators to repellents as they progress through different life history stages, while evergreen tree species can act as accumulators or remain neutral. The study also revealed the effects of density dependence on the mortality and regeneration of different tree species, and highlighted the importance of early-arriving tree species in facilitating the establishment and diversity of late-arriving counterparts.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Yierxiati Abulaiti, Zijian Huang, Guojiao Xie, Xiaojuan Zou, Qin Luo, Minhuang Wang, Qiong Yang, Ping Hu, Shixiao Yu
Summary: In this study, the resistance to pest infestation of native and exotic mangrove species was compared based on their traits and spectral reflectance. The results showed that exotic species exhibited higher resistance to pest infestation compared to native species.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Thomas Feiss, Vincent Robin, Delphine Aran, Joseph Levillain, Thierry Paul, Jean-Luc Dupouey
Summary: Fagus sylvatica L. is a competitive tree in European temperate deciduous forests, but often sporadic or absent in present-day stands where Quercus spp. are dominant. Through soil charcoal analysis in the Lorraine Plateau in France, the presence of Fagus and Quercus in mature Quercus stands was confirmed. Radiocarbon dating results indicated that historical forest management caused the replacement of Fagus by Quercus, starting from the Bronze Age.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Paula Halbig, Anne-Sophie Stelzer, Peter Baier, Josef Pennerstorfer, Horst Delb, Axel Schopf
Summary: The incidence of oak processionary moth in Central Europe has been increasing, posing severe threats to oak trees, humans, and animals. To address this issue, researchers have developed an online early warning system that provides phenological forecasts and decision support for the protection of oak trees and human health.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Jean-Baptiste Ndamiyehe Ncutirakiza, Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury, Philippe Lejeune, Xavier Bry, Catherine Trottier, Frederic Mortier, Adeline Fayolle, Francois Muhashy Habiyaremye, Leopold Ndjele Mianda-Bungi, Gauthier Ligot
Summary: This study examines the influence of canopy structure on tropical tree growth using data collected through unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and field measurements. The results show that combining UAV and field data can improve the prediction of tree diameter increment. Diameter at breast height and crown area are complementary predictors, and crown-based competition indices significantly enhance prediction models. The calibrated model at one site can accurately predict growth at another site.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Abebe Damtew, Emiru Birhane, Christian Messier, Alain Paquette, Bart Muys
Summary: Restoring degraded dryland requires a diverse mixture of trees and shrubs. Shading and species diversity can improve seedling survival and vitality. Shaded conditions led to higher seedling survival, vitality, and chlorophyll content, while increasing species richness improved seedling vitality in non-shaded conditions.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Francois Hebert, Isabelle Delisle, Marc Tremblay, Pascal Tremblay, Jean- Francois Boucher, Yan Boucher, Daniel Lord
Summary: Regeneration failures in the closed-crown boreal forest, resulting in the creation of open lichen woodlands, can be restored through clear-cutting, scarification, and natural seeding. Clear-cutting combined with scarification promotes seedling establishment, and scarification creates suitable microsites for germination. Seedling growth in lichen woodlands is higher when logging and scarification are combined, but lower compared to feather moss stands. Afforestation through natural seeding following scarification could be a cost-effective option for restoring lichen woodlands.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Bianca Wulansari Kassun, A. Maarit I. Kallio, Erik Tr Omborg, Meley Mekonen Rannestad
Summary: Mapping and analyzing forest ecosystem services in dry and mountain forests can provide valuable knowledge for sustainable forest management strategies.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Michael Premer, Eric Turnblom, Aaron Weiskittel
Summary: Managed forests serve as a natural climate change solution by sequestering carbon and storing it in harvested wood products, while also providing ecosystem services and wildlife habitat. This study focused on the stem sinuosity of juvenile coastal Douglas-fir and found that genetic improvement, silviculture practices, and local growing conditions can impact stem sinuosity. Factors such as tree spacing, vegetation control, and climate variables also affect the severity of stem sinuosity.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Bronwyn Lira Dyson, Rhea Herpel, Peter Karasch, Jorg Mueller, Dominik Thom, Claus Baessler
Summary: The study aimed to assess the effects of different forest management strategies, dead wood types, and microclimates on Fomes fomentarius. The results showed that the occupancy of Fomes fomentarius was lower in control stands, while the percent cover occupied on snags under a closed canopy was higher. Increasing the number of snags and maintaining dense forest canopies could enhance the presence of Fomes fomentarius as well as provide important microhabitats for various arthropods.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Di Liu, Chaofan Zhou, Xiao He, Xiangdong Lei, Huiru Zhang, Xianzhao Liu
Summary: Canopy structure plays a significant role in the distribution and growth of saplings. Traditional canopy metrics are inadequate in irregular stands. The innovative framework of canopy triangular units provides a comprehensive understanding of the canopy's three-dimensional attributes. Through this framework, we can analyze the differences in various triangular unit types and the spatial dispersion of saplings.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Amalia Valeria Ibanez Moro, Fabian Borghetti, Leonardo Galetto, Juan M. Cellini, Sandra J. Bravo
Summary: This study evaluated the size and persistence of soil seed banks (SSB) of six native woody species in dry subtropical forests of the western Argentine Chaco region. The results showed that SSB size was influenced by different sites and sampling years, and forest disturbances had varying effects on SSB.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Forestry
Stephanie Landry, Marc-Andre Villard, Gaetan Pelletier, Martin-Hugues St-Laurent
Summary: In many regions of the world, excessive browsing by ungulates has reached unsustainable levels, threatening biodiversity and forest regeneration. Moose, as ecological engineers, have severe impacts on forest structure and composition through overbrowsing. The distribution of forage and cover patches affects moose browsing pressure, and this relationship has been explored in conifer-dominated stands but not in hardwood-dominated landscapes.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2024)