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Reproductive Ecology of Astragalus Filipes, a Great Basin
REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF ASTRAGALUS FILIPES, A GREAT BASIN RESTORATION LEGUME by Kristal M. Watrous A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in Biology Approved: ________________________ _______________________ James H. Cane Edward W. Evans Major Professor Committee Member ________________________ _______________________ Eugene W. Schupp Byron R. Burnham Committee Member Dean of Graduate Studies UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Logan, Utah 2010 ii ABSTRACT Reproductive Ecology of Astragalus filipes, a Great Basin Restoration Legume by Kristal M. Watrous, Master of Science Utah State University, 2010 Major Professor: Dr. James H. Cane Department: Biology Astragalus filipes Torrey ex. A. Gray (Fabaceae) is being studied and propagated for use in rangeland restoration projects throughout the Great Basin. Restoration forbs often require sufficient pollination services for seed production and persistence in restoration sites. Knowledge of a plant’s breeding biology is important in providing pollination for maximal seed set. Reproductive output from four manual pollination treatments (autogamy, geitonogamy, xenogamy, and distant xenogamy) was examined in a common garden. Pod set, seed set, and seed germination were quantified for each of the treatments. Seed set from four wild populations was compared to that of an openly visited common garden array. A. filipes was found to be self-compatible, but to benefit greatly from outcrossing. Less seed germinated from distantly outcrossed treatments than for any other treatment, indicating possible outbreeding depression. Common garden plants set less seed per pod than any wild population, possibly due to a depauperate pollinator guild in the common garden. iii Bees were surveyed at wild A. filipes populations to identify common pollinators. -
Les Forêts De La Tshopo
Agronomie Agronomie Gembloux Gembloux Les forêts de la Tshopo : écologie, histoire et composition Les forêts de la Tshopo Les forêts du bassin du Congo constituent le deuxième plus grand massif de forêts tropicales au monde. Depuis longtemps, les conflits d’usages y ont été nombreux. Afin de préserver ses services écosystémiques, l’exploitation de ces forêts devrait Écologie, histoire et composition intégrer les principes de l’aménagement durable. Un travail d’information, d’éducation, de formation et de vulgarisation s’impose donc au sein de la société congolaise. La coopération universitaire constitue un moyen approprié de répondre à ce besoin de formations au profit de tous les acteurs concernés par les ressources présentes au sein des forêts de la Tshopo (ex Province orientale). Un projet interuniversitaire ciblé financé par l’ARES (ex CUD) intitulé « Appui à l’organisation d’un master en Aménagement forestier pour le renforcement des capacités des chercheurs congolais en vue de la relance socio-économique de la République démocratique du Congo – AFORCO » prévoyait deux activités principales : une formation de troisième cycle et la réalisation de thèses de doctorat dans des disciplines pertinentes pour l’aménagement forestier. Les capacités de 16 experts ont été renforcées à travers un DES en aménagement forestier durable à l’université de Kisangani (2009-2011) ; en décembre 2015, deux thèses de doctorat ont été présentées et défendues à Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech dans les domaines de la biologie du bois et de l’écologie du paysage. Cet ouvrage donne une revue des études concrétisées grâce au projet AFORCO et des projets apparentés, principalement sous forme de travaux de fin d’études et de thèses de doctorat portant sur les écosystèmes forestiers de la Tshopo. -
Floral Guilds of Bees in Sagebrush Steppe: Comparing Bee Usage Of
ABSTRACT: Healthy plant communities of the American sagebrush steppe consist of mostly wind-polli- • nated shrubs and grasses interspersed with a diverse mix of mostly spring-blooming, herbaceous perennial wildflowers. Native, nonsocial bees are their common floral visitors, but their floral associations and abundances are poorly known. Extrapolating from the few available pollination studies, bees are the primary pollinators needed for seed production. Bees, therefore, will underpin the success of ambitious seeding efforts to restore native forbs to impoverished sagebrush steppe communities following vast Floral Guilds of wildfires. This study quantitatively characterized the floral guilds of 17 prevalent wildflower species of the Great Basin that are, or could be, available for restoration seed mixes. More than 3800 bees repre- senting >170 species were sampled from >35,000 plants. Species of Osmia, Andrena, Bombus, Eucera, Bees in Sagebrush Halictus, and Lasioglossum bees prevailed. The most thoroughly collected floral guilds, at Balsamorhiza sagittata and Astragalus filipes, comprised 76 and 85 native bee species, respectively. Pollen-specialists Steppe: Comparing dominated guilds at Lomatium dissectum, Penstemon speciosus, and several congenerics. In contrast, the two native wildflowers used most often in sagebrush steppe seeding mixes—Achillea millefolium and Linum lewisii—attracted the fewest bees, most of them unimportant in the other floral guilds. Suc- Bee Usage of cessfully seeding more of the other wildflowers studied here would greatly improve degraded sagebrush Wildflowers steppe for its diverse native bee communities. Index terms: Apoidea, Asteraceae, Great Basin, oligolecty, restoration Available for Postfire INTRODUCTION twice a decade (Whisenant 1990). Massive Restoration wildfires are burning record acreages of the The American sagebrush steppe grows American West; two fires in 2007 together across the basins and foothills over much burned >500,000 ha of shrub-steppe and 1,3 James H. -
Washington Flora Checklist a Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium
Washington Flora Checklist A checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium The Washington Flora Checklist aims to be a complete list of the native and naturalized vascular plants of Washington State, with current classifications, nomenclature and synonymy. The checklist currently contains 3,929 terminal taxa (species, subspecies, and varieties). Taxa included in the checklist: * Native taxa whether extant, extirpated, or extinct. * Exotic taxa that are naturalized, escaped from cultivation, or persisting wild. * Waifs (e.g., ballast plants, escaped crop plants) and other scarcely collected exotics. * Interspecific hybrids that are frequent or self-maintaining. * Some unnamed taxa in the process of being described. Family classifications follow APG IV for angiosperms, PPG I (J. Syst. Evol. 54:563?603. 2016.) for pteridophytes, and Christenhusz et al. (Phytotaxa 19:55?70. 2011.) for gymnosperms, with a few exceptions. Nomenclature and synonymy at the rank of genus and below follows the 2nd Edition of the Flora of the Pacific Northwest except where superceded by new information. Accepted names are indicated with blue font; synonyms with black font. Native species and infraspecies are marked with boldface font. Please note: This is a working checklist, continuously updated. Use it at your discretion. Created from the Washington Flora Checklist Database on September 17th, 2018 at 9:47pm PST. Available online at http://biology.burke.washington.edu/waflora/checklist.php Comments and questions should be addressed to the checklist administrators: David Giblin ([email protected]) Peter Zika ([email protected]) Suggested citation: Weinmann, F., P.F. Zika, D.E. Giblin, B. -
Community Dynamics, Phenology and Growth of Tropical Trees in the Rain Forest Reserve of Luki, Democratic Republic of Congo Cami
The tropical forest of Central Africa is the second largest stretch of rain forest on Earth, yet the least known. Increasing demographic growth and economic interests are major threats to this ecosystem. Accurate knowledge on the community dynamics of trees and on the ecology of tree species growing in Community dynamics, phenology this forest is thus urgently needed to underpin conservation and management practices. and growth of tropical trees The Reserve of Luki at the extreme West of the Democratic Republic of in the rain forest Reserve of Luki, Congo was a privileged site to study this ecosystem, moreover concealing spectacular biological collections and datasets. From the community level to Democratic Republic of Congo the minute anatomy of wood this dissertation gives an overview of the ecology of trees of the Central African rain forest from 1948 until today. Community dynamics, phenology and growth of tropical trees trees of tropical growth and phenology dynamics, Community in the rain forest Reserve DemocraticLuki, of the rain of Congo forest in Republic This research project results from a collaboration between the Laboratory of Wood Technology of the University of Ghent, Belgium and the Laboratory of Wood Biology and Xylarium of the Royal Museum for Central Africa, Camille Couralet Tervuren, Belgium. Camille Couralet Camille ISBN: 978-90-5989-387-0 2010 Community dynamics, phenology and growth of tropical trees in the rain forest Reserve of Luki, Democratic Republic of Congo Promoters: Prof. Dr. ir. Joris Van Acker Laboratory for Wood Technology Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Ghent University, Belgium Dr. ir. Hans Beeckman Laboratory for Wood Biology and Xylarium Royal Museum for Central Africa Tervuren, Belgium Jury members: Prof. -
Plant Guide for Basalt Milkvetch (Astragalus Filipes)
Natural Resources Conservation Service Plant Guide BASALT MILKVETCH Astragalus filipes Torr. ex A. Gray Plant Symbol = ASFI Common Names: Threadstalk milkvetch Scientific Names: A. macgregorii, A. steonphyllus Description General: Legume family (Fabaceae). Basalt milkvetch is a perennial legume with multiple upright stems forming a large, 18 to 36 inch tall semi-shrub. The leaves are 1 to 4 inches long divided into 9 to 21 leaflets. The inflorescence is a loose raceme with 8 to 30 cream colored flowers, each about ½ inch long (Welsh et al., 2003). The plants bloom late spring (USDA-NRCS, 2017). The fruit is a pendulous, stipitate, narrowly oblong pod, ½ to 1 inch in length with 12 to 20 ovules (Cronquist et al., 1989). There are approximately 120,000 seeds/lb (USDA-NRCS, 2017). Basalt milkvetch is a tetraploid (2n=24) (Johnson et al., 2008). Figure 1. Basalt milkvetch. Photo by Clint Shock. Oregon State University. Distribution: Basalt milkvetch is possibly one of the most widely distributed species of Astragalus (Isley, 1998). It can be found in Western North America from northern Mexico to southern British Columbia (Bhattarai, 2007) from 200 to 2,500 m elevation in sites receiving 5 to 30 inches annual precipitation (Bhattarai, 2007). Basalt milkvetch is locally abundant in the Columbia Basin and Great Basin, particularly in the Owyhee Desert, Snake River Plains and Lahontan Basin through the Humboldt River valley (Cronquist et al., 1989). For current distribution, please consult the Plant Profile page for this species on the PLANTS Web site. Habitat: Basalt milkvetch is found in juniper and sagebrush plant communities in arid to semi-arid sites of western North America (Welsh et al., 2003). -
Antimicrobial, Antioxidant Activities and Toxicity on Cavia Porcellus of Dialium Angolense Welw
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020, 13(02), 166-180 Available online at GSC Online Press Directory GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences e-ISSN: 2581-3250, CODEN (USA): GBPSC2 Journal homepage: https://www.gsconlinepress.com/journals/gscbps (RESEARCH ARTICLE) Antimicrobial, antioxidant activities and toxicity on Cavia porcellus of Dialium angolense Welw. Ex Oliv, a traditional medicinal plant from Bagira in Eastern of DR Congo Bashige Chiribagula V 1, 2, 3, *, Bakari Amuri S 1 , Okusa Ndjolo Philippe 2, Kahumba Byanga J 1, Duez P 3 and Lumbu Simbi JB 4 1 Laboratoire de pharmacognosie – Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques – Université de Lubumbashi- 27, av Kato, Commune Kampemba, Lubumbashi-DR Congo. 2 Service de chimie thérapeutique et analyse des substances naturelles-Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques (UNILU) - 27, av Kato, Commune Kampemba, Lubumbashi-DR Congo. 3 Service de Chimie Thérapeutique et de Pharmacognosie-Faculté de Médecine -Pharmacie-Université de Mons - 25 Chemin du Champ de Mars 7000 Mons-Belgium. 4 Laboratoire de Chimie organique – Faculté des Sciences Université de Lubumbashi- 2 av de la maternité, Commune of Lubumbashi -DR Congo. Publication history: Received on 29 October 2020; revised on 17 November 2020; accepted on 19 November 2020 Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/gscbps.2020.13.2.0352 Abstract Dialium angolense is used in Bagira for its various medicinal properties particularly in the management of infectious diseases. In this study, the methanol and aqueous extracts of leaves and fruits were evaluated for their in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial properties and their in vivo toxicity on Cavia porcellus. The major phytochemical classes of extracts were screened using standard in-tube reactions. -
Plants and Wildlife
Appendix E – Plants and Wildlife Hopper Mountain NWR Plant Lists Table E-1. Hopper Mountain NWR – Plants Hopper Mountain NWR Scientific Name Common Name Family Acer macrophyllum big-leaved maple Sapindaceae [Aceraceae] Acmispon brachycarpus [Lotus humistratus] short-podded lotus Fabaceae Acmispon glaber var. glaber [Lotus typical California broom Fabaceae scoparius var. scoparius] Acmispon maritimus var. maritimus [Lotus typical coastal lotus Fabaceae salsuginosus var. salsuginosus] Acourtia microcephala [Perezia sacapellote Asteraceae microcephala] Adenostoma fasciculatum common chamise Rosaceae Adiantum capillus-veneris southern maiden-hair Pteridaceae Adiantum jordanii California maiden-hair Pteridaceae Agoseris grandiflora grassland agoseris Asteraceae Allophyllum glutinosum sticky allophyllum Polemoniaceae Amorpha californica var. californica typical California false indigo Fabaceae Amsinckia intermedia [Amsinckia menziesii common rancher's fireweed Boraginaceae var. intermedia] Amsinckia menziesii Menzies's fiddleneck Boraginaceae Plantaginaceae Antirrhinum multiflorum multiflowered snapdragon [Scrophulariaceae] Apocynum cannabinum hemp dogbane Apocynaceae Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. mollis Western Transverse Range manzanita Ericaceae Arctostaphylos glauca big-berry manzanita Ericaceae Artemisia californica California sagebrush Asteraceae Artemisia douglasii Douglas's sagewort Asteraceae Apocynaceae Asclepias californicus California milkweed [Asclepiadaceae] Apocynaceae Asclepias fascicularis narrow-leaf milkweed [Asclepiadaceae] -
BLUE MOUNTAIN (WESTERN) PRAIRIE CLOVER Dalea Ornata (Douglas Ex Hook.) Eaton & J
BLUE MOUNTAIN (WESTERN) PRAIRIE CLOVER Dalea ornata (Douglas ex Hook.) Eaton & J. Wright Fabaceae – Pea family Corey L. Gucker & Nancy L. Shaw | 2019 ORGANIZATION NOMENCLATURE The scientific name of Blue Mountain prairie clover Names, subtaxa, chromosome number(s), hybridization. is Dalea ornata (Douglas ex Hook.) Eaton & J. Wright. It belongs to the Amorpheae tribe of the Fabaceae family, the legume or pea family (Cane et al. 2012; USDA NRCS 2017). Range, habitat, plant associations, elevation, soils. NRCS Plant Code. DAOR2 (USDA NRCS 2017). Subtaxa. No subspecies or varieties are currently recognized (USDA NRCS 2017). Life form, morphology, distinguishing characteristics, reproduction. Synonyms. Petalostemon ornatus Douglas ex Hook (USDA NRCS 2017). Growth rate, successional status, disturbance ecology, importance to Common Names. Blue Mountain prairie clover, animals/people. western prairie clover, handsome prairie clover, ornate dalea (Barneby 1989; Hickman 1993; Pavek et al. 2012; USDA NRCS 2017). Current or potential uses in restoration. Chromosome Number. Chromosome number is commonly 2n = 14, although 2n = 16 may also occur (Barneby cited in Bhattarai et al. 2010). Seed sourcing, wildland seed collection, seed cleaning, storage, testing and marketing standards. Hybridization. Hybrids were not reported in the literature. Recommendations/guidelines for producing seed. DISTRIBUTION Recommendations/guidelines for producing planting stock. Blue Mountain prairie clover is widespread, though generally infrequent, over a relatively large portion of the Interior West including southeastern Recommendations/guidelines, wildland restoration successes/ Washington, eastern Oregon, northern California, failures. northwestern Nevada, and western Idaho (Barneby 1989; Scheinost et al. 2009b). It occurs in the Columbia Plateau, Blue Mountains, Snake Primary funding sources, chapter reviewers. River Plain, and in the Northern Basin and Range ecoregions (Lambert 2005). -
Étude Ethnobotanique, Phytochimique Et Pharmacologique De Plantes Médicinales Antimalariques De Bukavu: Intérêt Majeur De Dialium Angolense Welw Ex Oliv (Fabaceae)
Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques Département de Pharmacologie B.P. 1825 Étude ethnobotanique, phytochimique et pharmacologique de plantes médicinales antimalariques de Bukavu: intérêt majeur de Dialium angolense Welw ex Oliv (Fabaceae) Valentin BASHIGE CHIRIBAGULA Chef de travaux à l’UNILU Diplômé d’études approfondies en Sciences Pharmaceutiques Thèse de doctorat soutenue en vue de l’obtention du grade de Docteur en Sciences Pharmaceutiques de l’Université de Lubumbashi Option : pharmacognosie Thèse dirigée par Pr LUMBU SIMBI Jean-Baptiste Pr Pierre DUEZ (UNILU) (UMONS) Promoteur Co-promoteur Octobre, 2020 Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques Département de Pharmacologie B.P. 1825 Étude ethnobotanique, phytochimique et pharmacologique de plantes médicinales antimalariques de Bukavu: intérêt majeur de Dialium angolense Welw ex Oliv (Fabaceae) Valentin BASHIGE CHIRIBAGULA Chef de travaux à l’UNILU Diplômé d’études approfondies en Sciences Pharmaceutiques Thèse de doctorat soutenue en vue de l’obtention du grade de Docteur en Sciences Pharmaceutiques de l’Université de Lubumbashi Option : pharmacognosie Jury Président : Secrétaire : Promoteur : Pr LUMBU SIMBI J-B (UNILU) Copromoteur : Pr Pierre DUEZ (UMONS) Membre : Membre : Membre : Membre : Membre : Membre 6 : Année académique : 2019-2020 Motu proprio P a g e | I « Seigneur, donne-moi les yeux qui voient le meilleur chez l’autre, un cœur qui sache pardonner ses fautes, un esprit qui oublie son mal et une âme qui garde ma foi inébranlable. » Dédicace P a g e | II DEDICACE A André Chiribagula BASHIGE (+) Jacqueline Nsimire M’MUSOLE Marlène Musikingala MBUKU Béatrice Namwezi BASHIGE Remerciements P a g e | III REMERCIEMENTS Entreprendre un projet de thèse est une œuvre laborieuse, dont l’aboutissement exige un concours pluriforme et multidisciplinaire impliquant plusieurs ressources. -
Reproductive Ecology of Astragalus Filipes, a Great Basin Restoration Legume
Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU All Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate Studies 5-2010 Reproductive Ecology of Astragalus filipes, a Great Basin Restoration Legume Kristal M. Watrous Utah State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd Part of the Botany Commons, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Commons, and the Entomology Commons Recommended Citation Watrous, Kristal M., "Reproductive Ecology of Astragalus filipes, a Great Basin Restoration Legume" (2010). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 617. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/617 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF ASTRAGALUS FILIPES, A GREAT BASIN RESTORATION LEGUME by Kristal M. Watrous A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in Biology Approved: ________________________ _______________________ James H. Cane Edward W. Evans Major Professor Committee Member ________________________ _______________________ Eugene W. Schupp Byron R. Burnham Committee Member Dean of Graduate Studies UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Logan, Utah 2010 ii ABSTRACT Reproductive Ecology of Astragalus filipes, a Great Basin Restoration Legume by Kristal M. Watrous, Master of Science Utah State University, 2010 Major Professor: Dr. James H. Cane Department: Biology Astragalus filipes Torrey ex. A. Gray (Fabaceae) is being studied and propagated for use in rangeland restoration projects throughout the Great Basin. Restoration forbs often require sufficient pollination services for seed production and persistence in restoration sites. -
Savanna Fire and the Origins of the “Underground Forests” of Africa
SAVANNA FIRE AND THE ORIGINS OF THE “UNDERGROUND FORESTS” OF AFRICA Olivier Maurin1, *, T. Jonathan Davies1, 2, *, John E. Burrows3, 4, Barnabas H. Daru1, Kowiyou Yessoufou1, 5, A. Muthama Muasya6, Michelle van der Bank1 and William J. Bond6, 7 1African Centre for DNA Barcoding, Department of Botany & Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, PO Box 524 Auckland Park 2006, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; 2Department of Biology, McGill University, 1205 ave Docteur Penfield, Montreal, QC H3A 0G4, Quebec, Canada; 3Buffelskloof Herbarium, P.O. Box 710, Lydenburg, 1120, South Africa; 4Department of Plant Sciences, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20 Hatfield 0028, Pretoria, South Africa; 5Department of Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Florida campus, Florida 1710, Gauteng, South Africa; 6Department of Biological Sciences and 7South African Environmental Observation Network, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, Western Cape, South Africa *These authors contributed equally to the study Author for correspondence: T. Jonathan Davies Tel: +1 514 398 8885 Email: [email protected] Manuscript information: 5272 words (Introduction = 1242 words, Materials and Methods = 1578 words, Results = 548 words, Discussion = 1627 words, Conclusion = 205 words | 6 figures (5 color figures) | 2 Tables | 2 supporting information 1 SUMMARY 1. The origin of fire-adapted lineages is a long-standing question in ecology. Although phylogeny can provide a significant contribution to the ongoing debate, its use has been precluded by the lack of comprehensive DNA data. Here we focus on the ‘underground trees’ (= geoxyles) of southern Africa, one of the most distinctive growth forms characteristic of fire-prone savannas. 2. We placed geoxyles within the most comprehensive dated phylogeny for the regional flora comprising over 1400 woody species.