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Cacti, Biology and Uses
CACTI CACTI BIOLOGY AND USES Edited by Park S. Nobel UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley Los Angeles London University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England © 2002 by the Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cacti: biology and uses / Park S. Nobel, editor. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ). ISBN 0-520-23157-0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Cactus. 2. Cactus—Utilization. I. Nobel, Park S. qk495.c11 c185 2002 583'.56—dc21 2001005014 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 10 987654 321 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48–1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper). CONTENTS List of Contributors . vii Preface . ix 1. Evolution and Systematics Robert S. Wallace and Arthur C. Gibson . 1 2. Shoot Anatomy and Morphology Teresa Terrazas Salgado and James D. Mauseth . 23 3. Root Structure and Function Joseph G. Dubrovsky and Gretchen B. North . 41 4. Environmental Biology Park S. Nobel and Edward G. Bobich . 57 5. Reproductive Biology Eulogio Pimienta-Barrios and Rafael F. del Castillo . 75 6. Population and Community Ecology Alfonso Valiente-Banuet and Héctor Godínez-Alvarez . 91 7. Consumption of Platyopuntias by Wild Vertebrates Eric Mellink and Mónica E. Riojas-López . 109 8. Biodiversity and Conservation Thomas H. Boyle and Edward F. Anderson . 125 9. Mesoamerican Domestication and Diffusion Alejandro Casas and Giuseppe Barbera . 143 10. Cactus Pear Fruit Production Paolo Inglese, Filadelfio Basile, and Mario Schirra . -
Import Health Standard Health Import
Seeds for Sowing 155.02.05 2 March 2016 Import Health Standard Health Import An import health standard issued under the Biosecurity Act 1993 Import Health Standard: Seeds for Sowing 2 March 2016 TITLE Import Health Standard: Seeds for Sowing COMMENCEMENT This import health standard comes into force on the date of issue. REVOCATION This import health standard revokes and replaces Import Health Standard 155.02.05: Seeds for Sowing, dated 21st January 2016. ISSUING AUTHORITY This import health standard is issued under section 24A of the Biosecurity Act 1993 Dated at Wellington this 02nd day of March 2016 Stephen Butcher Manager, Import and Export Plants Ministry for Primary Industries (acting under delegated authority of the Director General) Contact for further information Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Regulation and Assurance Branch Plant Imports PO Box 2526, Wellington 6140 Email: [email protected] Ministry for Primary Industries Page 1 of 135 Import Health Standard: Seeds for Sowing 2 March 2016 Contents Page Introduction 5 Part 1: General Requirements 7 1.1 Application 7 1.2 Incorporation of material by reference 7 1.3 Definitions 7 1.4 Requirements for seed for sowing 7 1.5 Documentation 8 1.6 Post- entry quarantine 10 1.7 Seed for sowing of New Zealand origin 11 1.8 Biosecurity clearance 11 1.9 Seed for sowing imported as laboratory specimens 11 Part 2: Specific Requirements 13 2.1 Abies 14 2.2 Acer 15 2.3 Acrocomia 16 2.4 Actinidia 17 2.5 Agropyron 18 2.6 Agrostis 19 2.7 Arabidopsis thaliana 20 2.8 Avena 21 2.9 Beta -
Cactus and Succulent Plants: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan
Donors to the SSC Conservation Communications Programme and Cactus and Succulent Plants: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan The IUCN/Species Survival Commission is committed to communicate important species conservation information to natural resource managers, decision-makers and others whose actions affect the conservation of biodiversity. The SSC’s Action Plans, Occasional Papers, news magazine (Species), Membership Directory and other publications are supported by a wide variety of generous donors including: The Sultanate of Oman established the Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund in 1990. The Fund supports Action Plan development and implementation; to date, more than 80 grants have been made from the Fund to Specialist Groups. As a result, the Action Plan Programme has progressed at an accelerated level and the network has grown and matured significantly. The SSC is grateful to the Sultanate of Oman for its confidence in and support for species conservation worldwide. The Chicago Zoological Society (CZS] provides significant in-kind and cash support to the SSC, including grants for special projects, editorial and design services, staff secondments and related support services. The mission of CZS is to help people develop a sustainable and harmonious relationship with nature. The Zoo carries out its mission by informing and inspiring 2,000,OOO annual visitors, serving as a refuge for species threatened with extinction, developing scientific approaches to manage species successfully in zoos and the wild, and working with other zoos, agencies, and protected areas around the world to conserve habitats and wildlife. The Council ofAgriculture (CO&, Taiwan has awarded major grants to the SSC’s Wildlife Trade Programme and Conservation Communications Programme. -
BIOSECURITY NEW ZEALAND STANDARD 155.02.06 Importation
BIOSECURITY NEW ZEALAND STANDARD 155.02.06 Importation of Nursery Stock Issued as an import health standard pursuant to section 22 of the Biosecurity Act 1993 Biosecurity New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry PO Box 2526 Wellington New Zealand CONTENTS Endorsement Review Amendment Record 1. Introduction 1.1 Official Contact Point 1.2 Scope 1.3 References 1.4 Definitions and Abbreviations 1.5 General 1.6 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species 2. Import Specification and Entry Conditions 2.1 Import Specification 2.2 Entry Conditions 2.2.1 Basic Conditions 2.2.1.1 Types of Nursery Stock that may be Imported 2.2.1.2 Import Permit 2.2.1.3 Labelling 2.2.1.4 Cleanliness 2.2.1.5 Phytosanitary Certificate 2.2.1.6 Pesticide treatments for whole plants and cuttings 2.2.1.7 Pesticide treatments for dormant bulbs 2.2.1.8 Measures for Helicobasidium mompa 2.2.1.9 Measures for Phymatotrichopsis omnivora 2.2.1.10 Post-Entry Quarantine (PEQ) 2.2.2 Entry Conditions for Tissue Culture 2.2.2.1 Labelling 2.2.2.2 Cleanliness 2.2.2.3 Phytosanitary Certificate 2.2.2.4 Inspection on Arrival 2.2.3 Importation of Pollen 2.2.4 Importation of New Organisms 2.3 Compliance Procedures 2.3.1 Validation of Overseas Measures 2.3.2 Treatment and Testing of the Consignment 2.4 New Zealand Nursery Stock Returning from Overseas 3. Schedule of Special Entry Conditions 3.1 Special Entry Conditions 3.2 Accreditation of Offshore Plant Quarantine Facilities 3.3 Amendments to the Plants Biosecurity Index Biosecurity New Zealand Standard 155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock. -
Conservation of Biodiversity in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Oklahoma State University An International Borderland of Concern: Conservation of Biodiversity in the Lower Rio Grande Valley Scientific Investigations Report 2016–5078 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Front cover. Photographs of Amazilia yucatanensis (buff-bellied hummingbird), Falco femoralis septentrionalis (northern aplomado falcon), and Leopardus pardalis albescens (northern ocelot). Used with permission and modified from ©Larry Ditto Nature Photography. Back cover. Photograph of Aythya americana (redheads). Used with permission and modified from ©Larry Ditto Nature Photography. Lower banner artwork, Biological Report 88(36), November 1988, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. An International Borderland of Concern: Conservation of Biodiversity in the Lower Rio Grande Valley By David M. Leslie, Jr. Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Oklahoma State University Scientific Investigations Report 2016–5078 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior SALLY JEWELL, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Suzette M. Kimball, Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2016 For more information on the USGS—the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment—visit http://www.usgs.gov or call 1–888–ASK–USGS. For an overview of USGS information products, including maps, imagery, and publications, visit http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this information product, for the most part, is in the public domain, it also may contain copyrighted materials as noted in the text.