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Karel Miedema’s Pedigree Evaluation he United States (IRE) Galileo – Beauty Is Truth by Pivotal There are many theories on how speed and stamina are inherited, involving anything from advanced genetics to sim- Bring on The United States! He’s a son of world-champion sire ple stats. The upshot is, it’s complicated. Galileo, whose 2017 English & Irish Guineas double winners South African breeders, it is said, are obsessed with speed. Churchill and Winter aptly illustrate his success with milers. A new stallion with highclass sprint or sprint/miler form True, Galileo is best known for his middle distance winners, will find it easier to get support than one whose best form but he gets them to win over less than a mile as well. was over a mile and more, and outright stayers simply are a Interestingly, The United States recorded the highest rated 1400m win for a Galileo offspring (older than 2yo) in no-no. This outlook is surprising, since the bulk of the big- 2016. The speed aspect is not surprising for him, as his dam race prize money is found in a races of a mile and up, both in Beauty Is Truth was a highclass sprinter, as were his grandam South Africa and internationally. What’s more, shorter races Zelding and that one’s sister Zipping. Third dam Zelda won often have bigger fields, which reduces the opportunity to over 1300m and was half sister to champion sprint/miler Last earn even further. Yet what takes the cake is that having fo- Tycoon and to the dam of champion female miler Immortal cus on speed is simply counter-productive. -
The Taxonomic Status of Gladiolus Illyricus (Iridaceae) in Britain
The Taxonomic Status of Gladiolus illyricus (Iridaceae) in Britain Aeron Buchanan Supervisor: Fred Rumsey, Natural History Museum, London A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science of Imperial College, London Abstract First noticed officially in Britain in 1855, Gladiolus illyricus (Koch) presents an interesting taxonomic and biogeographical challenge: whether or not this isolated northern population should be recognized as a separate sub-species. Fundamental conservation issues rest on the outcome. Here, the investigation into the relationship of the G. illyricus plants of the New Forest, Hampshire, to Gladiolus species across Europe, northern Africa and the middle east is initiated. Two chloroplast regions, one in trnL–trnF and the other across psbA–trnH have been sequenced for 42 speci- mens of G. illyricus, G. communis, G. italicus, G. atroviolaceus, G. triphyllos and G. anatolicus. Phylogenetic and biogeographical treatments support the notion of an east–west genetic gradation along the Mediterranean. Iberia particularly appears as a zone of high hybridization potential and the source of the New Forest population. Alignment with sequences obtained from GenBank give strong support to the classic taxonomy of Gladiolus being monophyletic in its sub-family, Ixioideae. Comments on these chloroplast regions for barcoding are also given. In conclusion, the genetic localization of Britain’s G. illyricus population as an extremity haplotype suggests that it could well deserve sub-species status. Contents 1 Introduction 2 2 Background 4 3 Materials and Methods 8 4 Results and Discussion 15 5 Conclusions 26 Appendices 28 References 56 1. Introduction G. illyricus in Britain Figure 1: G. -
California's Native Ferns
CALIFORNIA’S NATIVE FERNS A survey of our most common ferns and fern relatives Native ferns come in many sizes and live in many habitats • Besides living in shady woodlands and forests, ferns occur in ponds, by streams, in vernal pools, in rock outcrops, and even in desert mountains • Ferns are identified by producing fiddleheads, the new coiled up fronds, in spring, and • Spring from underground stems called rhizomes, and • Produce spores on the backside of fronds in spore sacs, arranged in clusters called sori (singular sorus) Although ferns belong to families just like other plants, the families are often difficult to identify • Families include the brake-fern family (Pteridaceae), the polypody family (Polypodiaceae), the wood fern family (Dryopteridaceae), the blechnum fern family (Blechnaceae), and several others • We’ll study ferns according to their habitat, starting with species that live in shaded places, then moving on to rock ferns, and finally water ferns Ferns from moist shade such as redwood forests are sometimes evergreen, but also often winter dormant. Here you see the evergreen sword fern Polystichum munitum Note that sword fern has once-divided fronds. Other features include swordlike pinnae and round sori Sword fern forms a handsome coarse ground cover under redwoods and other coastal conifers A sword fern relative, Dudley’s shield fern (Polystichum dudleyi) differs by having twice-divided pinnae. Details of the sori are similar to sword fern Deer fern, Blechnum spicant, is a smaller fern than sword fern, living in constantly moist habitats Deer fern is identified by having separate and different looking sterile fronds and fertile fronds as seen in the previous image. -
Checklist of Common Native Plants the Diversity of Acadia National Park Is Refl Ected in Its Plant Life; More Than 1,100 Plant Species Are Found Here
National Park Service Acadia U.S. Department of the Interior Acadia National Park Checklist of Common Native Plants The diversity of Acadia National Park is refl ected in its plant life; more than 1,100 plant species are found here. This checklist groups the park’s most common plants into the communities where they are typically found. The plant’s growth form is indicated by “t” for trees and “s” for shrubs. To identify unfamiliar plants, consult a fi eld guide or visit the Wild Gardens of Acadia at Sieur de Monts Spring, where more than 400 plants are labeled and displayed in their habitats. All plants within Acadia National Park are protected. Please help protect the park’s fragile beauty by leaving plants in the condition that you fi nd them. Deciduous Woods ash, white t Fraxinus americana maple, mountain t Acer spicatum aspen, big-toothed t Populus grandidentata maple, red t Acer rubrum aspen, trembling t Populus tremuloides maple, striped t Acer pensylvanicum aster, large-leaved Aster macrophyllus maple, sugar t Acer saccharum beech, American t Fagus grandifolia mayfl ower, Canada Maianthemum canadense birch, paper t Betula papyrifera oak, red t Quercus rubra birch, yellow t Betula alleghaniesis pine, white t Pinus strobus blueberry, low sweet s Vaccinium angustifolium pyrola, round-leaved Pyrola americana bunchberry Cornus canadensis sarsaparilla, wild Aralia nudicaulis bush-honeysuckle s Diervilla lonicera saxifrage, early Saxifraga virginiensis cherry, pin t Prunus pensylvanica shadbush or serviceberry s,t Amelanchier spp. cherry, choke t Prunus virginiana Solomon’s seal, false Maianthemum racemosum elder, red-berried or s Sambucus racemosa ssp. -
Bracken Management: Ecological, Archaeological and Landscape Issues and Priorities
Natural England Technical Information Note TIN047 Bracken management: ecological, archaeological and landscape issues and priorities For over sixty years research has been carried out on the ecology, management and control of bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Much of this has been aimed at discovering the best methods of control where it has invaded plant communities of higher conservation value, such as heathland and unimproved grassland. More recent research has focussed on the damage it may do to archaeology. Conflicts between different environmental interests can arise where bracken is present. Where they do it is important that any decisions on management are made in the light of the best information available and that the proposals are sustainable. This note identifies some of the issues and suggests priorities in a number of conflict situations. Further information is available in SIN011 Bracken and the TIN048 Bracken management and control. Bracken and Biodiversity Action Plan late summer when other grasslands have (BAP) priority habitats become scorched and less palatable. Grassland Heathland Bracken grows best on deep well drained soils. Both lowland and upland heath are considered It will invade grassland on acid and neutral soils. of international importance and recognised as It is less likely to be a problem on calcareous BAP priority habitats. They both may be invaded grasslands. Where it grows on acid grassland by bracken. In areas of established and healthy around moorland edges, it is of particular heath, bracken may only increase slowly. concern because of its negative impacts on However, in fragmented heath bracken densities valuable grassland communities. In these can increase rapidly. -
Action for Pearl-Bordered Fritillary
FCS Technical Note Support for pearl-bordered fritillary conservation under the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) Introduction This technical guidance note is aimed at landowners, managers and their advisors who are considering undertaking woodland management for pearl-bordered fritillary under SRDP. It provides information on the most suitable management to benefit the species and how this management might be achieved and assessed under SRDP. Background The pearl-bordered fritillary is a UKBAP Priority species as well as being listed by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) as a Species Action Framework (SAF) species. It is also one of the key woodland species identified for action by Forestry Commission Scotland in the Scottish Forestry Strategy 2006. Pearl-bordered fritillary is one of the most rapidly declining butterflies in Britain and Ireland. Scottish populations are declining less severely than those south of the Border and are therefore becoming of increasing significance making up over a third of the British population. It is in need of urgent conservation action. Forestry Commission Scotland has published a Species Action Note setting out conservation needs and priorities in more depth than is included in this note. Species information The pearl-bordered fritillary is widespread but local in Scotland with populations in the glens of the Highlands, Grampian, Argyll, Moray and Perthshire, and an isolated population in South West Scotland around Dumfries. In Scotland the pearl-bordered fritillary is a butterfly of woodland edges or the open spaces within woodlands and it has a one-year life cycle. It requires sunny, sheltered sites, normally south-facing hillsides, as both the adult butterfly and its caterpillar require a very warm micro- climate. -
Lady Eli Retired, to Be Bred to War Front
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2018 LADY ELI RETIRED, TO BE BREEDERS= CUP EYES FUTURE HOST SITES, POSSIBLE NEW RACE by Perry Lefko BRED TO WAR FRONT The Board of the Breeders' Cup World Championships will meet later this month to talk about tracks that could potentially host the event from 2019-22 and also discuss the possibility of adding another race. Fred Hertrich III, voted in as the Breeders' Cup Chairman last September, told the TDN that six tracks have expressed tentative interest in hosting the event after this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs, November 2-3. All six have been sent letters of tentative interest. Hertrich said when the Breeders' Cup Ltd. hears back from the tracks, it will send out contracts outlining all the details, dates and demands to be considered and see how many respond. Cont. p5 Lady Eli & Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Sarah K Andrew IN TDN EUROPE TODAY by Bill Finley After considering the possibility of racing their star mare this AN ENDURING DREAM FOR CHEVELEY PARK STUD year, co-owners Jay Hanley and Sol Kumin, partners in the Sheep Emma Berry speaks with Chris Richardson regarding Pond Partners stable, have decided to retire Lady Eli (Divine Cheveley Park Stud’s new stallion acquisition Ulysses (Ire) Park--Sacre Coeur, by Saint Ballado). She will be bred to War (Galileo {Ire}). Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. Front and then sold at the 2018 Keeneland November Breeding Stock sale as part John Sikura=s Hill >n= Dale consignment. Following a seventh-place finish in the GI Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Turf, Lady Eli was entered in the 2017 Keeneland sale, but had to be withdrawn when coming out of the race with lacerations and a puncture wound, which required rest and treatment. -
Buds, Berries & Leaves
Buds, berries & leaves Monitoring moorland plants Bee, butterfly, hare & plant illustrations © Chris Shields Bird illustrations © Mike Langman Housekeeping • Emergency Exits • Fire assembly point • Toilets Today’s Session 1. Presentation • The importance of moorlands • What is phenology? • Conservation works • Species links • Plant ecology, ID & folklore • ID Quiz SHORT BREAK • Upland habitats • How to conduct a survey • Submitting your records • How data will be used 2. Practical session to practice survey methods and field ID 3. Feedback The importance of moorlands • The Peak District & South Pennine moorlands are of great importance, being the most southerly point in the range of some species. • Climate change may affect these population ranges and it will be noticed here first. • Designated as both a Special Protection Area (SPA) for breeding birds and as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) for internationally important habitats. What is phenology? • Phenology is the study of life history stages, such as leafing, flowering and berry ripening in plants, or migration and breeding in animals. Bees rely on nectar being available at the right • Changes in climate can alter the timing of time and plants rely on the pollinators too phenological events which may cause mismatch between the life stages of different species, for example: • Earlier or later flowering may change the amount of flowers available to pollinators • Changes in the fruiting period may result in reduced food availability for birds • Repeated recording of these crucial stages enables us to identify changes in phenology. Coat colour change in mountain hares is another example of phenology Courtesy of Tim Sparks www.naturescalendar.org.uk Which plants? Field and laboratory experiments have shown changes in the phenology of many moorland species. -
ARE SUPER TRAINERS GOOD OR BAD for the SPORT? by Chris Mcgrath Bill Finley Has Part II of His Two-Part Series on “Super Trainers” Dominating the Game of Racing
THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2018 LETTER FROM ASCOT: HEROES AND GOATS ARE SUPER TRAINERS GOOD by Dave Johnson OR BAD FOR THE SPORT? When I heard the Ascot track announcer say, "Tony Curtis is heading to the stalls," it took me a while to put two and two together. "I thought Tony Curtis was dead," the guy next to me in the press box muttered. I was sure he was, too. But then I realized the announcer was talking about #16 in Wednesday's G2 Royal Hunt Cup Handicap. For those of you who always complain about short fields and favorites with ever blinking low odds, consider the fact that 32 were entered for this race today, and 30 ran. They needed three starting gates for the straight-on one-mile test. The favorite was 7-1. And it wasn't Tony Curtis (GB) (Rock of Click above to watch TDN video of trainers discussing the Gibraltar {Ire})--he finished nineteenth at 40-1. Late money Asuper trainer@ phenomenon poured in on #32 Seniority, making him the tepid public choice. Part II of a two-part series, by Bill Finley Cont. p7 Trainer Dan Peitz never had a particularly big stable, but he always seemed to get the most of what he had. He won the IN TDN EUROPE TODAY GI Test S. in 1996 with Capote Belle (Capote), one of six graded CECIL LEGACY STILL SHINING AT ASCOT stakes she won during her career, and he won the GII Fair On a day when Sir Michael Stoute took hold of the trainers’ Grounds Oaks in 2001 with Real Cozzy (Cozzene). -
Bracken Control • Want to Prepare a Bracken Management Plan
WHAT IS SEARS? SEARS is a partnership delivering rural and environmental services on behalf of the Scottish Government. We will provide: • a streamlined service; • easy access to information and advice; • a consistent and responsive service; and • a customer focused service WHO ARE THE SEARS PARTNERS? Animal Health Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) Crofters Commission (CC) Deer Commission for Scotland (DCS) Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority (LLTNPA) Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Scottish Government Rural Payments and Inspections Directorate (SGRPID) www.sears.scotland.gov.uk email: [email protected] INTRODUCTION THIS LEAFLET IS INTENDED FOR FARMERS, FORESTERS AND MOORLAND MANAGERS WHO: • WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT BRACKEN CONTROL • WANT TO PREPARE A BRACKEN MANAGEMENT PLAN It is an updated version of a booklet originally produced by the Southern Uplands Partnership, which has proved useful to land managers throughout Scotland. Following the general information on these pages, the main steps which should be considered in order to produce a bracken management plan are laid out in Stages 1-5. A management plan will help to ensure that methods are appropriate and will achieve their aims, and is essential if you intend to seek support under the Scotland Rural Development Programme (SRDP) Rural Development Contracts - Rural Priorities. You may want to seek professional help with the production of a management plan. BACKGROUND Bracken ( Pteridium aquilinum ) is an important and natural part of our landscape, and its abundance appears to have fluctuated over thousands of years. Its invasive nature allows it to spread, and it now occurs widely within a variety of habitats throughout Scotland. -
Pteridium: Dennstaedtiaceae) This Separation May Correspond to the Basal Divergence Among in Australia
American Journal of Botany 96(5): 1041–1049. 2009. G LOBAL CHLOROPLAST PHYLOGENY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF BRACKEN ( PTERIDIUM ; DENNSTAEDTIACEAE) 1 Joshua P. Der, 2,4 John A. Thomson, 3 Jeran K. Stratford, 2,5 and Paul G. Wolf 2 2 Department of Biology, Utah State University, 5305 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322 USA; and 3 National Herbarium of New South Wales, Botanic Gardens Trust, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia Bracken ferns (genus Pteridium ) represent an ancient species complex with a natural worldwide distribution. Pteridium has historically been treated as comprising a single species, but recent treatments have recognized several related species. Phenotypic plasticity, geographically structured morphological variation, and geographically biased sampling have all contributed to taxo- nomic confusion in the genus. We sampled bracken specimens worldwide and used variable regions of the chloroplast genome to investigate phylogeography and reticulate evolution within the genus. Our results distinguish two major clades within Pteridium , a primarily northern hemisphere Laurasian/African clade, which includes all taxa currently assigned to P. aquilinum , and a primar- ily southern hemisphere Austral/South American clade, which includes P. esculentum and P. arachnoideum . All European acces- sions of P. aquilinum subsp. aquilinum appear in a monophyletic group and are nested within a clade containing the African P. aquilinum taxa ( P. aquilinum subsp. capense and P. aquilinum subsp. centrali-africanum ). Our results allow us to hypothesize the maternal progenitors of two allotetraploid bracken species, P. caudatum and P. semihastatum . We also discuss the biogeography of bracken in the context of the chloroplast phylogeny. Our study is one of the fi rst to take a worldwide perspective in addressing variation in a broadly distributed species complex. -
Royal Ascot Entries 2018
Race Entry Details for 14:30 THE QUEEN ANNE STAKES (CLASS 1) (Group 1) (BritisH CHampions Series) (43701), at ASCOT on 19/06/2018 Animal Age Sex Owner Trainer Trainer Foreign Ctry Accidental Agent (GB) 4 Colt Mrs R. F. Johnson Houghton Eve Johnson Addeybb (IRE) 4 Gelding Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum William Haggas Alexios Komnenos (IRE) 4 Colt Werrett Bloodstock/Britton/Mcguinness J. A. Stack Ireland Beat The Bank (GB) 4 Gelding King Power Racing Co Ltd Andrew Balding Benbatl (GB) 4 Colt Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor Cape Byron (GB) 4 Colt Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum Roger Varian Deauville (IRE) 5 Colt Mrs F Hay/M Tabor/Mrs J Magnier/D Aidan O'Brien Ireland Dream Castle (GB) 4 Gelding Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor Dutch Connection (GB) 6 Colt Godolphin Charles Hills Here Comes When (IRE) 8 Gelding Mrs Fitri Hay Andrew Balding Heshem (IRE) 5 Colt Al Shaqab Racing C. Ferland France Hydrangea (IRE) 4 Filly Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Aidan O'Brien Ireland Inns of Court (IRE) 4 Colt Godolphin S.N.C. A. Fabre France Jimmy Two Times (FR) 5 Colt Godolphin S.N.C. A. Fabre France Lahore (USA) 4 Colt Prince A. A. Faisal Clive Cox Lancaster Bomber (USA) 4 Colt Mr M. Tabor, D. Smith & Mrs John Aidan O'Brien Ireland Le Brivido (FR) 4 Colt HRH Prince Faisal Bin Khaled/Mrs A. Fabre France Lightning Spear (GB) 7 Colt Qatar Racing Limited David Simcock Limato (IRE) 6 Gelding Mr Paul G. Jacobs Henry Candy Lord Glitters (FR) 5 Gelding Geoff & Sandra Turnbull David O'Meara Merchant Navy (AUS) 4 Colt Mrs John Magnier Aidan O'Brien Ireland Mojito (IRE) 4 Colt Mrs Fiona Carmichael William Haggas Oh This Is Us (IRE) 5 Colt Team Wallop Richard Hannon Psychedelic Funk (GB) 4 Colt Sean Jones G.