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'Dietary Profile of Rhinopithecus Bieti and Its Socioecological Implications'
Grueter, C C; Li, D; Ren, B; Wei, F; van Schaik, C P (2009). Dietary profile of Rhinopithecus bieti and its socioecological implications. International Journal of Primatology, 30(4):601-624. Postprint available at: http://www.zora.uzh.ch University of Zurich Posted at the Zurich Open Repository and Archive, University of Zurich. Zurich Open Repository and Archive http://www.zora.uzh.ch Originally published at: International Journal of Primatology 2009, 30(4):601-624. Winterthurerstr. 190 CH-8057 Zurich http://www.zora.uzh.ch Year: 2009 Dietary profile of Rhinopithecus bieti and its socioecological implications Grueter, C C; Li, D; Ren, B; Wei, F; van Schaik, C P Grueter, C C; Li, D; Ren, B; Wei, F; van Schaik, C P (2009). Dietary profile of Rhinopithecus bieti and its socioecological implications. International Journal of Primatology, 30(4):601-624. Postprint available at: http://www.zora.uzh.ch Posted at the Zurich Open Repository and Archive, University of Zurich. http://www.zora.uzh.ch Originally published at: International Journal of Primatology 2009, 30(4):601-624. Dietary profile of Rhinopithecus bieti and its socioecological implications Abstract To enhance our understanding of dietary adaptations and socioecological correlates in colobines, we conducted a 20-mo study of a wild group of Rhinopithecus bieti (Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys) in the montane Samage Forest. This forest supports a patchwork of evergreen broadleaved, evergreen coniferous, and mixed deciduous broadleaved/ coniferous forest assemblages with a total of 80 tree species in 23 families. The most common plant families by basal area are the predominantly evergreen Pinaceae and Fagaceae, comprising 69% of the total tree biomass. -
Growing Clematis
Orchard Gro-Sheet #16 Growing Clematis Clematis: A vine for all gardens Pruning Clematis: Wether you pronounce it KLEM-ah-tis or klem-AH-tis, with flowers in all shapes and sizes (up to a whopping 9 inches in The three main groups diameter) and a dizzying array of colors, clematis are anything Clematis are divided into 3 main groups for the convenience of but boring! Unfortunately too many would-be fanciers have identifying their flowering habits and pruning requirements. become discouraged with what seems to be confusing and complicated instructions for growing and pruning. In this Gro- Group One consists of species which produce their main bloom Sheet we have tried to condense and simplify the few cultural between March and June on flower stalks produced the previous requirements you need to know in order to assure success with season. This group includes the evergreen C. armandii and the clematis. Remember, a little time spent now will be rewarded popular C. montana and its cultivars. Pruning on these species with years of satisfaction. should be done immediately after flowering so that the new growth can create flower buds which will bloom the following Planting and Growing Clematis: spring. Pruning should include removal of all dead and weak stems. Also, plants which have outgrown their allotted space A short course can be thinned or pruned heavily at this time. First, clematis need a minimum of 4 hours of sunlight to per- form well and while some varieties will take considerably more sun, bear in mind that the summer sun in Contra Costa can fade the beautiful blossom colors prematurely. -
Vascular Plant Inventory and Ecological Community Classification for Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
VASCULAR PLANT INVENTORY AND ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITY CLASSIFICATION FOR CUMBERLAND GAP NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Report for the Vertebrate and Vascular Plant Inventories: Appalachian Highlands and Cumberland/Piedmont Networks Prepared by NatureServe for the National Park Service Southeast Regional Office March 2006 NatureServe is a non-profit organization providing the scientific knowledge that forms the basis for effective conservation action. Citation: Rickie D. White, Jr. 2006. Vascular Plant Inventory and Ecological Community Classification for Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Durham, North Carolina: NatureServe. © 2006 NatureServe NatureServe 6114 Fayetteville Road, Suite 109 Durham, NC 27713 919-484-7857 International Headquarters 1101 Wilson Boulevard, 15th Floor Arlington, Virginia 22209 www.natureserve.org National Park Service Southeast Regional Office Atlanta Federal Center 1924 Building 100 Alabama Street, S.W. Atlanta, GA 30303 The view and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the opinions or policies of the U.S. Government. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by the U.S. Government. This report consists of the main report along with a series of appendices with information about the plants and plant (ecological) communities found at the site. Electronic files have been provided to the National Park Service in addition to hard copies. Current information on all communities described here can be found on NatureServe Explorer at www.natureserveexplorer.org. Cover photo: Red cedar snag above White Rocks at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Photo by Rickie White. ii Acknowledgments I wish to thank all park employees, co-workers, volunteers, and academics who helped with aspects of the preparation, field work, specimen identification, and report writing for this project. -
Charles University Faculty of Science Reproductive Strategies of Flowering
Charles University Faculty of Science Study programme: Biology Branch of study: Ecology Bc. Dominik Anýž Reproductive strategies of flowering plants in Afromontane grasslands along an elevational gradient on Mount Cameroon Reprodukční strategie kvetoucích rostlin v afromontánních trávnících podél elevačního gradientu na Kamerunské hoře Diploma thesis Supervisor: RNDr. Robert Tropek, Ph.D. Consultant: Mgr. Štěpán Janeček, Ph.D. Prague, 2021 Acknowledgments I would like to thank my supervisor, Robert Tropek, for leading me through my diploma experience, answering all my questions (however banal they might have seemed to him), and pointing me in the right direction when I did not know how to continue. I would also like to thank my consultant, Štěpán Janeček, for his insight into the Cameroonian flora, with which I previously had no experience. I am thankful to Ishmeal N. Kobe who was responsible for overseeing the efficient completion of the second year of field study, and who along with Francis E. Luma harvested the mature fruits of our experimental species. Other members of the second-year expedition who I am grateful to are Peter K. Abigha, Francis T. Mani, Josef Ekema, Paul O. Agbor and Frederick B. Raboya. I am thankful to Shedrach B. Kongvong who helped me more than anyone in the field with my pollination experiments. I would like to thank Sailee Sakhalkar and Jan Filip for their help with the statistical jungle which I found myself in. I would like to thank Marek Gawlik for their support and providing me with interesting fact about site-specific project to ease my mind off the thesis. -
Wood and Bark Anatomy of Ranunculaceae (Including Hydrastis) and Glaucidiaceae Sherwin Carlquist Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany Volume 14 | Issue 2 Article 2 1995 Wood and Bark Anatomy of Ranunculaceae (Including Hydrastis) and Glaucidiaceae Sherwin Carlquist Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.claremont.edu/aliso Part of the Botany Commons Recommended Citation Carlquist, Sherwin (1995) "Wood and Bark Anatomy of Ranunculaceae (Including Hydrastis) and Glaucidiaceae," Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany: Vol. 14: Iss. 2, Article 2. Available at: http://scholarship.claremont.edu/aliso/vol14/iss2/2 Aliso, 14(2), pp. 65-84 © 1995, by The Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, CA 91711-3157 WOOD AND BARK ANATOMY OF RANUNCULACEAE (INCLUDING HYDRASTIS) AND GLAUCIDIACEAE SHERWIN CARLQUIST Santa Barbara Botanic Garden 1212 Mission Canyon Road Santa Barbara, California 931051 ABSTRACT Wood anatomy of 14 species of Clematis and one species each of Delphinium, Helleborus, Thal ictrum, and Xanthorhiza (Ranunculaceae) is compared to that of Glaucidium palma tum (Glaucidiaceae) and Hydrastis canadensis (Ranunculaceae, or Hydrastidaceae of some authors). Clematis wood has features typical of wood of vines and lianas: wide (earlywood) vessels, abundant axial parenchyma (earlywood, some species), high vessel density, low proportion of fibrous tissue in wood, wide rays composed of thin-walled cells, and abrupt origin of multiseriate rays. Superimposed on these features are expressions indicative of xeromorphy in the species of cold or dry areas: numerous narrow late wood vessels, presence of vasicentric tracheids, shorter vessel elements, and strongly marked growth rings. Wood of Xanthorhiza is like that of a (small) shrub. Wood of Delphinium, Helleborus, and Thalictrum is characteristic of herbs that become woodier: limited amounts of secondary xylem, par enchymatization of wood, partial conversion of ray areas to libriform fibers (partial raylessness). -
Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping Chesapeake Bay Watershed Acknowledgments
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping Chesapeake Bay Watershed Acknowledgments Contributors: Printing was made possible through the generous funding from Adkins Arboretum; Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Resource Management; Chesapeake Bay Trust; Irvine Natural Science Center; Maryland Native Plant Society; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation; The Nature Conservancy, Maryland-DC Chapter; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Cape May Plant Materials Center; and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Chesapeake Bay Field Office. Reviewers: species included in this guide were reviewed by the following authorities regarding native range, appropriateness for use in individual states, and availability in the nursery trade: Rodney Bartgis, The Nature Conservancy, West Virginia. Ashton Berdine, The Nature Conservancy, West Virginia. Chris Firestone, Bureau of Forestry, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Chris Frye, State Botanist, Wildlife and Heritage Service, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Mike Hollins, Sylva Native Nursery & Seed Co. William A. McAvoy, Delaware Natural Heritage Program, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Mary Pat Rowan, Landscape Architect, Maryland Native Plant Society. Rod Simmons, Maryland Native Plant Society. Alison Sterling, Wildlife Resources Section, West Virginia Department of Natural Resources. Troy Weldy, Associate Botanist, New York Natural Heritage Program, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Graphic Design and Layout: Laurie Hewitt, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Chesapeake Bay Field Office. Special thanks to: Volunteer Carole Jelich; Christopher F. Miller, Regional Plant Materials Specialist, Natural Resource Conservation Service; and R. Harrison Weigand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Wildlife and Heritage Division for assistance throughout this project. -
Assembled by Mark Frey with Help from Many Volunteers 1/9/2015 DRAFT 1. No Apparent Leaves
Vine key for the National Capital Region This key includes vine and vine-like plants found in the National Capital Region. Much of the information was drawn from Gleason and Cronquist (1991) and Weakley (2013). Vines and vine-like plants are defined here as species you might, at least occasionally, encounter growing above your knee and requiring the support of another plant or structure to grow that high. Brambles (Rubus spp.) are not included because they don't act as vines and multiflora rosa (Rosa multiflora ) is included because it does occaisionally act as a vine. Plants found only under cultivation are not included. Assembled by Mark Frey with help from many volunteers 1/9/2015 DRAFT 1. No apparent leaves - stems reddish Cuscuta spp. 1' Leaves apparent - stems of any color 2. Simple leaves with no leaflets; leaves may be lobed 3. Opposite or whorled leaves 4. Not woody ---------------------------------------------- Key A 4' Woody ---------------------------------------------- Key B 3' Alternate leaves (sometimes nearly opposite on new leaves) 29. Parallel venation Key C 29' Pinnate or palmate venation 36. Not woody ---------------------------------------------- Key D-1 36' Woody ---------------------------------------------- Key D-2 2' Compound leaves; leaflets of any number 58. Opposite ---------------------------------------------- Key E 58' Alternate 66. Fewer than 4 leaflets ---------------------------------------------- Key F 66' More than 4 leaflets ---------------------------------------------- Key G Notes Bold means I have keyed it in the field successfully. * means non-native For some species I list synonyms if the taxonomy has changed; this is far from a complete taxonomic record. See the glossary on the final page for definitions of key technical terms. Keys I relied upon most heavily Gleason H.A. -
Ecological Checklist of the Missouri Flora for Floristic Quality Assessment
Ladd, D. and J.R. Thomas. 2015. Ecological checklist of the Missouri flora for Floristic Quality Assessment. Phytoneuron 2015-12: 1–274. Published 12 February 2015. ISSN 2153 733X ECOLOGICAL CHECKLIST OF THE MISSOURI FLORA FOR FLORISTIC QUALITY ASSESSMENT DOUGLAS LADD The Nature Conservancy 2800 S. Brentwood Blvd. St. Louis, Missouri 63144 [email protected] JUSTIN R. THOMAS Institute of Botanical Training, LLC 111 County Road 3260 Salem, Missouri 65560 [email protected] ABSTRACT An annotated checklist of the 2,961 vascular taxa comprising the flora of Missouri is presented, with conservatism rankings for Floristic Quality Assessment. The list also provides standardized acronyms for each taxon and information on nativity, physiognomy, and wetness ratings. Annotated comments for selected taxa provide taxonomic, floristic, and ecological information, particularly for taxa not recognized in recent treatments of the Missouri flora. Synonymy crosswalks are provided for three references commonly used in Missouri. A discussion of the concept and application of Floristic Quality Assessment is presented. To accurately reflect ecological and taxonomic relationships, new combinations are validated for two distinct taxa, Dichanthelium ashei and D. werneri , and problems in application of infraspecific taxon names within Quercus shumardii are clarified. CONTENTS Introduction Species conservatism and floristic quality Application of Floristic Quality Assessment Checklist: Rationale and methods Nomenclature and taxonomic concepts Synonymy Acronyms Physiognomy, nativity, and wetness Summary of the Missouri flora Conclusion Annotated comments for checklist taxa Acknowledgements Literature Cited Ecological checklist of the Missouri flora Table 1. C values, physiognomy, and common names Table 2. Synonymy crosswalk Table 3. Wetness ratings and plant families INTRODUCTION This list was developed as part of a revised and expanded system for Floristic Quality Assessment (FQA) in Missouri. -
The International Clematis Register and Checklist 2002
The International Clematis Register and Checklist 2002 Sixth Supplement © 2018 The Royal Horticultural Society 80 Vincent Square, London SW1P 2PE, United Kingdom www.rhs.org.uk International Clematis Registrar: Duncan Donald All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright holder. ISBN 9781907057823 Printed and bound in the UK by Page Bros, Norwich (MRU) The previous supplement Fifth( Supplement) was published 15 September 2015 Cover: Clematis ‘Columella’ Atragene Group drawing by Victoria Matthews The International Clematis Register and Checklist 2002 Sixth Supplement Introduction page 1 Registrar’s foreword page 1 Acknowledgements page 1 Notes on the entries page 1 Register and Checklist Cultivar epithets pages 2–55 Review of Groups pages 56–111 Raisers, registrants and others pages 111–113 Introduction Acknowledgements The cultivar epithets listed hereinunder were I acknowledge the help from many people whose registered between 1st January 2015 and contributions have helped make this Supplement 31st December 2017; registered cultivars have been possible, not least by volunteering registrations entered in boldface. Other clematis names – timeously. Special thanks to Junko Oikawa for her eg unregistered cultivar or Group epithets, synonyms, work translating Japanese PBR descriptions. mis-spellings – are also published, as part of the Checklist function of this publication. Notes on the entries Registration is a voluntary procedure and does not The format of entries is similar to the lay-out adopted confer any legal protection on the plant. -
Access and Benefit-Sharing in the Context of Ethnobotanical Research
Access and Benefit-Sharing in the Context of Ethnobotanical Research Is the Creation of a Medicinal Plant Garden an Appropriate Means? A Field Study from Shaxi, Northwest Yunnan, China Master Thesis by Matthias S. Geck Institute of Systematic Botany University of Zurich Switzerland Supervised by Dr. Caroline Weckerle Submitted to Prof. Dr. Peter Linder August 2011 Contact: Matthias Geck Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Zurich Zollikerstr. 107 8008 Zurich Switzerland [email protected] Front cover (from left to right): Drosera peltata, a local medicinal plant species; visitors at the opening ceremony of the Shaxi Medicinal Plant Garden; scene from the weekly market in Shaxi. i Table of contents Abstract.....................................................................................................................................iv Acknowledgements...................................................................................................................v 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….1 1.1. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and access and benefit-sharing (ABS)………………………………………………………………………………….1 1.1.1. The Convention on Biological Diversity……………………………………….1 1.1.2. The Bonn Guidelines (BGLs)…………………………………………………..2 1.1.3. The Nagoya Protocol…………………………………………………………...2 1.1.4. ABS implementations…………………………………………………………..3 1.2. State of research in Northwest Yunnan……………………………………………….4 1.3. Research goals………………………………………………………………………...6 2. Research area……………………………………………………………………………..6 2.1. Environment…………………………………………………………………………..6 -
Piedmont Native Plants: a Guide for Landscapers and Gardens
Piedmont Native Plants A guide for landscapes and gardens PIEDMONT NATIVES Vision: To bring native plant landscapes to the forefront of design, development, and installation in our community. Mission: To promote stewardship of the Virginia Piedmont by landscaping our developed environments in an ecologically diverse and cost-efficient manner. t na mon tiv ed es pi t n a l P Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Rusted Patch Bumblebee Cover Photo: Gary Fleming, Antennaria plantaginifolia Logo design: Repp Glaettli PR EFACE Each of us has followed different paths to VNPS, and James Barnes, Piedmont find this guide to Piedmont Native Plants. Environmental Council. This partnership Some of us are gardeners or landscapers, enthusiastically agreed to create a printed farmers or scientists, locavores or nature guide of the best native plants from our enthusiasts. I diverged on many roads in database; our goal was to provide an order to arrive here, currently working outstanding resource for folks to study, as a water resource specialist for the use and carry with them to nurseries when County of Albemarle. buying plants. When I inspected my first stormwater As we moved from concept to content facility in 2005, I noticed that many of for this guide, Anne Henley, Liriodendron, the plants in these facilities were not Celia Vuocolo, Piedmont Environmental faring well, especially plants of Asian Council, and Janet Davis, Hill House Farm or European origin. While researching & Nursery, joined the partnership. We successful stormwater facilities, I further narrowed our list of native plants discovered native plants. I created native for this guide to include natives that plants lists for homeowners, believing provide beauty, overlapping bloom times that thriving native plants would decrease from March to November, grow in a wide long-term costs and ensure success. -
Final Recovery Planning Outline with Listing Status Review Triggers for the Illinois Endangered Leatherflower (Clematis Viorna)
Final Recovery Planning Outline with Listing Status Review Triggers for the Illinois Endangered Leatherflower (Clematis viorna) Bob Edgin, Illinois Nature Preserves Commission Anne Mankowski, Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board August 2013 Approved by the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board at the February 20, 2014 Special Meeting. Common Name: Leatherflower Scientific Name: Clematis viorna (Linn.) Family: Ranunculaceae Synonyms: Vasevine Status Leatherflower (Clematis viorna) is endangered in Illinois (17 Ill. Adm. Code 1050). It was first listed in 1980 as an endangered species due to restricted habitats or low populations in Illinois (Mankowski 2012). The species is not listed as federally endangered or threatened. NatureServe gives the species a global rank of G5 (secure) and a national rank of N5 (secure). It is ranked as S1 (critically imperiled) in Illinois. Other state rankings include an S1 rank for the species in Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, an S3 rank (vulnerable) in Maryland, an S4 rank (apparently secure) in Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia, an S5 rank (secure) in North Carolina and Georgia, and it is not ranked in the remaining states with distribution (NatureServe 2013; Figure 1). Total Range Leatherflower ranges across the eastern United States and into Canada where it is considered an exotic (Figure 1). Illinois Distribution In Illinois, the species is historically known from the southeastern part of the state (Herkert and Ebinger 2002). There are historic museum and/or the Illinois Natural Heritage (Biotics 4) Database (Database) element occurrence records (EOs) from six counties (EOs have been established from three of the six counties) and two Natural Division Sections (EOs have been established in both of the Sections) (Herkert and Ebinger 2002, INHD 2013; Tables 1 and 2, Figure 2).