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Vegetation, Floristic Composition and Species Diversity in a Tropical Mountain Nature Reserve in Southern Yunnan, SW China, with Implications for Conservation
Mongabay.com Open Access Journal - Tropical Conservation Science Vol.8 (2): 528-546, 2015 Research Article Vegetation, floristic composition and species diversity in a tropical mountain nature reserve in southern Yunnan, SW China, with implications for conservation Hua Zhu*, Chai Yong, Shisun Zhou, Hong Wang and Lichun Yan Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xue-Fu Road 88, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, P. R. China Tel.: 0086-871-65171169; Fax: 0086-871-65160916 *Corresponding author: H. Zhu, e-mail [email protected]; Fax no.: 86-871-5160916 Abstract Complete floristic and vegetation surveys were done in a newly established nature reserve on a tropical mountain in southern Yunnan. Three vegetation types in three altitudinal zones were recognized: a tropical seasonal rain forest below 1,100 m; a lower montane evergreen broad- leaved forest at 1,100-1,600 m; and a montane rain forest above 1,600 m. A total of 1,657 species of seed plants in 758 genera and 146 families were recorded from the nature reserve. Tropical families (61%) and genera (81%) comprise the majority of the flora, and tropical Asian genera make up the highest percentage, showing the close affinity of the flora with the tropical Asian (Indo-Malaysia) flora, despite the high latitude (22N). Floristic changes with altitude are conspicuous. The transition from lowland tropical seasonal rain forest dominated by mixed tropical families to lower montane forest dominated by Fagaceae and Lauraceae occurs at 1,100-1,150 m. Although the middle montane forests above 1,600 m have ‘oak-laurel’ assemblage characteristics, the temperate families Magnoliaceae and Cornaceae become dominant. -
Large-Scale Screening of 239 Traditional Chinese Medicinal Plant Extracts for Their Antibacterial Activities Against Multidrug-R
pathogens Article Large-Scale Screening of 239 Traditional Chinese Medicinal Plant Extracts for Their Antibacterial Activities against Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Cytotoxic Activities Gowoon Kim 1, Ren-You Gan 1,2,* , Dan Zhang 1, Arakkaveettil Kabeer Farha 1, Olivier Habimana 3, Vuyo Mavumengwana 4 , Hua-Bin Li 5 , Xiao-Hong Wang 6 and Harold Corke 1,* 1 Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; [email protected] (G.K.); [email protected] (D.Z.); [email protected] (A.K.F.) 2 Research Center for Plants and Human Health, Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610213, China 3 School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China; [email protected] 4 DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, US/SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 8000, South Africa; [email protected] 5 Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China; [email protected] 6 College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected] (R.-Y.G.); [email protected] (H.C.) Received: 3 February 2020; Accepted: 29 February 2020; Published: 4 March 2020 Abstract: Novel alternative antibacterial compounds have been persistently explored from plants as natural sources to overcome antibiotic resistance leading to serious foodborne bacterial illnesses. -
Effect of Seed Size, Pre-Sowing Treatments and Potting Mixture on Seedlings Growth Character and Biomass Production Under Nurser
International Journal of Chemical Studies 2019; 7(4): 1502-1507 P-ISSN: 2349–8528 E-ISSN: 2321–4902 IJCS 2019; 7(4): 1502-1507 Effect of seed size, pre-sowing treatments and © 2019 IJCS Received: 04-05-2019 potting mixture on seedlings growth character Accepted: 06-06-2019 and biomass production under nursery conditions Akoijam Benjamin of Terminalia chebula Retz Department of Forestry & Environmental Science, Manipur University, Imphal, Manipur, India Akoijam Benjamin, Salam Dilip, Gurumayum Ranibala and Naorem Bidyaleima Chanu Salam Dilip Department of Forestry & Environmental Science, Manipur Abstract University, Imphal, Manipur, The experiment conducted aims in improving seed germination, seedling growth and biomass production India of Terminalia chebula. For the experiment, the depulped fruits were graded into three different sizes on the basis of length and were subjected to eight pre-sowing treatments and followed by transplanting Gurumayum Ranibala seedlings in three different potting mixtures. It was evident from the study that large size seeds (L3) Department of Forestry & excelled in all germination, growth and seedling biomass parameters. Among treatments, maximum Environmental Science, Manipur germination parameters were recorded from T8 (nicking at broad end then soaking in ordinary water for University, Imphal, Manipur, 36 hours). Among seed size and pre-sowing treatment combinations, most successful result was observed India from large size seeds subjected to nicking at broad end then soaking in ordinary water for 36 hours (T8L3). Among three different potting mixtures, seedlings transplanted in the potting mixture M3 (Soil: Naorem Bidyaleima Chanu College of Horticulture & Sand: FYM-1:2:3) exerted significantly maximum seedlings growth and biomass production under Forestry, Central Agricultural nursery conditions. -
A Caenorhabditis Elegans Model for Discovery of Novel Anti-Infectives
fmicb-07-01956 November 30, 2016 Time: 12:40 # 1 REVIEW published: 02 December 2016 doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01956 Beyond Traditional Antimicrobials: A Caenorhabditis elegans Model for Discovery of Novel Anti-infectives Cin Kong†, Su-Anne Eng, Mei-Perng Lim and Sheila Nathan* School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia The spread of antibiotic resistance amongst bacterial pathogens has led to an urgent need for new antimicrobial compounds with novel modes of action that minimize the potential for drug resistance. To date, the development of new antimicrobial drugs is still lagging far behind the rising demand, partly owing to the absence of an effective screening platform. Over the last decade, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans Edited by: Luis Cláudio Nascimento Da Silva, has been incorporated as a whole animal screening platform for antimicrobials. This CEUMA University, Brazil development is taking advantage of the vast knowledge on worm physiology and how it Reviewed by: interacts with bacterial and fungal pathogens. In addition to allowing for in vivo selection Osmar Nascimento Silva, of compounds with promising anti-microbial properties, the whole animal C. elegans Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Brazil screening system has also permitted the discovery of novel compounds targeting Francesco Imperi, infection processes that only manifest during the course of pathogen infection of the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy host. Another advantage of using C. elegans in the search for new antimicrobials is that *Correspondence: Sheila Nathan the worm itself is a source of potential antimicrobial effectors which constitute part of its [email protected] immune defense response to thwart infections. -
Vegetation Analysis of Oak Forests of Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary in Sikkim Himalayas
International Journal of Basic and Applied Biology p-ISSN: 2394-5820, e-ISSN: 2349-5839, Volume 6, Issue 3; July-September, 2019, pp. 192-197 © Krishi Sanskriti Publications http://www.krishisanskriti.org/Publication.html Vegetation analysis of Oak Forests of Fambong lho Wildlife Sanctuary in Sikkim Himalayas Subhankar Gurung1 and Arun Chettri2 1Research Scholar, Department of Botany, Sikkim University 2Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Sikkim University E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Abstract—A total of 4683 plants belonging to 62 families, 92 genera were enumerated from the study site. The topmost canopy was formed by Quercus lineata, Lithocarpus pachyphyllus, Quercus lamellosa, Castanopsis tribuloides while the second layer was formed by Symplocos lucida, Caruga pinnata. The highest adult tree species were recorded of Elaeocarpus sikkimensis (119 ind/ha) followed by Daphne sp. (56 ind/ha) and Eurya acuminata (46 ind/ha). The IVI for adult tree were highest of Elaeocarpus sikkimensis (19.4) followed by Eurya acuminata was highest for herbs (1.66), trees (1.54) and shrubs (1.19). Raunkiaer’s life (׳and Castanopsis hystrix (13.1). The species diversity (H (17.1) form assessment showed phanerophytes as the largest life forms (44.85%) followed by Chamaephytes (32.35%) and Geophytes (14.70%) indicating the prevalence of a phanerophytic phytoclimate in Fambong lho wildlife sanctuary (WS). The poor regeneration of oak as compared to Eurya acuminata (50.9 ind/ha), Symplocos lucida (30.9 ind/ha) indicates a high chances of change in species compositon and vegetation structure in the future. 1. Introduction Sikkim is a small state in the north-eastern part of India which is a repository of rich floral and faunal diversity [16]. -
The Laurel Or Bay Forests of the Canary Islands
California Avocado Society 1989 Yearbook 73:145-147 The Laurel or Bay Forests of the Canary Islands C.A. Schroeder Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles The Canary Islands, located about 800 miles southwest of the Strait of Gibraltar, are operated under the government of Spain. There are five islands which extend from 15 °W to 18 °W longitude and between 29° and 28° North latitude. The climate is Mediterranean. The two eastern islands, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, are affected by the Sahara Desert of the mainland; hence they are relatively barren and very arid. The northeast trade winds bring moisture from the sea to the western islands of Hierro, Gomera, La Palma, Tenerife, and Gran Canaria. The southern ends of these islands are in rain shadows, hence are dry, while the northern parts support a more luxuriant vegetation. The Canary Islands were prominent in the explorations of Christopher Columbus, who stopped at Gomera to outfit and supply his fleet prior to sailing "off the map" to the New World in 1492. Return voyages by Columbus and other early explorers were via the Canary Islands, hence many plants from the New World were first established at these points in the Old World. It is suspected that possibly some of the oldest potato germplasm still exists in these islands. Man exploited the islands by growing sugar cane, and later Mesembryanthemum crystallinum for the extraction of soda, cochineal cactus, tomatoes, potatoes, and finally bananas. The banana industry is slowly giving way to floral crops such as strelitzia, carnations, chrysanthemums, and several new exotic fruits such as avocado, mango, papaya, and carambola. -
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J. Nat. Hist. Mus. Vol. 28, 2014, 127-136 WILD EDIBLE FRUITS OF PALPA DISTRICT, WEST NEPAL RAS BIHARI MAHATO Department of Botany, R. R. Multiple campus Janakpur, Nepal [email protected] ABSTRACT This paper documents the wild edible fruits of tropical and subtropical forest of Palpa District, West Nepal. Thirty-seven plant species under 17 families and 27 genera were identifi ed as wild edible fruit. Over 86% percent of them were trees and shrubs (32 species), 11% herbs (4 species) and the remaining 3% (1 species) woody climbers. Moraceae (9 species), Rosaceae (7 species), Anacardiaceae, Berberidaceae, Combretaceae, Fabaceae, Solanaceae and Rutaceae (2 species each) were the most common families constituting about 75.7% of edible plants. The remaining 24.3% (9 species) of edible plants were distributed among 9 families and 9 genera. A considerable number of wild fruits are sold in market. These are Aegle marmelos, Artocarpus integra, Artocarpus lakoocha, Choerospondias axillaris, Myrica esculenta, Phoenix humilis, Phyllanthus emblica, Prunus persica, Pyracantha crenulata,Tamarindus indica, Terminalia bellirica, Terminalia chebula, Zanthoxylum armatum and Zizyphus mauritiana. Medicinal uses of some major economically important fruits are also documented. Keywords: tropical, subtropical forest, medicinal uses, wild fruits, sweet nuggets INTRODUCTION Wild edible fruits play an important role in the economy of rural people especially living in the hilly region by providing them food and also in generating side income. They collect the wild edible fruits from forest and sold in market regularly. The rural people have better knowledge of wild edible fruits as they visit the forest regularly and have constant association and dependence on these forests and its products for their livelihood. -
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The Laurel Forest An Example for Biodiversity Hotspots threatened by Human Impact and Global Change Dissertation 2014 Dissertation submitted to the Combined Faculties for the Natural Sciences and for Mathematics of the Ruperto–Carola–University of Heidelberg, Germany for the degree of Doctor of Natural Sciences presented by Dipl. biol. Anja Betzin born in Kassel, Hessen, Germany Oral examination date: 2 The Laurel Forest An Example for Biodiversity Hotspots threatened by Human Impact and Global Change Referees: Prof. Dr. Marcus A. Koch Prof. Dr. Claudia Erbar 3 Eidesstattliche Erklärung Hiermit erkläre ich, dass ich die vorgelegte Dissertation selbst verfasst und mich dabei keiner anderen als der von mir ausdrücklich bezeichneten Quellen und Hilfen bedient habe. Außerdem erkläre ich hiermit, dass ich an keiner anderen Stelle ein Prüfungsverfahren beantragt bzw. die Dissertation in dieser oder anderer Form bereits anderweitig als Prü- fungsarbeit verwendet oder einer anderen Fakultät als Dissertation vorgelegt habe. Heidelberg, den 23.01.2014 .............................................. Anja Betzin 4 Contents I. Summary 9 1. Abstract 10 2. Zusammenfassung 11 II. Introduction 12 3. Canary Islands and the Laurel Forest 13 4. Aims of this Study 20 5. Model Species: Laurus novocanariensis and Ixanthus viscosus 21 5.1. Laurus ...................................... 21 5.2. Ixanthus ..................................... 23 III. Material and Methods 24 6. Sampling 25 7. Laboratory Procedure 27 7.1. DNA Extraction . 27 7.2. AFLP Procedure . 27 7.3. Scoring . 29 7.4. High Resolution Melting . 30 8. Data Analysis 32 8.1. AFLP and HRM Data Analysis . 32 8.2. Hotspots — Diversity in Geographic Space . 34 8.3. Ecology — Ecological and Bioclimatic Analysis . -
Terminalia Chebula: Success from Botany to Allopathic and Ayurvedic Pharmacy
Online - 2455-3891 Vol 9, Issue 5, 2016 Print - 0974-2441 Review Article TERMINALIA CHEBULA: SUCCESS FROM BOTANY TO ALLOPATHIC AND AYURVEDIC PHARMACY VARUN GARG, BARINDER KAUR, SACHIN KUMAR SINGH*, BIMLESH KUMAR Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India. Email: [email protected]/[email protected] Received: 25 May 2016, Revised and Accepted: 27 May 2016 ABSTRACT Terminalia chebula (TC) is a unique herb having various therapeutic potentials as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer, and digestant. It belongs to family Combretaceae. In the present review, an attempt has been made to decipher classification, chemical constituents, therapeutic uses, and patents that have been reported for TC. Various pharmacological activities of TC that make it as potential medicine and its Ayurvedic formulations are highlighted. Keywords: Terminalia chebula, Anti-oxidant, Anti-cancer, Ayurvedic formulations, Anti-oxidant. © 2016 The Authors. Published by Innovare Academic Sciences Pvt Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by/4. 0/) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2016.v9i5.13074 INTRODUCTION above variety. These are alterative, stomachic, laxative, and tonic. It is generally used in fevers, cough, asthma, urinary diseases, piles, worms (TC) is a unique herb that is used from ancient Terminalia chebula and rheumatism and scorpion-sting. time since Charak. It is used in many herbal formulations like Triphala. It is used as anti-inflammatory and digestant [1-3]. In recent years, an extract of TC has been reported for having anticancer and Balaharade antioxidant properties [1-3]. TC belongs to Kingdom: Plantae, Division: This variety is smaller than above two mentioned categories, its color Magnoliophyta, Class: Magnoliopsida, Order: Myrtales, Family: is homogenous, and the pulp is deep brown. -
Monitoring and Indicators of Forest Biodiversity in Europe – from Ideas to Operationality
Monitoring and Indicators of Forest Biodiversity in Europe – From Ideas to Operationality Marco Marchetti (ed.) EFI Proceedings No. 51, 2004 European Forest Institute IUFRO Unit 8.07.01 European Environment Agency IUFRO Unit 4.02.05 IUFRO Unit 4.02.06 Joint Research Centre Ministero della Politiche Accademia Italiana di University of Florence (JRC) Agricole e Forestali – Scienze Forestali Corpo Forestale dello Stato EFI Proceedings No. 51, 2004 Monitoring and Indicators of Forest Biodiversity in Europe – From Ideas to Operationality Marco Marchetti (ed.) Publisher: European Forest Institute Series Editors: Risto Päivinen, Editor-in-Chief Minna Korhonen, Technical Editor Brita Pajari, Conference Manager Editorial Office: European Forest Institute Phone: +358 13 252 020 Torikatu 34 Fax. +358 13 124 393 FIN-80100 Joensuu, Finland Email: [email protected] WWW: http://www.efi.fi/ Cover illustration: Vallombrosa, Augustus J C Hare, 1900 Layout: Kuvaste Oy Printing: Gummerus Printing Saarijärvi, Finland 2005 Disclaimer: The papers in this book comprise the proceedings of the event mentioned on the back cover. They reflect the authors' opinions and do not necessarily correspond to those of the European Forest Institute. © European Forest Institute 2005 ISSN 1237-8801 (printed) ISBN 952-5453-04-9 (printed) ISSN 14587-0610 (online) ISBN 952-5453-05-7 (online) Contents Pinborg, U. Preface – Ideas on Emerging User Needs to Assess Forest Biodiversity ......... 7 Marchetti, M. Introduction ...................................................................................................... 9 Session 1: Emerging User Needs and Pressures on Forest Biodiversity De Heer et al. Biodiversity Trends and Threats in Europe – Can We Apply a Generic Biodiversity Indicator to Forests? ................................................................... 15 Linser, S. The MCPFE’s Work on Biodiversity ............................................................. -
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Supplemental Map Information (User Report) Project ID: R05Y09P01_Sussex_cty_CO Project Title or Area: State of Delaware Photo-interpretation: Conservation Management Institute (Contractor) Personnel: Matthew Fields, Nicole Fuhrman, Scott Klopfer, Kevin McGuckin, Pamela Swint, – Conservation Management Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA Source Imagery (type, scale and date): Color-infrared, .25 meter, 1:2400, 2007- http://datamil.delaware.gov/geonetwork/srv/en/main.home Date Started: 1/1/09 Date Completed: 2/26/10 Number of 24k quads: 27 Collateral Data (include any digital data used as collateral): NHD, SSURGO (Hydric Soils only), DRG, NED (10m) Inventory Method (original mapping, map update, techniques used): The NWI updates were created for the State of Delware with 2007 digital imagery. Polygons were created using heads-up digitization. Wetlands were identified at a maximum zoom scale of 1:6000 and delineated at approximately 1:5,000. Older NWI data and the DE SWMP wetland dataset were used to identify additional wetland locations. We used the ancillary datasets SSURGO hydric soils, NED (10m) and DRG contours. Special modifiers were added to describe disturbed and altered wetlands and deepwater habitats: ditching, impoundment, spoil deposition, excavation, artificial water control. Wetland linears were obtained from the high resolution NHD. The linears were erased from the dataset if a line intersected a permanently flooded wetland. Linears were then attributed with the Cowardin attribution based on attributes from the NHD (intermittent linears received a R4_ code) and also from their location within a wetland polygon. For example, a linear would receive an attribution of E1UBL if it fell inside an E2EM1N polygon. -
Assessing the Potential Replacement of Laurel Forest by a Novel Ecosystem in the Steep Terrain of an Oceanic Island
Article Assessing the Potential Replacement of Laurel Forest by a Novel Ecosystem in the Steep Terrain of an Oceanic Island Ram Sharan Devkota 1, Richard Field 2, Samuel Hoffmann 1, Anna Walentowitz 1, Félix Manuel Medina 3,4, Ole Reidar Vetaas 5, Alessandro Chiarucci 6, Frank Weiser 1, Anke Jentsch 7,8 and Carl Beierkuhnlein 1,8,9,* 1 Department of Biogeography, University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany; [email protected] (R.S.D.); [email protected] (S.H.); [email protected] (A.W.); [email protected] (F.W.) 2 School of Geography, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK; [email protected] 3 Servicio de Medio Ambiente, Cabildo de La Palma, 38700 Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain; [email protected] 4 Ecology and Evolution Research Group, Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología (IPNA-CSIC), 38206 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain 5 Department of Geography, University of Bergen, P.O. Box 7802, 5020 Bergen, Norway; [email protected] 6 Biodiversity and Macroecology Group, Department of Biological, Geological & Environmental Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 33, 40126 Bologna, Italy; [email protected] 7 Disturbance Ecology, University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany; [email protected] 8 Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research BayCEER, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany 9 Geographical Institute Bayreuth GIB, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +49-921-552270 Received: 22 September 2020; Accepted: 5 December 2020; Published: 8 December 2020 Abstract: Biological invasions are a major global threat to biodiversity and often affect ecosystem services negatively.