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Journal articles on the topic "Indigenous flora"

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Gao, Yu Nan, Dong Xu Zhou, Ping Ping Zhang, and Jin Xiang Fu. "The Effect of Backwashing on Microbial Ecosystem of the BEAC Filter." Applied Mechanics and Materials 209-211 (October 2012): 2045–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.209-211.2045.

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The invasion of indigenous flora from the open system into the biological enhanced activated carbon(BEAC) system can inhibit the development of dominant bacteria and also decrease the biodegradability and biological activity of dominant bacteria. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of backwashing on the indigenous flora and dominant bacteria in the BEAC system and to study the optimal operation process of backwashing. In order to control the inhibition of the indigenous flora, the optimal backwashing conditions were set as 7-10d of operation period and 8-10 L/(m2•s) of air backwashing intensity. In addition, the PCR-DGGE results showed the indigenous flora could be removed under the optimal backwashing process, and the dominant bacteria could also be updated to maintain the biological stability well in this system.
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Van Balgooy, Max M. J., and Elizabeth Anita Widjaja. "FLORA OF BALI: A PROVISIONAL CHECKLIST." REINWARDTIA 14, no. 1 (December 23, 2014): 219. http://dx.doi.org/10.14203/reinwardtia.v14i1.418.

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Compared to Java the flora of Bali is poorly known. A checklist has been prepared based on literature and collections. The focus is on indigenous species, but the distinction between indigenous and naturalized species is not always clear. This checklist is therefore very provisional. The flora of the much smaller island state Singapore is much richer, probably mainly due to undercollecting of Bali.
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Beudel, Saskia, and Margo Daly. "Gallant Desert Flora: Olive Pink’s Australian Arid Regions Flora Reserve." Historical Records of Australian Science 25, no. 2 (2014): 227. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/hr14016.

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In the mid-1950s Olive Pink campaigned to have an area of land in Alice Springs set aside as a flora reserve. In 1956 the area was gazetted as the Australian Arid Regions Flora Reserve, with Pink appointed as honorary curator. Although Pink was not a professional horticulturalist or botanist, she established a garden that marked itself out from contemporary gardens, such as Maranoa Gardens and the Australian National Botanic Gardens, which were similarly committed to showcasing indigenous Australian plants. Pink's approach was pioneering in that she aimed to create a collection of plants selected by a delineated ‘climatic zone' and geographic area rather than drawn from all parts of the continent. This article argues that Pink developed a distinctive form of horticultural work informed by her passion for and close artistic observation of desert flora; her long experience establishing and maintaining gardens under central Australian ecological conditions; along with her anthropological insight into Indigenous knowledge of flora gained through her studies with Arrernte and Warlpiri people. Today we might recognize the principles that informed Pink's garden through the concepts of ‘water-wise gardens' and environmental sustainability practices.
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Gardner, Donald E. "The native rust fungi of Hawaii." Canadian Journal of Botany 72, no. 7 (July 1, 1994): 976–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b94-123.

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F.L. Stevens (1925. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. Bull. No. 19) published the first comprehensive list of fungi in Hawaii, recognizing 7 species of endemic rusts and 10 species probably indigenous. Stevens considered this small number of rusts particularly noteworthy in comparison with the rust floras of other areas with which he was familiar. He ascribed the scarcity to the geographic isolation of the Hawaiian Islands from significant land masses. Currently, of the more than 74 rusts in Hawaii, 22 are considered native, of which 13 are endemic and 9 indigenous. The rust flora, like other groups of native organisms of Hawaii, provides interesting examples of biological colonization and adaptation to remote insular environments. Key words: endemic, Hawaii, indigenous, rusts.
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Tretyakova, Alyona S., Olga G. Baranova, Stepan A. Senator, Nikolay N. Panasenko, Aleksey V. Sutkin, and Magomed Kh Alikhadzhiyev. "Studies of urban flora in Russia: current state and prospects." Turczaninowia 24, no. 1 (March 28, 2021): 125–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.14258/turczaninowia.24.1.15.

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An overview of Russian literature sources of urban flora studies. The authors analyze the history of urban floral research in Russia and provide definitions of terms – urban flora, native, indigenous, apophytic, alien, synanthropic species. The overview provides a description of methods and approaches used in different studies of urban flora. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the biological diversity of native and alien plants and the features of their spatial distribution in urban habitats. The authors raise problems of protection of biodiversity in cities and show the role of urban protected natural areas. The conclusion of the work outlines the prospects for further study of urban flora. The authors highlight an importance and necessity of creation of a unified database of vascular plants in the urbanized territories of Russia. Further usage of the database will allow to conduct a comparative analysis of the species composition of urban flora and to identify the degree of their homogenization and originality.
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Smith, G. F. "Die rol van ’n plantkundige in Parke en Ontspanning." Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie 9, no. 1 (July 5, 1990): 19–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/satnt.v9i1.435.

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The exceptional wealth of the flora of Southern Africa has been known internationally since the early seventeenth century. However, our floral heritage has been subjected to ever increasing pressure resulting from industrial, urban and agricultural development. Research primarily aimed at conserving our indigenous flora, making rare species available to nurseries as well as establishing a meaningful tree planting programme can, however, be undertaken by Departments of Parks and Recre­ation. Educational programmes ranging from formal to non-formal botanical education can play an important role in making the public aware of our unique flora. A graduate presenting botany as one major subject can assist Departments of Parks and Recreation in utilizing these opportunities, not only to conserve, but also to develop the natural resources currently under their control.
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HENTGES, DAVID J. "The protective function of the indigenous intestinal flora." Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 5, Supplement (January 1986): 17–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00006454-198601001-00006.

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Rakoff-Nahoum, S., and R. Medzhitov. "Innate immune recognition of the indigenous microbial flora." Mucosal Immunology 1, S1 (October 15, 2008): S10—S14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/mi.2008.49.

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Kin, Nataliya. "The similarity and difference in the flora of the pine forest on the southern border of the range of Pinus sylvestris L." BIO Web of Conferences 16 (2019): 00011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20191600011.

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The data of studies and calculations showing the high floristic similarity of the pine forests of the Russian Plain located in the southern part of Pinus sylvestris L. area. Especially high similarity is observed in the indigenous fraction of the flora. The similarity of floras in the adventive fraction is insignificant. Taking into account the forecast of a possible, in the near future, floristic homogenization due to the species of the adventive fraction, we calculated an estimation index, which indicates an opposite process of homogenization — differentiation. Given the division of advents into groups according to the introduction time, we calculated the estimated index separately for archaeophytes and kenophytes. It was revealed that in pairs of pine forests located relatively close to each other, archaeophytes enhance differentiation, and kenophytes enhance the homogenization of flora. Differential taxa (families, genera, and species) are found only in one of all the studied pine forests, that determine the characteristics of the studied floras. Endemic species have been established that give originality to the flora of the studied pine forests.
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FIGUEIREDO, ESTRELA, and GIDEON F. SMITH. "An annotated catalogue of the exotic flora of Angola: state of the art." Phytotaxa 539, no. 2 (March 15, 2022): 147–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.539.2.3.

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Data and information provided in a 2008 floristic inventory of the indigenous and exotic flora of Angola was disaggregated and reanalysed for an improved understanding of the floristic component that is non-indigenous to the country. Results of the analysis are presented here as a catalogue of the exotic flora recorded for Angola. The catalogue consists of three lists: 1. ‘Naturalised aliens’; 2. ‘Taxa of uncertain indigenous or naturalised status or presence’; and 3. ‘Cultivated, casual, and escaped taxa’. Overall, the catalogue is expanded, brought up to date, and evidence-based information is provided for each taxon included on one of the three lists. A total of 180+ taxa are recorded here as having become naturalised in Angola. This figure includes records at the rank of genus that likely include more than one species. A further 53 taxa of uncertain indigenous or naturalised status or presence are listed. Additionally, 110 taxa that are cultivated, casual, or escaped are discussed. We compare the figures presented here to those available for a selection of other countries. We show that, in terms of numbers, the non-indigenous flora of Angola is smaller than that of some near-neighbouring countries, such as Zimbabwe (to the east) and South Africa (to the south), and argue for the use of standard terminology when recording and referring to non-indigenous species, and for the preparation of herbarium vouchers when such species are encountered.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Indigenous flora"

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Seini, Monica Michelle, and n/a. "Bioprospecting and Access to Indigenous Flora: Policy Implications of Contested Ways of 'Knowing' and 'Owning'." Griffith University. School of Science, 2005. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20060302.122535.

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This thesis critically explores the issue of access to biological resources and Indigenous knowledge Historically, biological resources collected and documented, and knowledge associated with their use, have been considered the 'common heritage of mankind' The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) changed this understanding to tights of states over biological resources, but also gave rise to issues of equity and justice, especially with regard to Indigenous Nations encapsulated within First World states-so-called 'Fourth World Nations', A central concern of Fourth World Peoples is their marginalisation within access negotiations, despite their claims of connate (birth) rights to r esou.r ces and knowledge they identify as their own. Increasing global Indigenous activism over their concerns, has in turn raised an increasingly important policy gap that is becoming recognised in fora and processes with regard to access to biological resources. My thesis addresses this policy gap. I explore some of the complex historical, political and cultural dimensions that led to the emergence and resilience of this policy problem The failure to address the concerns of Indigenous peoples, and Fourth World Nations in particular, is more important and problematic now because of contemporary biotechnological developments and the emergence of bioprospecting. Bioprospecthg refers to the practice of appropriating biological resources, and Indigenous knowledge of those resources, and incorporating them into biopharmaceutical processes. Literature on bioprospecting as a problematic issue for Third World States has been emerging steadily over the last decade under the impact of the commercialisation of biodiversity, which has become big business for biopha.rmaceutical companies. The unique interests and experiences of Fourth World Nations are not recognised within this literature as significantly different to that of the Third World, and of their encapsulating states.. This study has addressed this significant gap by utilising and developing an analytical approach that uses Fourth World theory, synthesised with elements of Foucault's analytics of power. When combined, these two theoretical approaches provide a new and rich under standing of how dominant 'ways of knowing' and 'ways of owning' have been privileged, while other knowledge and ownership systems have been, and continue to be, marginalised, Eoucault's understanding of discursive power as having the capability to be either, or both, dominant and resistant is important to my analysis, as it accommodates the Fourth World as a discursive site of resistance to dominant power. I posit that richer insights are gained through the development and application of this theoretical framework to the issue of fair and equitable access to biological resources, than other approaches offer. I demonstrate the framework's utility by applying it to a case study on bioprospecting in Australia. Important findings have emerged while tracking the activities of Fourth World peoples on the international stage, and their attempts to challenge dominant power/knowledge structures within political institutions For example, participation at the international level has enabled Fomth World peoples to apply pressure on their encapsulating states to accommodate their interests. This has been furthered through forming alliances with, for example, environmentalists, and through the adoption of the language of effective participation within international fora.. Overall, however, the study found that the participation of Eourth World peoples within international, central state and local state policy processes is not always empowering in challenging dominant interests Instead, the more accurate impression is that at this stage of the discursive policy terrain, it may only create an illusion of participation that actually serves to entrench their disempowerment. This places pressule on policy processes to address and resolve this access issue equitably if social turbulence is to subside, justice be served, and certainty provided for all.
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Seini, Monica Michelle. "Bioprospecting and Access to Indigenous Flora: Policy Implications of Contested Ways of 'Knowing' and 'Owning'." Thesis, Griffith University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366804.

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This thesis critically explores the issue of access to biological resources and Indigenous knowledge Historically, biological resources collected and documented, and knowledge associated with their use, have been considered the 'common heritage of mankind' The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) changed this understanding to tights of states over biological resources, but also gave rise to issues of equity and justice, especially with regard to Indigenous Nations encapsulated within First World states-so-called 'Fourth World Nations', A central concern of Fourth World Peoples is their marginalisation within access negotiations, despite their claims of connate (birth) rights to r esou.r ces and knowledge they identify as their own. Increasing global Indigenous activism over their concerns, has in turn raised an increasingly important policy gap that is becoming recognised in fora and processes with regard to access to biological resources. My thesis addresses this policy gap. I explore some of the complex historical, political and cultural dimensions that led to the emergence and resilience of this policy problem The failure to address the concerns of Indigenous peoples, and Fourth World Nations in particular, is more important and problematic now because of contemporary biotechnological developments and the emergence of bioprospecting. Bioprospecthg refers to the practice of appropriating biological resources, and Indigenous knowledge of those resources, and incorporating them into biopharmaceutical processes. Literature on bioprospecting as a problematic issue for Third World States has been emerging steadily over the last decade under the impact of the commercialisation of biodiversity, which has become big business for biopha.rmaceutical companies. The unique interests and experiences of Fourth World Nations are not recognised within this literature as significantly different to that of the Third World, and of their encapsulating states.. This study has addressed this significant gap by utilising and developing an analytical approach that uses Fourth World theory, synthesised with elements of Foucault's analytics of power. When combined, these two theoretical approaches provide a new and rich under standing of how dominant 'ways of knowing' and 'ways of owning' have been privileged, while other knowledge and ownership systems have been, and continue to be, marginalised, Eoucault's understanding of discursive power as having the capability to be either, or both, dominant and resistant is important to my analysis, as it accommodates the Fourth World as a discursive site of resistance to dominant power. I posit that richer insights are gained through the development and application of this theoretical framework to the issue of fair and equitable access to biological resources, than other approaches offer. I demonstrate the framework's utility by applying it to a case study on bioprospecting in Australia. Important findings have emerged while tracking the activities of Fourth World peoples on the international stage, and their attempts to challenge dominant power/knowledge structures within political institutions For example, participation at the international level has enabled Fomth World peoples to apply pressure on their encapsulating states to accommodate their interests. This has been furthered through forming alliances with, for example, environmentalists, and through the adoption of the language of effective participation within international fora.. Overall, however, the study found that the participation of Eourth World peoples within international, central state and local state policy processes is not always empowering in challenging dominant interests Instead, the more accurate impression is that at this stage of the discursive policy terrain, it may only create an illusion of participation that actually serves to entrench their disempowerment. This places pressule on policy processes to address and resolve this access issue equitably if social turbulence is to subside, justice be served, and certainty provided for all.
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Pinheiro, Aureliano Marques. "Cultura material: a produção de artesanato na terra indígena Beija- flor." Universidade Federal do Amazonas, 2012. http://tede.ufam.edu.br/handle/tede/2543.

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This paper has as objective to analyze the aspects of handicraft production and its relation to the creation of Beija-Flor Indigenous Land and aspects of social organization. It will be presented in the contextualization of the Amazon, aspects of the transformation of the indigenous peoples way of life from contact with European settlers and new relationships developed in space, to become the territory structured by the values of non-indigenous. The European conquest caused the displacement of many indigenous people from their places of origin to settle elsewhere, forming communities, is destabilized and restructuring themselves, resulting in the absorption values of others. The paper discusses the transformation of Beija-Flor Indigenous Community in the Indian land, contemplating their interests and conflicts arising from it. The origin of the community is related to the production of handicrafts for the market, and to support this aspect, we dealt with the meaning of material culture related to the importance of the techniques in human and art of indigenous peoples. It was used the literature and field research through interviews with forms, obtaining as a result the identification of the type of crafts produced in the community, such as ornaments, weapons and games, musical instruments and ritual, twisted, and the social and economic aspects related to the production of handicrafts, ethnic groups that live there, profiles of individuals and crafts typical of every people, raw materials and obtaining the same place and meaning of the craft for each ethnicity.
Este trabalho tem, por objetivo, analisar os aspectos da produção de artesanato e sua relação com a criação da Terra Indígena Beija-Flor e aspectos de sua organização social. Serão apresentados, na contextualização da Amazônia, aspectos da transformação do modo de vida dos povos indígenas a partir do contato com o colonizador europeu e das novas relações desenvolvidas no espaço, para se tornar território estruturado pelos valores do não indígena. A conquista europeia provocou o deslocamento de vários indivíduos indígenas de seus lugares de origem para se estabelecerem em outros lugares, formando comunidades, desestruturando-se e reestruturando-se, implicando na absorção de valores diferentes dos seus. Será apresentado o processo de transformação da Comunidade Indígena Beija-Flor em Terra Indígena, contemplando os interesses e os conflitos decorrentes do mesmo. A origem da comunidade está relacionada com a produção de artesanato para o mercado, e, para embasar este aspecto, abordou-se sobre o significado da cultura material, relacionado com a importância das técnicas nas atividades humanas e arte dos povos indígenas. Utilizou-se de pesquisa bibliográfica e pesquisa de campo, através de entrevistas com formulários, obtendo-se como resultado a identificação da tipologia do artesanato produzido na comunidade, tais como adornos, armas e jogos, instrumentos musicais e ritualísticos, trançados, bem como os aspectos sociais e econômicos relacionados no processo de produção de artesanato, as etnias que lá habitam, perfil dos indivíduos e o artesanato característico de cada povo; matéria-prima e local de obtenção da mesma e o significado do artesanato para cada etnia.
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Human, Hannelie. "Evaluation of the floral rewards of Aloe greatheadii var davyana (Asphodelaceae), the most important indigenous South African bee plant." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26143.

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The most important indigenous bee plant in South Africa is the winter flowering Aloe greatheadii var davyana, with a widespread distribution across the summer rainfall region. Beekeepers commonly move their hives to the "aloe fields" during winter, using the strong pollen and nectar flow for colony growth, queen rearing and honey production. In spite of its importance for the bee industry, no complete pollen analysis is available and, except for the popular bee literature, little is known about nectar production or pollinators. The aim of the study was therefore to evaluate the floral rewards of this aloe and to investigate the importance of these resources for honeybees. We analysed fresh, bee-collected and stored aloe pollen for its nutritional content (not previously done for any plant species). Addition of nectar and glandular secretions leads to an increase in water and carbohydrate content and a decrease in protein and lipid content. All the essential amino acids, except tryptophan, met or exceeded the minimum levels for honeybee development. In worker bees in queenright colonies, ovarian development is greater on aloe than on sunflower pollen, which may be explained by the exceptionally high protein content and high extraction efficiency during digestion. In assessing the nectar resource, we investigated the nectary structure and nectar presentation of two species belonging to different sections of the genus Aloe, A. castanea and A. greatheadii var davyana, but anatomical differences were not related to the nectar production. We looked at variation in nectar volume and concentration of A. greatheadii var davyana on various levels, from within the flowers to across the summer rainfall area. Nectar was continuously available and, although dilute (mean concentration 18.6%), the nectar of A. greatheadii var davyana is more concentrated than that of other Aloe species, making it an ideal source of energy and water for honeybees. Utilisation of dilute nectar by bees requires elimination of much excess water. We sampled crop contents of nectar foragers to determine if changes in nectar concentration occurred after collection and before unloading in the hive. Contrary to the common assumption that nectar is either unchanged or slightly diluted during transport, we observed a dramatic increase in concentration and a decrease in volume between the flowers and the hive. Bees may be foraging primarily to get enough water for their physiological needs. Using miniaturised data loggers, we showed that bees are able to adjust nest humidity within sub-optimal limits, in addition to efficient regulation of hive temperature. Humidity levels are influenced by trade-offs with regulation of temperature and respiratory gas exchanges. Although the dilute nectar and pinkish red tubular flowers are characteristic of bird-pollination, exclusion experiments showed that bees are the primary pollinators of A. greatheadii var davyana. This contrasts with other Aloe species which are pollinated by sunbirds and other passerine birds, but highlights the two-way interaction between the bees and the aloes.
Thesis (PhD (Entomology))--University of Pretoria, 2008.
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Human, Hannelie. "Evaluation of the floral rewards of Aloe greatheadii van davyana (Asphodelaceae), the most important indigenous South African bee plant." Pretoria : University of Pretoria, 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07092008-093049/.

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Cimas, Maria de Cortes Ramos. "Assessment of the non-indigenous species in Ria Formosa." Master's thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/561.

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Dissertação mest., Gestão da Água e da Costa, Universidade do Algarve, 2008
As espécies não-indígenas (ENI) são consideradas como sendo um problema prioritário nos ecossistemas e na biodiversidade a nível global. A principal peça de legislação europeia na questão das águas e sua gestão – a Directiva Quadro de Água (DQA) – tem como principal objectivo atingir um bom estado ecológico para todas as massas de água. As ENI podem ser consideradas como sendo uma pressão antropogénica nas diversas massas de água, e assim sendo, fazem aumentar o risco do principal objectivo desta legislação não ser cumprido. Foi recolhida e compilada toda a informação disponível sobre ENI no Parque Natural da Ria Formosa (PNRF), e novas informações foram reunidas a partir dos diversos stakeholders através de entrevistas feitas com o objectivo de avaliar a situação actual da laguna em relação às ENI e as respectivas consequências com respeito à DQA. O estudo focou espécies aquáticas: 15 foram introduzidas nas últimas duas décadas, em locais onde até 1990 apenas se observava em média 1 espécie/década. O grupo biota bêntico é o maioritário (80%), principalmente algas e molúsculos (26% cada um). Importantes actividades económicas estão envolvidas com as espécies introduzidas. 73% das espécies presentes estão dentro do grupo dos piores invasores. Contudo, não são considerados perigosas pelo PNRF ou como representando um risco de falha na concretização dos objectivos da DQA pela maioria dos stakeholders. Esta contradição poderá estar relacionada com a falta de conhecimento que existe acerca do assunto. Há uma grande incerteza, falta de informação e de dados empíricos básicos sobre as espécies, o que dificulta uma avaliação correcta. Há uma clara necessidade de aumentar a investigação científica integrada e de incluir as ENI no plano de gestão do PNRF.
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Foster, Erin U. "Sea otter effects on soft sediment flora and fauna, and within ancient Indigenous maricultural systems." Thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/13110.

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Most of what is known about the ways in which strongly interacting species affect ecological communities stems from changes to community structure revealed in contemporary research. However, trophic downgrading has limited the temporal extent to which inferences can be drawn. The aim of my Dissertation was to expand on the strongly interacting species concept by examining species interactions at a historical scale, in a textbook example of a strongly interacting and keystone predator. The sea otter, Enhydra lutris, was driven to near-extinction but is recovering in parts of its range, providing a mosaic of areas with and without sea otters. This mosaic allowed for a series of natural experiments, which I conducted using behavioural observations, genetic tools, and archaeological methods, to examine sea otter effects spanning contemporary (last ~40 yrs.), and late-Holocene (~3500-150 yrs. ago) timeframes, and on an evolutionary scale that inferred middle-Pleistocene interactions. In Chapter 2, my coauthors and I found that sea otter use of clam-based niches increased as occupancy-time increased, and that bachelor groups of male otters primarily inhabited these niches, findings that informed and inspired subsequent questions. In Chapter 3, we found that where sea otters were established for 20-30 years, the disturbance to eelgrass (Zostera marina), caused by sea otters digging for clams and other infaunal prey, was correlated with ~25% greater eelgrass allelic richness than where otters were present <10 yrs, or absent. We posit that sea otter digging has long-influenced the genetic diversity and resilience of eelgrass – perhaps since the middle Pleistocene. In Chapter 4, we asked how two strongly interacting species – people and sea otters – co-existed for millennia where they both consumed clams. We used assemblages of live and otter-cracked butter clams (Saxidomus gigantea), to confirm the ecological effects that sea otters exert today. We measured clams from archaeological assemblages in areas densely populated with clam gardens – terraced beaches that enhance clam habitat and productivity – and found that sea otters reduced the sizes of ancient clams, acting as ecologically effective predators in the mid-to-late Holocene. However, clam harvests were stable for thousands of years, with or without otters. We suggest that clam gardening supported coexistence of people and otters in the past, and could function the same way today. Collectively, we found that a few, perhaps long-forgotten, interactions increased the breadth of the strongly interacting species concept. In Chapter 5, I suggest that such rediscoveries could occur in other systems. Many large vertebrates have suffered population declines, but the most insidious losses accompanying these, are the losses of ecological interactions that become unknowable, and thus cannot be intentionally restored. By searching out ancient interactions, long-forgotten relationships have the potential to be recovered, and to inform our understanding of contemporary systems.
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Rocha, Jorge Miguel Leite da. "A Importância da Flora Autóctone na Definição de Percursos Pedestres/Interpretação Ambiental." Master's thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/17346.

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O presente trabalho tem por base a análise da importância da flora autóctone na definição de percursos pedestres/interpretação ambiental, em que o caso de estudo se insere, em particular, no Percurso Pedestre Botânico de Avis. Partindo do princípio que o pedestrianismo faz parte do Turismo de Natureza, ao mesmo tempo sustentável e multifacetado e que este engloba, essencialmente, três fatores fundamentais como a cultura, a prática do desporto e o turismo. Neste sentido, procurou-se ao longo do trabalho, definir a importância e o contributo de percursos pedestres a vários níveis, abordar brevemente o seu enquadramento histórico, assim como, na componente prática, analisar alguns percursos considerando a ótica de utilizador. Tomando como base esta análise, as características edafoclimáticas e as potencialidades do concelho de Avis, foi delineado um estudo prévio com a preparação de vários indicadores que viria a dar corpo a uma proposta intitulada por “Rede de Percursos Pedestres no Concelho de Avis”. A ideia assentou em três parâmetros como a arqueologia, a natureza e a botânica, tendo esta última maior incidência e relevância como contributo para este trabalho. Pode-se mencionar, relativamente ao Percurso Botânico de Avis, que este estabelece uma ligação entre os espaços verdes envolventes, onde predomina a flora autóctone, a biodiversidade de espécies, contrastes de habitats e um nicho ecológico variado e amplo.
This work is based on the analysis of the importance of native flora in the definition of pedestrian/environmental interpretation courses, using as a case study the Avis botanic pedestrian route. Considering that the hiking is part of Nature Tourism, and at the same time, a sustainable and multifaceted activity in which it essentially to comprises three fundamental principles such as culture, sport and tourism, it was necessary to define the role and contribution pedestrian pathways, report a little short history as well as analyse some routes, considering a user perspective. Based on this analysis, soil and climatic characteristics and potential of the municipality of Avis, a previous study with the preparation of several indicators that would give the body an application for proposal entitled "Network Walks in the Borough of Avis" was outlined. The idea was based on three parameters as archaeology, nature and botany, the latter having higher incidence and importance as a contribution to this work. Regarding the botanical path Avis, it is possible to say that it establishes a link between the surrounding green spaces, dominated by native flora, a large biodiversity of species, habitats and contrasts of a varied and broad ecological niche.
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Keaney, Benedict. "Bogong Moth Aestivation Sites as an Archive for Understanding the Floral, Faunal and Indigenous History of the Northern Australian Alps." Phd thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/119187.

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The research detailed in this dissertation focuses on plant and faunal remains preserved in the accumulating sediments at aestivation sites of the Bogong Moth (Agrotis infusa), in the crevices of granite tors in the northern Australian Alps. Analyses have confirmed the preservation of a diverse range of fossil material, including bird feathers, hairs of small marsupials occupying the rock crevice niche, fossil pollen and spores derived from the summit vegetation, and charcoal from fires in the immediate vicinity of the aestivation sites. The fieldwork focused on the sampling of deposits at various aestivation sites representative of different biogeographical areas to ascertain the sedimentary characteristics of each region. Three aestivation study areas were located and sampled for the study, the Brindabella Ranges, the Bogong Peaks and the Tinderry Range in NSW. The Tinderry Range sites represent the most easterly geographical region, while the Bogong Peaks site and Brindabella Ranges sites represent, respectively, the western and central aestivation site regions of the northern Australian Alps area. Since preservation of organic material typically occurs in a stable low oxygen environment, investigation into the depositional environment is an important aspect of the study to taphonomically contextualise the environmental proxies. The palynological preparation of material from the three regions revealed abundant pollen derived from local vegetation. A rich assemblage of mammal hair was found in the Bogong Peaks and Mt Gingera sediments. This record provides a unique faunal proxy of sub-alpine ecosystems. Levels of charcoal in the sediments reflect past fire frequency, and are presented in both micro- and macro-charcoal graphs. Aestivation site deposits are a unique terrestrial archive recording ecological change in the montane and sub-alpine environments for over 1000 years. Despite some chronometric difficulties, they provide an excellent record of the effects of local disturbance, such as fires, on the biome and provide insights into the impact of European settlement, on both vegetation structure and faunal biodiversity. The study provides evidence of massive cultural, ecological and climatic upheaval at sub-alpine elevations in the northern Australian Alps from the late Holocene up to the present, and illustrates the great value that aestivation sites hold as terrestrial archives, signalling a need for further utilisation and investigation in light of rapid human induced climate change.
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Bond, Julie M., E. B. Guttmann, and I. A. Simpson. "Bringing in the sheaves: farming Intensification in post-broch Iron Age." 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3331.

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Books on the topic "Indigenous flora"

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Clifton, R. T. F. St. Helena, a highly critical flora: Includes endemic & indigenous ferns, grasses, flowery plants. [England]: The Geraniaceae Group, 1996.

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Egziabher, Tewolde Berhan Gebre. The Ethiopian Flora Project: Ten years of an Ethio-Swedish joint venture in the development of systematic botany and associated disciplines for indigenous Ethiopian scholarship in Ethiopia's development. [Stockholm]: SAREC, 1991.

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Murray, James A. Plants and drugs: Their uses in medicine, commerce, and the arts : being a systematic account, with descriptions, of the indigenous flora, and notices of the value and uses of their products in commerce medicine, and the arts. Delhi: Asiatic Publishing House, 2006.

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Upham, Warren. Catalogue of the Flora of Minnesota: Including Its Phænogamous and Vascular Cryptogamous Plants, Indigenous, Naturalized, and Adventive. Creative Media Partners, LLC, 2018.

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Pittock, George Mayris. Flora of Thanet: A Catalogue of the Plants Indigenous to the Island with a Few Rare Aliens. Creative Media Partners, LLC, 2018.

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Pittock, George Mayris. Flora of Thanet: A Catalogue of the Plants Indigenous to the Island with a Few Rare Aliens. Creative Media Partners, LLC, 2015.

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Upham, Warren. Catalogue of the Flora of Minnesota, Including Its Phaenogamous and Vascular Cryptogamous Plants, Indigenous, Naturalized, and Adventive. Creative Media Partners, LLC, 2018.

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Ferrari, Fabrizio, and Thomas Dähnhardt, eds. Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion: Plant Life in South Asian Traditions. Equinox Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/isbn.9781781791196.

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Plant life has figured prominently in Indian culture. Archaeobotanical findings and Vedic texts confirm that plants have been central not only as a commodity (sources of food; materia medica; sacrificial matter; etc.) but also as powerful and enduring symbols. Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion: Plant Life in South Asian Traditions explores how herbs, trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables have been studied, classified, represented and discussed in a variety of Indian traditions such as Vedism, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, indigenous cultures and Islam. Moving from an analysis of the sentience of plants in early Indian philosophies and scientific literature, the various chapters, divided in four thematic sections, explore Indian flora within devotional and mystic literature (bhakti and Sufism), mythological, ritual and sacrificial culture, folklore, medicine, perfumery, botany, floriculture and agriculture. Arboreal and floral motifs are also discussed as an expression of Indian aesthetics since early coinage to figurative arts and literary figures. Finally, the volume reflects current discourses on environmentalism and ecology as well as on the place of indigenous flora as part of an ancient yet still very much alive sacred geography.
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Stewart, John Lindsay, and Sir Dietrich Brandis. Forest Flora of North-West and Central India: A Handbook of the Indigenous Trees and Shrubs of Those Countries. Creative Media Partners, LLC, 2018.

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Stewart, John Lindsay, and Dietrich Brandis. The Forest Flora of North-west and Central India: A Handbook of the Indigenous Trees and Shrubs of Those Countries. Arkose Press, 2015.

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Berg, Rodney D. "Translocation and the indigenous gut flora." In Probiotics, 55–85. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2364-8_4.

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Pavithra, Mundamoole, Kandikere R. Sridhar, and Kakekochi Keshavachandra. "Diverse Medicinal Attributes of Indigenous Flora of Southwest India." In Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainability in Asia, 797–816. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73943-0_44.

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Bams, Hans L. "How to Design an Antibiotic Strategy That Respects the Indigenous Flora." In Selective Digestive Tract Decontamination in Intensive Care Medicine: a Practical Guide to Controlling Infection, 183–92. Milano: Springer Milan, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0653-9_15.

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Nazir, Muslima, Roohi Mushtaq, Showkat Ahmad Zargar, Aijaz Ahmad Wani, and Sajad Majeed Zargar. "Therapeutic Potential of Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge: A Panoramic View of the Flora Indigenous to North West Himalayas." In Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge for Food Security, 255–66. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0060-7_15.

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Stévart, Tariq, Gilles Dauby, Davy U. Ikabanga, Olivier Lachenaud, Patricia Barberá, Faustino de Oliveira, Laura Benitez, and Maria do Céu Madureira. "Diversity of the Vascular Plants of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands." In Biodiversity of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands, 249–71. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06153-0_10.

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AbstractDespite a long history of botanical collecting in the three oceanic islands of the Gulf of Guinea, no recent studies have documented floristic patterns. This chapter summarizes information on the vascular plants of the islands, including inventories conducted on Príncipe and São Tomé since 2017, as well as two recent expeditions to Annobón. An updated database of the vascular flora was compiled, which includes 14,376 records representing 1285 species and infraspecific taxa (1028 native). Príncipe has 445 species and infraspecific taxa (394 native), São Tomé has 1044 (842 native), and Annobón has 344 (274 native). Recent inventory work has generated collections of more than 90% of the endemic woody species. Several very rare taxa were rediscovered, including Balthasaria mannii (Oliv.) Verdc., 1969 (Pentaphylacaceae) and Psychotria exellii R. Alves, Figueiredo and A.P. Davis, 2005 (Rubiaceae), neither of which had been seen for more than 50 years. At least 17 species new to science were also discovered on Príncipe and São Tomé. Of the 1028 indigenous taxa, 164 (16%) are currently considered endemic to the islands. Of the 285 species evaluated according to the IUCN Red List criteria, 2 (0.7%) were Data Deficient, 226 (79.3%) Least Concern or Near Threatened, 55 (19.3%) threatened (including 3 Critically Endangered, 21 Endangered, and 31 Vulnerable), and 2 (0.7%) Extinct. On São Tomé and Príncipe, 325 plant species are used in traditional medicine, 37 of which are endemic. These results should be used to identify new priority sites for conservation, including on Annobón, where priority sites are less well defined.
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Teitelbaum, Jonathan E. "Indigenous Flora." In Pediatric Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 28–38. Elsevier, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-1-4377-0774-8.10004-1.

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TEITELBAUM, J. "Indigenous flora." In Pediatric Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 35–50. Elsevier, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-7216-3924-6.50008-1.

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Swanson, Douglas S. "INDIGENOUS FLORA." In Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 110–17. Elsevier, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-1-4160-4044-6.50011-x.

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Mukiama, Titus K. "INDIGENOUS FLORA CONSERVATION IN KENYA." In Conservation of Plant Genes, 311–24. Elsevier, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-044140-2.50027-2.

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"The Indigenous Microbial Flora in Children." In Pediatric Anaerobic Infections, 35–50. CRC Press, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/9780203904022-4.

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Conference papers on the topic "Indigenous flora"

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Ayaz, Farwa. "Optimization Of Production Conditions For Efficient Utilization Of Indigenous Microalgal Flora." In International Conference on Biological Research and Applied Science. Jinnah University for Women, Karachi,Pakistan, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37962/ibras/2022/62-63.

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Majeed, Muhammad, Mehar Shehzad, Muhammad Riaz, and Abu Bakar Raza. "Biocidal Potential of Indigenous Flora of Soon Valley (Khushab, Pakistan) against &lt;em&gt;Helicoverpa armigera&lt;/em&gt; Hübner and &lt;em&gt;Spodoptera litura&lt;/em&gt; F. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)." In The 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/iece-10368.

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Majeed, Muhammad, Muhammad Tayyab, and Muhammad Riaz. "Insecticidal Potential of Indigenous Flora of Soon Valley against Asian Citrus Psyllid &lt;em&gt;Diaphorina citri&lt;/em&gt; Kuwayama and Cotton Aphid &lt;em&gt;Aphis gossypii&lt;/em&gt; Glover." In The 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/iece-10367.

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Tierling, Kenneth Shane. "Cash is King - Repurposing Marginal Assets to Reduce Floating LNG CAPEX." In Offshore Technology Conference. OTC, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4043/31053-ms.

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Objective / Scope With renewable energy sources not currently able to move energy around the globe and forming small portions of the total global energy supply, it has fallen upon hydrocarbon sources to form the backbone of global energy movements. Hence, the recent energy demand decline, along with policy, have disproportionately impacted world-wide petroleum and LNG pricing. The impact on Floating LNG has been a heightened demand for capital efficiency, required to achieve final investment decision. A business case specific means of reducing FLNG CAPEX, has been repurposing marginal assets. Starting with a breakdown of the cost components of an FLNG facility, this paper will provide examples of the inclusion of preexisting assets into FLNG projects to reduce capital cost. The paper will wrap up with other opportunities for cost savings, to stimulate thought. Methods, Procedures, Process Floating LNG (FLNG) technologies have been deployed to monetize mid-sized offshore gas reservoirs, avoiding constructing a sub-sea gas pipeline to a land-based LNG facility and export jetty. Containing the processing to an oceanic environment also reduces the impact on indigenous peoples as well as terrestrial flora and fauna. FLNG facilities also have the potential of serving multiple offshore fields over the life of the facility, thereby reducing the minimum size field that can be economically monetized. Interest in FLNG continues, despite the current slump in energy prices, however these challenging times are refocusing efforts on reducing the capital cost of FLNG. This paper will explore recent capital cost trends in LNG, with a focus on floating LNG, examples of realized opportunities to reduce CAPEX, and further scope for reductions. Results, Observations, Conclusions The readers will take-away from this paper a deeper understanding of: Recent trends in CAPEX for LNG, and specifically FLNG Where significant opportunities lie for cost reduction Examples of the reuse and repurposing of marginal assets to reduce cost of FLNG facilities Areas to be explored for future capital reduction Novel / Additive Information This paper pulls together disparate threads into a coherent whole, providing visualization of the trends and examples of realized opportunities.
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