Ferns and lycophytes are the second and third largest lineages of vascular plants, yet our
understanding of their interactions with phytophagous insects is very limited. In this study …

In arid areas, ecological water conservancy engineering influences vegetation growth by
altering river flooding dynamics in addition to the depths of groundwater. However, few …

Although the use of crop-associated bacteria as biological control agents of fungal diseases
has gained increasing interest, the biotechnological potential of forest tree-associated …

En la región centro de Veracruz existen fragmentos de bosque mesófilo de montaña (BMM)
que no se han explorado. Nosotros estudiamos la composición florística y algunos aspectos …

Scaly tree ferns stand out among other pteridophytes not only due to their ancient lineage,
which retains specific primitive characteristics in their appearance and growth habits, but …

Knowing how species and communities respond to environmental change is fundamental in
the context of climate change. The search for patterns of abundance and phenotypic …

Aim We investigated changes in distribution of cloud forests during the last 130 kyr, and
tested whether these changes explain the spatial patterns of genetic diversity of the tree fern …

Analyses of richness and endemism of Cyatheales (tree ferns) in tropical America were
performed and evidence of a diversity gradient is presented. For this, the occurrence ranges …

Molecular rate heterogeneity, whereby rates of molecular evolution vary among groups of
organisms, is a well-documented phenomenon. Nonetheless, its causes are poorly …

COURALET C, VAN DEN BULCKE J, NGOMA LM, VAN ACKER J & BEECKMAN H. 2013.
Phenolo functional groups of Central African rainforest trees. A good understanding of the …