Bromelain is a mixture of proteolytic enzymes primarily extracted from the fruit and stem of
the pineapple plant (Ananas comosus). It has a long history of traditional medicinal use in …

The unprecedented loss of biological diversity has negative impacts on ecosystems and the
associated benefits which they provide to humans. Bromeliads have high diversity …

Despite fresh and pyrogenic organic matter have been widely used as amendments to
improve soil organic carbon (SOC) storage, mineralization that links to C quality and soil …

Understanding microbial communities associated with bulk and rhizosphere soils will benefit
the maintenance of forest health and productivity and the sustainable development of forest …

Little is known of how hurricane-induced deposition of canopy material onto tropical forest
floors influences the soil microbial communities involved in decomposition of these …

The environmental changes caused by coal mining activities caused disturbances to the
plant, soil, and microbial health in the mining area. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play …

Abstract In Costa Rica, the Maquenque National Wildlife Refuge (MNWLR) contains a
unique habitat gradient ranging from primary old growth forests, grasslands, pastures, to …

The objective was to study the behavior of the respiration rate (RR) of guamara and
cocuixtle fruits during storage, the effect or the maturity stage (green maturity and …

Yeast surveys associated with different bromeliads in north-eastern Brazil led to the
proposal of two novel yeast species, Carlosrosaea hohenbergiae sp. nov. and Carlosrosaea …

This study quantified the aboveground biomass and nutrient contents in terrestrial
bromeliads in a dune forest at Restinga da Marambaia, RJ. Data of individuals in …