Search Results - "Arevalo, J. R."

Cubic tin sulfide thin films by a Sn-NTA system based chemical bath process by Gaitán-Arévalo, J.R., González, L.A., Escorcia-García, J.

“…•Chemical deposition of SnS films with NTA as complexing agent.•Single-phase cubic SnS structures were obtained by the increase of NTA concentration.•The films…”
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Effect of lactation number, year, and season of initiation of lactation on milk yield of cows hormonally induced into lactation and treated with recombinant bovine somatotropin by Mellado, M, Antonio-Chirino, E, Meza-Herrera, C, Veliz, F G, Arevalo, J R, Mellado, J, de Santiago, A

“…Records representing data from 1,500 barren Holstein cows over an 8-yr period from a large commercial dairy farm in northern Mexico were analyzed to determine…”
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Grazing effects on species richness depends on scale: a 5-year study in Tenerife pastures (Canary Islands) by Fernández-Lugo, S, de Nascimento, L, Mellado, M, Arévalo, J. R

“…The effect of herbivores on species richness is important for the conservation of protected areas under grazing management but research findings on this are…”
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Vegetation change and chemical soil composition after 4 years of goat grazing exclusion in a Canary Islands pasture by Fernández-Lugo, S., de Nascimento, L., Mellado, M., Bermejo, L.A., Arévalo, J.R.

“…Extensive goat production systems have played an important role in the structure and specific composition of Tenerife's pastures. Due to the steady decline of…”
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The food habits of goats on rangelands with different amounts of fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens) cover by Mellado, M., Rodríguez, A., Lozano, E.A., Dueñez, J., Aguilar, C.N., Arévalo, J.R.

“…Esophageally fistulated goats were released in a microphyll desert scrub habitat with 14.6% or 46.2% aerial cover of Atriplex canescens (induced by removal of…”
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Pasture management under goat grazing on Canary Islands by Arévalo, J.R., Chinea, E., Barquín, E.

“…Tenerife pastures in the Teno plateau are under a goat grazing management system, and the number of goats has increased by 70% in the past 10 years. This plant…”
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Replacement value of Solanum elaeagnifolium for alfalfa hay offered to growing goats by Mellado, M., García, J.E., Arévalo, J.R., Pittroff, W.

“…In order to determine the nutritional properties of Solanum elaeagnifolium in goat diets, chemical analysis, in vitro techniques and a feeding trial were…”
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Grazing effects on species composition in different vegetation types (La Palma, Canary Islands) by Arévalo, J.R., de Nascimento, L., Fernández-Lugo, S., Mata, J., Bermejo, L.

“…Grazing management is probably one of the most extensive land uses, but its effects on plant communities have in many cases been revealed to be contradictory…”
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Effects of fertilization management on pasture productivity and nutrient composition by Chinea, E, Arévalo, J. R

“…Biomass productivity in poor soils is limited by several factors, among which are climatic conditions and nutrients. The most important limiting nutrients in…”
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Distributional patterns of endemic, native and alien species along a roadside elevation gradient in Tenerife, Canary Islands by Bacaro, G, S. Maccherini, A. Chiarucci, A. Jentsch, D. Rocchini, D. Torri, M. Gioria, E. Tordoni, S. Martellos, A. Altobelli, R. Otto, C. G. Escudero, S. Fernández-Lugo, J. M. Fernández-Palacios, J. R. Arévalo

“…Invasion by alien plant species may be rapid and aggressive, causing erosion of local biodiversity. This is particularly true for islands, where natural and…”
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Do anthropogenic corridors homogenize plant communities at a local scale? A case studied in Tenerife (Canary Islands) by Arévalo, J. R, Otto, R, Escudero, C, Fernández-Lugo, S, Arteaga, M, Delgado, J. D, Fernández-Palacios, J. M

“…Biological homogenization is defined as a process that occurs when native species are replaced by common and dominant exotic species or due to depletion and…”
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Local and large-scale climatic factors controlling tree-ring growth of Pinus canariensis on an oceanic island by Rozas, Vicente, García-González, Ignacio, Pérez-de-Lis, Gonzalo, Arévalo, José Ramón

“…Tree-ring growth of Pinus canariensis at high elevation on Tenerife, Canary Islands, is thought to be principally controlled by drought-induced stress. Aspect…”
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Anthropogenic disturbance and environmental factors drive the diversity and distribution of earthworms in São Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal) by Talavera, J.A., Cunha, L., Arévalo, J.R., Talavera, I.P., Kille, P., Novo, M.

“…We present an evaluation of earthworm fauna in São Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal) revealing that it is rich in species in relation to its size and nature…”
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Selection for nutrients by pregnant goats on a microphyll desert scrub by Mellado, M., Aguilar, C. N., Arévalo, J. R., Rodríguez, A., García, J. E., Mellado, J.

“…The behavioral consequences of pregnancy in goats were studied to test the hypothesis that pregnant females on rangeland select a diet richer in nutrients once…”
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Changes in plant species composition and litter production in response to roads and trails in the laurel forest of Tenerife (Canary Islands) by Arévalo, J. R., Delgado, J. D., Fernández-Palacios, J. M.

“…Road density has increased in the Canary Islands' forests during the last century, affecting an unknown amount of forested area. We studied road effects on…”
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Seed bank analysis of tree species in two stands of the Tenerife laurel forest (Canary Islands) by Arevalo, J R

“…We analyzed the germination from the seed bank for two laurel forest stands (Moquinal versus Aguirre) of Tenerife collected at two different seasons (summer…”
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Ain't no mountain high enough: plant invasions reaching new elevations by Pauchard, Aníbal, Christoph Kueffer, Hansjörg Dietz, Curtis C Daehler, Jake Alexander, Peter J Edwards, José Ramón Arévalo, Lohengrin A Cavieres, Antoine Guisan, Sylvia Haider, Gabi Jakobs, Keith McDougall, Constance I Millar, Bridgett J Naylor, Catherine G Parks, Lisa J Rew, Tim Seipel

“…Most studies of invasive species have been in highly modified, lowland environments, with comparatively little attention directed to less disturbed,…”
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Responses of plant functional groups in grazed and abandoned areas of a Natural Protected Area by Bermejo, L.A., de Nascimento, L., Mata, J., Fernández-Lugo, S., Camacho, A., Arévalo, J.R.

“…This work seeks to address several questions: Do plant functional groups respond differently to grazing? Can we use plant functional groups as tools for…”
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Seedling survival patterns in Macaronesian laurel forest: a long-term study in Tenerife (Canary Islands) by Fernandez-Lugo, S., de Nascimento, L., Mendez, J., Gonzalez-Delgado, G., Gomes, E. P. C., Otto, R., Arevalo, J. R., Fernandez-Palacios, J. M.

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Edge effects of roads on temperature, light, canopy cover, and canopy height in laurel and pine forests (Tenerife, Canary Islands) by Delgado, Juan D., Arroyo, Natalia L., Arévalo, José R., Fernández-Palacios, José M.

“…The estimation of the road edge effect is useful to understand changes induced by the road network on ecosystems. Road networks on islands may break ecosystem…”
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