Search Results - "New Zealand journal of botany"

Fire-vegetation feedbacks and alternative states: common mechanisms of temperate forest vulnerability to fire in southern South America and New Zealand by Kitzberger, T, Perry, GLW, Paritsis, J, Gowda, JH, Tepley, AJ, Holz, A, Veblen, TT

“…In the context of global warming and increasing impacts of invasive plants and animals, we examine how positive fire-vegetation feedbacks are increasing the…”
Get full text

High rate algal pond systems for low-energy wastewater treatment, nutrient recovery and energy production by Craggs, R, Park, J, Heubeck, S, Sutherland, D

“…High rate algal pond (HRAP) systems provide opportunities for low-energy wastewater treatment and energy recovery from wastewater solids, as well as biofuel…”
Get full text

Ecosourcing for resilience in a changing environment by Heenan, Peter B., Lee, William G., McGlone, Matt S., McCarthy, James K., Mitchell, Caroline M., Larcombe, Matthew J., Houliston, Gary J.

“…Ecosourcing seed of 'local genetic stock' for ecological restoration has been practiced in New Zealand for about 50 years. However, we believe that it has…”
Get full text

Epichloë - a key element of New Zealand's agricultural landscape by Card, Stuart D., Bastías, Daniel A., Zhang, Wei, Hume, David E., Caradus, John R.

“…Epichloë is a genus of filamentous fungal endophytes that have co-evolved with cool-season grasses with which they form long-term, symbiotic associations. In…”
Get full text

Two new species and a new host record of Pleosporales (Dothideomycetes) from palm (Arecaceae) in Guangdong Province, China by Xiong, Yinru, Manawasinghe, Ishara S., Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N., Hongsanan, Sinang, Hyde, Kevin D., Biao, Xu, Dong, Zhangyong

“…Pleosporales is the largest order of Ascomycota which is distributed worldwide. Among the wide range of hosts, Pleosporales species are frequently isolated…”
Get full text

Sexual systems in the New Zealand angiosperm flora by McGlone, Matt S., Richardson, Sarah J.

“…We present data on sexual systems and associated traits in the New Zealand angiosperm flora and discuss reasons for the anomalously high levels of gender…”
Get full text

Recovering arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) from decomposing litter: an unusual approach by Lima, Juliana Luiza Rocha de, Felix, Juliana Rayssa Barros, Vieira, Hannah da Silva, Nobre, Camila Pinheiro, Leroy, Juliana Aparecida Souza, Fiuza, Patrícia Oliveira, Goto, Bruno Tomio

“…A few studies indicated a possible role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in leaf litter decomposition. Information about these fungi in leaf litter is…”
Get full text

Significance of precise documentation of hosts and geospatial data of fungal collections, with an emphasis on plant-associated fungi by Rathnayaka, Achala R., Tennakoon, Danushka S., Jones, Gareth E. B., Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N., Bhat, D. Jayarama, Priyashantha, A. K. Hasith, Stephenson, Steven L., Tibpromma, Saowaluck, Karunarathna, Samantha C.

Get full text

Exploring the health benefits of Ganoderma : bioactive compounds and mechanisms of action; immunomodulatory, and anti-tumour activities by Karunarathna, Samantha Chandranath, Ediriweera, Aseni, Prasannath, Kandeeparoopan, Mingfei, Yang, Hapuarachchi, Kalani Kanchana

Get full text

Canopy structure and understorey light availability in Nothofagus and podocarp-broadleaf stands in a New Zealand forest by Lusk, Christopher H., Carr, Mereana Atatoa

“…The ability of some ectomycorrhizal fungi to access organic sources of nitrogen is known to influence decomposition, nitrogen mineralisation and soil carbon…”
Get full text

Cheilolejeunea sicilicula S. Fish & Glenny (Lejeuneaceae, Marchantiopsida), a newly described species from lowland forests of South Island, New Zealand by Fish, Stella, Glenny, David, Shepherd, Lara

“…Cheilolejeunea sicilicula S. Fish & Glenny, a new species of liverwort from lowland indigenous forest reserves in Westland and Western Nelson provinces in…”
Get full text

Aquatic hyphomycetes associated with plant debris in freshwater ecosystems of the Atlantic Forest of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil by da Silva, Heloysa Farias, Assunção, Amanda Regis, Aciole, Douglas de Souza Braga, Barbosa, Flavia Rodrigues, Fiuza, Patrícia Oliveira

“…Aquatic hyphomycetes decompose submerged detritus in aquatic ecosystems making organic matter more nutritious and palatable for consumption by aquatic…”
Get full text

A novel genus and new records of Dothideomycetes associated with Litchi chinensis litter from Guangdong Province, China by Yang, Yun-Hui, Manawasinghe, Ishara S., Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N., De Farias, Antonio Roberto Gomes, Liao, Chun-Fang, Dong, Zhang-Yong

“…Litchi chinensis (lychee) is one of the most important tropical fruit crops in Asia. Despite the annual increase in research on lychee fungal pathogens, few…”
Get full text

Taxonomy and phylogeny of endophytic Chaetomium (Chaetomiaceae) associated with mango (Mangifera indica) in Yunnan, China by Yang, Er-Fu, Karunarathna, Samantha C., Elgorban, Abdallah M., Soytong, Kasem, Promputtha, Itthayakorn, Tibpromma, Saowaluck

“…Endophytic fungi reside within plant tissues throughout their entire or partial life cycle, establishing a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship with…”
Get full text

Alternaria tomentosae (Pleosporaceae, Dothideomycetes); novel endophytic species from Citrus grandis cv. 'Tomentosa' fruits in China by Liu, Jia-Wei, Senanayake, Indunil Chinthani, Zhou, Tao, Cen, Bo-Yi, Dong, Zhang-Yong, Luo, Mei

“…Alternaria species show a wide range of life modes, viz. pathogens in plants, animals and human, saprobes and rarely endophytes. In the present study, three…”
Get full text

Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal two new species of Conocybe (Bolbitiaceae, Agaricales) from southwest China by Lu, Wenhua, Suwannarach, Nakarin, Lumyong, Saisamorn, Elgorban, Abdallah M., Dai, Dong-Qin, Dutta, Arun K., Han, Li-Hong, Tibpromma, Saowaluck, Karunarathna, Samantha C.

“…Conocybe commonly occur as saprobes, are distributed in tropical, subtropical, and temperate zones worldwide. In the present study, two new species in Conocybe…”
Get full text

Morpho-molecular analyses reveal a novel species, Xenoanthostomella thailandica (Gyrothricaceae, Xylariales), from northern Thailand by Thakshila, Subasingha A.D., Bhunjun, Chitrabhanu S., Samarakoon, Milan C., Rathnayaka, Achala R., Gajanayake, Achala J.

“…An anthostomella-like fungus associated with dead palm rachis (Arecaceae) was collected in Nang Lae Village, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. It is characterised…”
Get full text

Unveiling the holomorph and novel host records of Shearia formosa (Longiostiolaceae, Pleosporales) in China by Madagammana, Ashani D., Samarakoon, Milan C., Phukhamsakda, Chayanard, Bhunjun, Chitrabhanu S., Huanraluek, Naruemon, Liu, Jian-Kui, Hyde, Kevin D.

“…Shearia belongs to the Longiostiolaceae (Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes) and is typified by S. formosa. Previously, Shearia species were reported by their…”
Get full text

Two new Stictidaceae species from grasslands in Yunnan province, China by Gao, Ying, Thiyagaraja, Vinodhini, Eungwanichayapant, Prapassorn Damrongkool, Roberto Gomes de Farias, Antonio, Xu, Jian-chu, Gui, Heng, Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N.

“…Stictidaceae is characterised by a wide geographic distribution and diverse ecological roles. It has recently been the focus of taxonomic research in China. In…”
Get full text

Sexual morph of Allophoma tropica and Didymella coffeae-arabicae (Didymellaceae, Pleosporales, Dothidiomycetes), including novel host records from leaf litter in Thailand by Samaradiwakara, Nethmini P., Gomes de Farias, Antonio Roberto, Tennakoon, Danushka S., Bhunjun, Chitrabhanu S., Hyde, Kevin D., Lumyong, Saisamorn

“…Studying the taxonomy, diversity and host preference of leaf litter inhabiting microfungi contributes towards elucidating hidden taxa, their host affinities…”
Get full text