Search Results - "SPICHIGER, RODOLPHE"

Continental-scale patterns of canopy tree composition and function across Amazonia by Steege, H. ter, Pitman, N.C.A, Phillips, O.L, Chave, J, Sabatier, D, Duque, A, Molino, J.F, Prévost, M.F, Spichiger, R, Castellanos, H

“…The world's greatest terrestrial stores of biodiversity and carbon are found in the forests of northern South America, where large-scale biogeographic patterns…”
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Photoperiodic induction of synchronous flowering near the Equator by Calle, Zoraida, Gautier, Laurent, von Hildebrand, Patricio, Tye, Alan, Navarrete, Diego, Spichiger, Rodolphe, Borchert, Rolf, Renner, Susanne S

“…In tropical rainforests, 30-65% of tree species grow at densities of less than one individual per hectare. At these low population densities, successful…”
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Diversity, distribution and conservation status assessment of Paraguayan palms (Arecaceae) by Gauto, Irene, Spichiger, Rodolphe E., Stauffer, Fred W.

“…Indigenous palm species of Paraguay are presented with data on their diversity, distribution, threats and conservation status. The Paraguayan palm flora…”
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Comparative floral structure and systematics in the Asian palm genus Rhapis (Arecaceae, Coryphoideae) by Giddey, Anne, Spichiger, Rodolphe E., Stauffer, Fred W.

“…A comparative study of the floral structure in the species of the genus Rhapis (Arecaceae, Coryphoideae, Rhapidinae) is presented. Flowers are mainly…”
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Ethnobotanical survey on wild alpine food plants in Lower and Central Valais (Switzerland) by Abbet, Christian, Mayor, Romain, Roguet, Didier, Spichiger, Rodolphe, Hamburger, Matthias, Potterat, Olivier

“…Swiss Alps have an ancestral tradition with regard to the use of wild plants as medicines and food. However, this knowledge is falling into oblivion, and is…”
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The use of herbarium specimens in DNA phylogenetics: evaluation and improvement by Savolainen, Vincent, Cuénoud, Philippe, Spichiger, Rodolphe, Martinez, Maria D. P., Crèvecoeur, Michèle, Manen, Jean-François

“…During the last few years we have been confronted with the need to use herbarium specimens in the molecular phylogeny studies, since it is generally difficult…”
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Phytosociological studies in the Great Chaco: structure, floristic composition and variability of the Schinopsis balansae forest in the humid boreal Chaco, Paraguay by Fátima Mereles, Gloria Céspedes, Juana De Egea-Elsam, Rodolphe Spichiger

“…A description of the forest of Schinopsis balansae is presented, including an analysis of its structure, composition and floristic variability. The sampling…”
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Dispersal-Vicariance Analyses in the Tribe Sinningieae (Gesneriaceae): A Clue to Understanding Biogeographical History of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest by Perret, Mathieu, Chautems, Alain, Spichiger, Rodolphe

“…The historical biogeography of the tribe Sinningieae (Gesneriaceae) was analyzed based on distribution data and a molecular species-level phylogeny of 76…”
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Floristics of the Angiosperm Flora of Sub-Saharan Africa: An Analysis of the African Plant Checklist and Database by Klopper, Ronell R., Gautier, Laurent, Chatelain, Cyrille, Smith, Gideon F., Spichiger, Rodolphe

“…The African Plant Checklist and Database Project (APCD) provides botanists with the first angiosperm checklist and database for Sub-Saharan Africa. This was…”
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Systematics and evolution of tribe Sinningieae (Gesneriaceae): evidence from phylogenetic analyses of six plastid DNA regions and nuclear ncpGS by Perret, Mathieu, Chautems, Alain, Spichiger, Rodolphe, Kite, Geoffrey, Savolainen, Vincent

“…For nearly all species in the three genera of tribe Sinningieae (Gesneriaceae), Sinningia, Paliavana, and Vanhouttea (mostly in southeastern Brazil) plus 10…”
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Geographical zonation in the Neotropics of tree species characteristic of the Paraguay-Paraná Basin by Spichiger, Rodolphe, Calenge, Clément, Bise, Bastian

“…Aim This paper uses data from the literature (monographs and taxonomic reviews) to investigate the geographical zonation in South America of 32 common tree…”
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Nectar Sugar Composition in Relation to Pollination Syndromes in Sinningieae (Gesneriaceae) by Perret, Mathieu, Chautems, Alain, Spichiger, Rodolphe, Peixoto, Mauro, Savolainen, Vincent

“…A putative correlation between nectar sugar composition and pollination syndrome was evaluated in the tribe Sinningieae (Neotropical Gesneriaceae). Sucrose,…”
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Tree Community Change across 700 km of Lowland Amazonian Forest from the Andean Foothills to Brazil by Pitman, Nigel C.A, Mogollón, Hugo, Dávila, Nallarett, Ríos, Marcos, García-Villacorta, Roosevelt, Guevara, Juan, Baker, Timothy R, Monteagudo, Abel, Phillips, Oliver L, Vásquez-Martínez, Rodolfo, Ahuite, Manuel, Aulestia, Milton, Cardenas, Dairon, Cerón, Carlos E, Loizeau, Pierre-André, Neill, David A, Núñez V., Percy, Palacios, Walter A, Spichiger, Rodolphe, Valderrama, Elvis

“…We describe patterns of tree community change along a 700-km transect through terra firme forests of western Amazonia, running from the base of the Andes in…”
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ESTUDIOS FITOSOCIOLÓGICOS EN EL GRAN CHACO: ESTRUCTURA, COMPOSICIÓN FLORÍSTICA Y VARIABILIDAD DEL BOSQUE DE SCHINOPSIS BALANSAE EN EL CHACO HÚMEDO BOREAL, PARAGUAY by MERELES, FÁTIMA, CÉSPEDES, GLORIA, DE EGEA-ELSAM, JUANA, SPICHIGER, RODOLPHE

“…Se presenta la descripción del bosque de Schinopsis balansae que incluye un análisis de su estructura, composición y variabilidad florística. El sitio de…”
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis can counterbalance the negative influence of the exotic tree species Eucalyptus camaldulensis on the structure and functioning of soil microbial communities in a sahelian soil by Kisa, Marija, Sanon, Arsene, Thioulouse, Jean, Assigbetse, Komi, Sylla, Samba, Spichiger, Rodolphe, Dieng, Lamine, Berthelin, Jacques, Prin, Yves, Galiana, Antoine, Lepage, Michel, Duponnois, Robin

“…The hypothesis of the present study was that bacterial communities would differentiate under Eucalyptus camaldulensis and that an enhancement of arbuscular…”
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THE GEOGRAPHICAL PATTERN OF SPECIATION AND FLORAL DIVERSIFICATION IN THE NEOTROPICS: THE TRIBE SINNINGIEAE (GESNERIACEAE) AS A CASE STUDY by Perret, Mathieu, Chautems, Alain, Spichiger, Rodolphe, Barraclough, Timothy G., Savolainen, Vincent

“…The geographical pattern of speciation and the relationship between floral variation and species ranges were investigated in the tribe Sinningieae…”
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DISPERSAL-VICARIANCE ANALYSES IN THE TRIBE SINNINGIEAE (GESNERIACEAE): A CLUE TO UNDERSTANDING BIOGEOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF THE BRAZILIAN ATLANTIC FOREST 1 by Perret, Mathieu, Chautems, Alain, Spichiger, Rodolphe

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Displacement of an herbaceous plant species community by mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal Gmelina arborea, an exotic tree, grown in a microcosm experiment by Sanon, A, Martin, P, Thioulouse, J, Plenchette, C, Spichiger, R, Lepage, M, Duponnois, R

“…Gmelina arborea Roxb. (Gmelina, Yemane) is a fast growing tree, native from India and considered as a potentially invasive woody plant in West Africa…”
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Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Genus Ilex L. (Aquifoliaceae) by CUÉNOUD, PHILIPPE, DEL PERO MARTINEZ, MARIA A., LOIZEAU, PIERRE-ANDRE, SPICHIGER, RODOLPHE, ANDREWS, SUSYN, MANEN, JEAN-FRANCOIS

“…The chloroplast atpB-rbcL spacer was sequenced for 115 species of Ilex and forNemopanthus mucronatus (Aquifoliaceae). In addition, rbcL sequences were obtained…”
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis can counterbalance the negative influence of the exotic tree species Eucalyptus camaldulensis on the structure and functioning of soil microbial communities in a sahelian soil: Mycorrhizosphere effect and plant coexistence by Kisa, Marija, Sanon, Arsene, Thioulouse, Jean, Assigbetse, Komi, Sylla, Samba, Spichiger, Rodolphe, Dieng, Lamine, Berthelin, Jacques, Prin, Yves, Galiana, Antoine, Lepage, Michel, Duponnois, Robin

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