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fernsandfernallies, etc ; geographical distribution; species diversity; Show all 3 Subjects
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... Despite that several studies have shown that data derived from species lists generated from distribution occurrence records in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) are not appropriate for those ecological and biogeographic studies that require high sampling completeness, because species lists derived from GBIF are generally very incomplete, Suissa et al. (2021) generated fern specie ...
fernsandfernallies, etc ; Cyclosorus; bioinformatics; haplotypes; models; parentage; phylogeny; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Hybridisation has been proposed to play an important role in fern evolution, but has been difficult to investigate. This study explores the utility of target sequence capture and read-to-reference phasing of putative hybrids to investigate the role of evolutionary reticulation in ferns using Australian Thelypteridaceae as a model. The bioinformatics workflow HybPhaser was used to assess divergence ...
fernsandfernallies, etc ; Miocene epoch; basins; fossils; paleobotany; palynology; Czech Republic; Show all 7 Subjects
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... A new fossil species Odontosoria marekgaltieri sp. nov. from the lower Miocene Most Basin, Czech Republic is presented. Main characteristics of frond and pinnule morphology, and especially reproductive organs with in situ spores show a relationship to the living fern genus Odontosoria Fée (Lindsaeaceae). Odontosoria. marekgaltieri shows morphological similarity to living O. biflora, O. quadrypinna ...
fernsandfernallies, etc ; DNA; DNA barcoding; community ecology; diploidy; gametophytes; haploidy; sporophytes; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Ferns and lycophytes are unique among land plants in having sporophyte (diploid) and gametophyte (haploid) generations that can grow independently of each other. While most studies of fern ecology focus on the more visible sporophytic stage, the gametophyte is critically important, as it is the sexual phase of the life cycle. Yet, fern gametophytes have long been neglected in field studies due to ...
fernsandfernallies, etc ; Castanea; mulches; prescribed burning; risk; runoff; soil; straw; wildfires; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Prescribed burning is increasingly used to reduce the wildfire risk, and the need to limit runoff and erosion after the fire suggests treating burned soils with mulching. To this aim, fern residues may be more advisable compared to the commonly used straw, since fern is directly available in forests and has lower drawbacks. However, the post-fire hydrological effects of both prescribed fire and so ...
fernsandfernallies, etc ; climate; databases; flora; genome; geographical distribution; retrotransposons; tetraploidy; transposons; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Vandenboschia speciosa is an endangered tetraploid fern species with a large genome (10.5 Gb). Its geographical distribution is characterized by disjoined tertiary flora refuges, with relict populations that survived past climate crises. Here, we analyzed the transposable elements (TEs) and found that they comprise approximately 76% of the V. speciosa genome, thus being the most abundant type of D ...
fernsandfernallies, etc ; Late Pennsylvanian epoch; fossils; oviposition; paleobotany; palynology; Iberian Peninsula; Spain; Show all 8 Subjects
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... We describe new evidences of plant–insect interactions from the Late Pennsylvanian of northern Iberian Peninsula (León, Spain). We document nine different Damage Types (DTs) among 216 fossil plant specimens. The interactions include four different Functional Feeding Groups (FFGs), including margin feeding (DT12 and DT13), hole feeding (DT09), galling (DT33, DT80, and DT116), and oviposition (DT67, ...
fernsandfernallies, etc ; Phlebodium; Sabal palmetto; Vittaria; epiphytes; gametophytes; mosses and liverworts; sporophytes; Florida; Show all 9 Subjects
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... In southeast Florida an association between the shoestring fern (Vittaria lineata) and the pantropical moss Octoblepharum albidum is conspicuous on cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto) trunks. As determined from quadrat studies, for maturing sporophytes, but not for gametophytes and tiny sporophytes, the frequency of association exceeded that expected by chance. The positive association suggests the moss ...
fernsandfernallies, etc ; community structure; nitrogen; nutrient availability; phosphorus; rain; species richness; Andes region; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Increased nutrient supply can have drastic effects on natural ecosystems, especially in naturally nutrient-poor ones such as most tropical rainforests. Many studies have focused on the reaction of trees to fertilization, but little is known about herbaceous plants. Ferns are a particularly common group in tropical forests, spanning all vegetation types and zones. Here, we assess how seven years of ...
fernsandfernallies, etc ; Dryopteris; biomass; diploidy; gametophytes; leaf area; rapid methods; sexual reproduction; tetraploidy; triploidy; Show all 10 Subjects
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... PREMISE: Few studies have explored competition in fern gametophyte populations. One limiting factor is the tedious measurement of gametophyte size as a proxy for biomass in these small plants. Here, an alternative approach of estimating the number of green pixels from photos was employed to measure the competitive interactions among apomictic and sexual Dryopteris gametophytes. METHODS: We cultiva ...
fernsandfernallies, etc ; biomass; climate; ethnobotany; health services; human population; income; traditional foods; tribal peoples; India; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Edible ferns are the familiar plant food used by people all over the world as they are easily available in large biomass. This review mainly focuses on edible ferns and their fern allies, that are consumed in different regions of India by various tribal communities but whose economic importance has not been fully scrutinized. So far, non-comprehensive ethnobotanical account on edible ferns in Indi ...
fernsandfernallies, etc ; Actinostachys; Botrychium; Lycopodiaceae; Psilotaceae; asexual reproduction; centrifugation; females; gametophytes; habitats; males; soil; sporophytes; Show all 13 Subjects
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... PREMISE: Studies of fern and lycophyte gametophyte biology in natural settings can be challenging, but such analyses are critical to understanding the dispersal, ecology, and conservation of these species. It is especially challenging to study species whose gametophytes and early sporophyte stages develop belowground, as is the case for species of the Ophioglossaceae, Psilotaceae, some species of ...
fernsandfernallies, etc ; Devonian period; Gymnospermae; Mississippian period; paleobotany; palynology; phyllotaxy; pollen; tap roots; Ireland; Scotland; Show all 11 Subjects
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... An organismal concept for the Late Devonian/Mississippian hydrasperman seed fern Tetrastichia bupatides is developed from specimens collected at Oxroad Bay, East Lothian Scotland and Ballyheigue, County Kerry, Ireland. Specimens include interconnected fragments of stems, frond rachides, pinnae, pinnules, roots, pollen organs with enclosed pre-pollen, and cupules, as well as dispersed ovules. Both ...
fernsandfernallies, etc ; DNA barcoding; Gleicheniaceae; Lycopodiaceae; Ophioglossaceae; Psilotaceae; Schizaeaceae; epiphytes; gametophytes; microbiome; oligodeoxyribonucleotides; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; Show all 12 Subjects
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... PREMISE: Several ferns and lycophytes produce subterranean gametophytes, including the Ophioglossaceae, Psilotaceae, and some members of the Schizaeaceae, Gleicheniaceae, and Lycopodiaceae. Despite the surge in plant‐microbiome research, which has been particularly boosted by high‐throughput sequencing techniques, the microbiomes of these inconspicuous fern gametophytes have rarely been examined. ...
... Pteris vittata is an arsenic (As) hyperaccumulator that can accumulate several thousand mg As kg⁻¹ DW in aboveground biomass. A key factor for its hyperaccumulation ability is its highly efficient As long‐distance translocation system. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unknown. We isolated PvAsE1 through the full‐length cDNA over‐expression library of P. vittata and characterized ...
fernsandfernallies, etc ; chromosomes; epiphytes; flow cytometry; genome; genome expansion; genomics; habitats; phylogeny; regression analysis; species diversity; spores; Show all 12 Subjects
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... Ferns and lycophytes have remarkably large genomes. However, little is known about how their genome size evolved in fern lineages. To explore the origins and evolution of chromosome numbers and genome size in ferns, we used flow cytometry to measure the genomes of 240 species (255 samples) of extant ferns and lycophytes comprising 27 families and 72 genera, of which 228 species (242 samples) repre ...
... Recent results suggest that metabolism‐mediated stomatal closure mechanisms are important to regulate differentially the stomatal speediness between ferns and angiosperms. However, evidence directly linking mesophyll metabolism and the slower stomatal conductance (gₛ) in ferns is missing. Here, we investigated the effect of exogenous application of abscisic acid (ABA), sucrose and mannitol on stom ...
fernsandfernallies, etc ; habitats; pollution; toxicity; Show all 4 Subjects
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... Potentially toxic elements are a widespread concern due to their increasing diffusion into the environment. To counteract this problem, the relationship between plants and metal(loid)s has been investigated in the last 30 years. In this field, research has mainly dealt with angiosperms, whereas plant clades that are lower in the evolutive scale have been somewhat overlooked. However, recent studie ...
fernsandfernallies, etc ; Blechnaceae; dehiscence; sporangia; Show all 4 Subjects
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... Sporangiasters are an uncommon type of paraphyses, occurring in a handful of leptosporangiate fern genera. We report sporangiasters in Parablechnum nesophilum, which is their first recorded occurrence in the Blechnaceae. We provide evidence of their homology to sporangia and discuss their functional significance. The presence of sporangiasters in P. nesophilum is surprising because the species has ...
fernsandfernallies, etc ; biosensors; chemical species; electrodes; electron transfer; fish; formaldehyde; graphene oxide; milk; nanocomposites; oxidation; oxidoreductases; quantitative analysis; Show all 13 Subjects
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... In recent times, bi- and tri-metallic nanocomposites are being extensively studied to improve the catalytic surface and sensitivity of detection. In this study, we designed a formaldehyde dehydrogenase decorated Cys-AuPd-ErGO nanocomposite with fern like AuPd dendrites deposited on reduced graphene oxide (ErGO) on screen printed electrode (SPE) for determination of NADH and successfully demonstrat ...