scholarly journals Notes on the enigmatic Thesium linophyllon and report on Thesium ramosum in Lithuania

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zigmantas Gudžinskas ◽  
Egidijus Žalneravičius
Keyword(s):  
Alien Species ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
National Park ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
Habitat Conditions ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
First Time

AbstractTwo species of the genus Thesium (T. ebracteatum and T. linophyllon) are constantly recognized as members of the flora of Lithuania. However, the study on plants currently occurring in Lithuania and usually identified as T. linophyllon revealed that in fact they belong to T. ramosum. The analysis of all available data on the occurrence of T. linophyllon in Lithuania indicated that this species has never been recorded. The report on the occurrence of T. linophyllon, published at the end of the 18th century, was based on misidentified T. ebracteatum. Thus, T. linophyllon should be excluded from the list of vascular plants of Lithuania. Occurrence of T. ramosum was reported for the first time in the country. Currently, one population of this species with two subpopulations are known in the environs of Varnikai village (Trakai distr., Trakai Historical National Park). Morphological description of T. ramosum and diagnostic features of this species were provided. The structure and habitat conditions of two subpopulations were investigated in 2017. The present population of this species was revealed to consist of 52 individuals. Occurrence of young individuals in one subpopulation indicates generative reproduction of T. ramosum. Negative relationship between the number of T. ramosum individuals and the coverage of Poaceae species, and positive relationship between the coverage of Fabaceae species were revealed. Localities of T. ramosum in Lithuania are far from the area of its native distribution, and this species is ascribed to the group of established alien species. Further spread and invasion of the species is not expected.

First record of the Dollman’s tree mouse (Prionomys batesi; Mammalia: Nesomyidae) in the Republic of Congo and additional description of this rare Central African rodent

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1318 (1) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
CHRISTIANE DENYS ◽  
MARC COLYN ◽  
VIOLAINE NICOLAS
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Central African Republic ◽  
Intraspecific Variability ◽  
First Record ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
The Republic ◽  
First Time

We present new data on the poorly known rodent Prionomys batesi Dollman, 1910. Recently, five specimens of this species were collected in Odzala National Park, which represent the first record of this species in Republic of Congo. These new captures, combined with the preparation of 15 specimens from Central African Republic allowed us to complete the morphological description of the species as well as, for the first time, to document intraspecific variability. This species is actually known from three countries (Cameroon, Central African Republic and Republic of Congo) and four localities (Bitye, Obala, La Maboké and Odzala). It seems to be restricted to areas of forest-savannah mosaic where the forest is actually colonising the savannah.

scholarly journals Phytodiversity in Beeshazar Lake and Surrounding Landscape System

Our Nature ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasinath Jha
Keyword(s):  
Alien Species ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
National Park ◽  
Invasive Alien Species ◽  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Threatened Plant Species ◽  
Landscape System ◽  
Chitwan National Park ◽  
Human Use ◽  
Surrounding Landscape

This paper deals in general with diversity of vascular plants, status of invasive alien species (IAS) and nationally threatened plant species, human use potentials of phytodiversity, and some phytodiversity-based measures to restore and improve the Ramsar characteristics of Beeshazar Lake and surrounding landscape system, which isa part of the Barandabhar forest corridor (BFC) - an extension of buffer zone of the Chitwan National Park, Nepal. Keywords: Phytodiversity, Beeshazar Lakedoi:10.3126/on.v5i1.797Our Nature (2007)5:41-51

scholarly journals Setaria adhaerens (Forssk.) Chiov. (Poaceae), a new alien species in the Croatian flora

2019 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-101
Author(s):  
Semir Maslo
Keyword(s):  
Alien Species ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
European Continent ◽  
Anthropogenic Habitats ◽  
Determination Key ◽  
First Time

Abstract Setaria adhaerens (Forssk.) Chiov. a pantropical plant species present in some parts of the European continent has been recorded for the first time in Croatia in two anthropogenic habitats in Dalmatia and one in Kvarner bay. The paper presents a short morphological description and photographs of the new alien species, as well as its distribution. A determination key is given for the Setaria taxa most frequently found in Europe.

scholarly journals To the aquatic and coastal-aquatic flora of the Bikin National Park (Primorsky Territory, Russia)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.A. Marchuk ◽  
◽  
S.V. Nesterova ◽  
M.N. Koldaeva ◽  
V.A. Kalinkina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
Aquatic Plants ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
National Park ◽  
Aquatic Species ◽  
Poor Knowledge ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Aquatic Flora ◽  
Herbarium Collections ◽  
First Time

According to the results of the 2019 expedition, 38 aquatic and coastal aquatic species of vascular plants from 27 genera and 18 families were identified for the Bikin National Park. Most of the species for this area are presented for the first time. The annotations include information about the species distribution in the territory of the National Park, cited confirming herbarium collections. A brief discussion of the findings is provided. The poor knowledge of the flora of the Bikin River basin, including aquatic plants, and the need for further research are noted.

Aleuroclava aucubae (Homoptera: Aleyrodinea), a new adventive species for Russian Black Sea Coast, and its concomitant entomoparasitic fungus Conoideocrella luteorostrata (Ascomycota: Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-10
Author(s):  
I.A. Gavrilov-Zimin ◽  
B.A. Borisov
Keyword(s):  
Black Sea ◽  
National Park ◽  
Ficus Carica ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
Black Sea Coast ◽  
Ulmus Glabra ◽  
Original Figure ◽  
First Time ◽  
Sea Coast

An Oriental species of whiteflies, Aleuroclava aucubae (Kuwana, 1911), was collected for the first time from the territory of Russia (the Black Sea Coast of Russian Caucasus, Sochi National Park). The species was found to form dense colonies of ultimolarvae (pseudopupae) on leaves of Ficus carica and Ulmus glabra. Some of the ultimolarvae were infected by the fungus Conoideocrella luteorostrata (Zimmermann, 1901) Johnson et al., 2009. A morphological description of the pseudopupa of A. aucubae, with the original figure and photos are provided.

The Tree Cricket Neoxabea brevipes Rehn, 1913 (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Oecanthinae) from the Brazilian southern Atlantic Forest: morphology, bioacoustics and cytogenetics

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4531 (4) ◽  
pp. 554
Author(s):  
EDISON ZEFA ◽  
RIULER CORRÊA ACOSTA ◽  
VITOR FALCHI TIMM ◽  
NEUCIR SZINWELSKI ◽  
MARCO ANTONIO TONUS MARINHO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Diploid Number ◽  
Dominant Frequency ◽  
Morphological Characterization ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
National Forest ◽  
Conservation Unit ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Tree Cricket ◽  
First Time

In this paper we improve the morphological description of the tree cricket Neoxabea brevipes Rehn, 1913 and a new occurrence record for the species at the São Francisco de Paula National Forest Conservation Unit, State of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. Morphological characterization is provided together with illustrations emphasizing the most significant diagnostic features, such as the metanotal gland, abdominal specializations and phallic sclerites. The calling song was field recorded, comprising a continuous trill with dominant frequency of 3.6 kHz (19.7°C). The karyotype was described for the first time to Neoxabea Kirby, 1906, including diploid number of 2n=26, with two sexual chromosomes. 

Description of New Miridae and Tingidae Species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) and New Records from Southern Turkey

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4949 (2) ◽  
pp. 312-332
Author(s):  
BARIŞ ÇERÇÝ ◽  
JACEK GORCZYCA ◽  
ÖZGÜR KOÇAK
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Alien Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
New Records ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Southern Turkey ◽  
First Time

In this study, Fulvius anatolicus Çerçi & Gorczyca sp. n., Orthotylus (Pinocapsus) kmenti Çerçi & Koçak sp. n. (Miridae) and Lasiacantha karamanensis Çerçi & Koçak sp. n. (Tingidae) are described from Turkey. Dorsal habitus of each species, male and female genitalia of F. anatolicus sp. n. and male genitalia of O. (P.) kmenti sp. n. are illustrated. Differential diagnostic features between closely related species and the new species are given. Additionally, Hallodapus costae (Miridae) and Tempyra biguttula (Rhyparochromidae) are recorded from Turkey for the first time. Latter is a new alien species for the fauna of Turkey. 

scholarly journals Evidence for Elton’s diversity-invasibility hypothesis from belowground

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhijie Zhang ◽  
Yanjie Liu ◽  
Caroline Brunel ◽  
Mark van Kleunen
Keyword(s):  
Alien Species ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Amplicon Sequencing ◽  
Fungal Communities ◽  
Conditioning Phase ◽  
Plant Soil ◽  
Soil Feedback ◽  
Species Specific ◽  
First Time

AbstractSixty year ago, Elton proposed that diverse communities are more resistant to biological invasion. However, still little is known about which processes could drive this diversity-invasibility relationship. Here we examined whether plant-soil feedback on alien invaders is more negative when the soil originates from multiple native species. We trained soils with five individually grown native species, and used amplicon sequencing to analyze the resulting bacterial and fungal soil communities. We mixed the soils to create trained soils from one, two or four native species. We then grew four alien species separately on these differently trained soils. In the soil-conditioning phase, the five native species built species-specific bacterial and fungal communities in their rhizospheres. In the test phase, it did not matter whether the soil had been trained by one or two native species. However, the alien species achieved 11.7% less aboveground biomass when grown on soils trained by four native species than on soils trained by two native species. Our results showed for the first time, that plant-soil feedback could be a process that contributes to the negative relationship between diversity and invasibility.

scholarly journals Puccinia passerinii (Pucciniales) on Thesium ebracteatum in the Biebrza National Park – new data on its distribution in Central Europe

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Sucharzewska ◽  
Magdalena Marczakiewicz ◽  
Elżbieta Ejdys
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
National Park ◽  
Rust Fungi ◽  
Parasitic Fungus ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
Microscopic Fungi ◽  
Habitat Directive ◽  
First Time ◽  
Common Parasite

This work provides a morphological description of a parasitic fungus <em>Puccinia passerinii</em> Schroet. discovered in the Biebrza National Park on bractless toadflax <em>Thesium ebracteatum</em> Hayne, a host plant listed in Appendix II of the Habitat Directive and strictly protected in Poland. <em>Puccinia passerinii</em> was recorded in 1916 within the borders of current-day Poland, however, owing to a lack of herbarial materials it was not included into the checklist of Polish microscopic fungi. This work is the first report, after 100 years, on the appearance of this species in Poland, which enlarges the list of microfungi in this country and particularly in the Biebrza National Park. Moreover, a common parasite of rust fungi – <em>Sphaerellopsis filum</em> (Biv.) B. Sutton is reported for the first time on <em>P. passerinii</em>.

The Effect of Invertebrate Infestation on Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Nests on Kazanlı Beach, Mersın, Turkey

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 245-256
Author(s):  
Cemil Aymak ◽  
Aşkın Hasan Uçar ◽  
Yusuf Katılmış ◽  
Eyup Başkale ◽  
Serap Ergene
Keyword(s):  
Green Turtle ◽  
Hatching Success ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Chelonia Mydas ◽  
Sea Turtle ◽  
Faunal Composition ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Invertebrate Species ◽  
First Time ◽  
Nesting Season

In this study invertebrate infestation in green turtle (Chelonia mydas) nests were recorded for the first time for Kazanlı beach, Mersin, Turkey. For this aim, in 2006 nesting season, 294 natural intact green turtle nests were sampled to examine their contents and invertebrate infestation was found in 76 (25.85% of the total sampling green turtle nests). These infested nests were examined in terms of the invertebrate faunal composition. The specimens found in the green sea turtle nests were identified to order, family or genus levels and they were represented in 5 orders. These invertebrate groups are Elater sp. larvae (Elateridae; Coleoptera), Pimelia sp. larvae (Tenebrionidae; Coleoptera), Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta), Cyrptostigmata (Acari), Oniscidae (Isopoda), Formicidae (Hymenoptera). Elater sp. was the most common invertebrate group in the green turtle nests. According to student t test, we found statistically significant differences between 7 independent variables and invertebrate species presence. Furthermore, logistic regression analysis explained that there is a negative relationship between hatching success rate and invertebrate species presence.

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