February 2012
Modelling dry matter allocation within Alnus nepalensis D. Don trees in Nepal
The models describing dry matter partitioning and allocation to various components within the individual trees would be important inputs for process-based individual tree growth models and simulation systems. This study presents the allometric and quadratic models fitted to the ratios of biomass data of various components (leaf, branch, stem, and root) of the individual tree against diameter at...
February 2012
Genetic diversity among commercial coffee varieties, advanced selections and museum collections in Kenya using molecular markers
Molecular markers have effectively been applied to study genetic diversity and as markers of particular traits. This study assessed the diversity of twenty four (24) coffee genotypes using 10 Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) primers and 2 microsatellites (M24 and Sat 235). A total of 35 polymorphic bands were generated by the RAPD primers. The bands were scored for...
February 2012
Fish biodiversity of Betwa River in Madhya Pradesh, India with special reference to a sacred ghat
Many sacred natural sites are areas of great importance for the conservation of biodiversity. Sacred natural sites can be considered a subset of “sacred sites”, which may be defined as areas of special spiritual significance to people and communities. The wider category of sacred sites may include primarily natural areas (such as forests), but also human-built or monumental areas (such as...
February 2012
Impact of climate change and gender roles in community adaptation: A case study of pastoralists in Samburu East District, Kenya
Climate change continues to be of great concern both nationally and internationally, especially with regards to resource allocation and utilization for adaptation and mitigation. It is also clear that climate change is accelerating; taking almost catastrophic dimensions and the impacts are felt greater across the world than in the past thirty years. The impacts of climate change in the form of hurricanes,...
February 2012
Collecting crop genetic resources in two Italian linguistic (Occitan and Ladin) islands and West Liguria with historical and ethnobotanical notes
A research on exploration, collecting and safeguarding plant genetic resources in Italian linguistic islands by Institute of Plant Genetics of the National Research Council of Bari (Italy) and the Institute of Crop Science of Kassel University (Germany) started in 1996. In 2010 two other linguistic areas (Occitan and Ladin) were visited with the same aim. In addition, west Liguria was covered to complete...
February 2012
Integrating environmental influences on patch occupancy into reserve selection and prioritization for the imperiled Carson Valley silverspot butterfly (Speyeria nokomis carsonensis)
Integrating ecological information into conservation prioritization strategies is needed to facilitate land-use decisions about which habitat areas should be protected for imperiled species. Little effort has been directed toward incorporating variations in environmental determinants of patch occupancy across habitat types to optimize site selections for land acquisitions or habitat management activities,...
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