March 2010
Propagation studies in Farsetia aegyptia Turra
Native plants are key components of the global biological diversity, and are highly adapted to the local environmental and climatic conditions. As Kuwait’s native plants are threatened in their natural habitat and have begun to disappear at an alarming rate, their use in landscape projects will help in conserving biodiversity and heritage. Farsetia aegyptia Turra. is a grey green,...
March 2010
A checklist of desmids of Lekki lagoon, Nigeria
This paper presents a pioneer investigation of the desmids of Lekki lagoon, located in Epe Local Government area of Lagos State. Samples were collected monthly for two years (June, 2003 - May, 2005) using standard plankton net of 55 µm mesh size. Seventy three taxa were observed, the...
March 2010
Biodiversity and conservation of plant genetic resources in the Field Genebank of the National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Ibadan, Nigeria
This study was conducted to determine the biodiversity of the plant collections at the National Field Genebank at the National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB), with the view of evaluating the conservation strategy of the ex situconservation of recalciterant crops in the genebank for effective conservation and sustainable utilization. The results reveal that three hundred and...
March 2010
Estimation of blue sheep population parameters in the Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, Nepal
Blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) are the main prey species of snow leopards (Uncia uncia)and are a highly coveted species in Nepal. Currently, the conservation of blue sheep in Nepal is a national concern because it is not clear if populations were affected by the Maoist insurgency beginning in 1996. For this study, we estimated population parameters for blue sheep in the Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve...
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