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Catastro de hongos endofitos miceliales cultivables en hojas de la hierba marina Thalassia testudinum en playa Buyé, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
(2006)
Endophytic fungi live inside plant tissues without any external manifestation. As reported previously, they play an important role in the vegetal tissues they inhabit. A study of the fungal endophytes of Thalassia testudinum ...
Ecología del Todus mexicanus (Coraciiformes-Todidae) en el Bosque de Susúa, Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico
(2006)
The objetive of this investigation was to increase the knowledge of one of the
endemic birds of Puerto Rico: the Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus). I studied the
abundance and the foraging behavior of this bird and the ...
Diversidad de Collembola (Hexapoda) asociados a Rhyzophora mangle en manglares de Puerto Rico.
(2006)
Collembolans are small hexapods characterized by the presence of a ventral tube
and a jumping organ known as a furcula, for which they are called springtails. Although
more than 700 species are recorded from the Neotropics, ...
Lead bioaccumulation by three tropical plant species
(2006)
Previous studies indicate that fast growing plants with high biomass could be employed for the remediation of lead (Pb) contaminated sites. Phytoextraction of Pb in a contaminated substrate was evaluated. To evaluate a ...
Lluvia de semillas bajo árboles nativos e introducidos en el Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre de Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
(2006)
Seed rain is mechanism used by plants to colonize new sites, escape from predators or inhibitors present under the mature tree and reach safe micro sites to germinate. Most of the ecological studies on seed rain have been ...
Distribution, habitat occupancy and population density of the Elfin-woods Warbler (Dendroica angelae) in Puerto Rico
(2006)
The Elfin-woods Warbler (Dendroica angelae) is a threatened species endemic to
montane forests in Puerto Rico. The objectives of this study were to determine the current
geographical distribution, spatial distribution ...
Disponibilidad de presas para aves playeras en las salinas de Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico y su relación con los factores físicos de la región
(2006)
The Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico salterns constitute one of the most impressive ecological realms of the island. Besides harboring a rich invertebrate fauna, thousands of birds have made a feeding and rest stopover of the area ...
Fungal diversity present at a hypersaline environment in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, determined by characterization of isolates and analysis of environmental rRNA genes clones libraries
(2006)
Solar salterns are a thalassohaline environment where sea water is evaporated to obtain salt for commercial purposes. The prokaryotic diversity on these places has been extensively studied world wide. However, there are ...
Genetic diversity of the shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis minimus): A mtDNA study on the variability within original and expanded range
(2006)
The geographic range of the Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis minimus) was limited to
northeastern South America until the twentieth century. However, this range has expanded to the
Caribbean and more recently to the ...
Taxonomic list of the shallow water echinoderms of Puerto Rico with new information for La Parguera
(2006)
This work presents the most complete an updated taxonomic list of the shallow water (0-100m) Echinodermata (Crinoidea, Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea, Echinoidea, and Holothuroidea)
from Puerto Rico. The species list is a review ...