OCEANIA: Archaeology of Oahu. J. Gilbert McAllister
In: American anthropologist: AA, Band 37, Heft 1, S. 143-144
ISSN: 1548-1433
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In: American anthropologist: AA, Band 37, Heft 1, S. 143-144
ISSN: 1548-1433
In: U.S. Geological Survey circular 1239
In: Pacific affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, Band 65, Heft 2, S. 299
ISSN: 1715-3379
In: American battlefields watercolor map series
In: Natural disaster studies v. 1
In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 23, Heft 6, S. 5495-5506
ISSN: 1614-7499
In: American anthropologist: AA, Band 78, Heft 2, S. 461-462
ISSN: 1548-1433
17 páginas, 3 figuras, 4 tablas, 1 apéndice. ; Capacity for terpene production may confer advantage in protection against abiotic stresses such as heat and drought, and also against herbivore and pathogen attack. Plant invasive success has been intense in the Hawaiian islands, but little is known about terpene content in native and alien plant species on these islands. We conducted a screening of leaf terpene concentrations in 35 native and 38 alien dominant plant species on Oahu island. Ten (29%) of the 35 native species and 15 (39%) of the 38 alien species contained terpenes in the leaves. This is the first report of terpene content for the ten native species, and for 10 of the 15 alien species. A total of 156 different terpenes (54 monoterpenes and 102 sesquiterpenes) were detected. Terpene content had no phylogenetic significance among the studied species. Alien species contained significantly more terpenes in leaves (average ± SE=1965±367 μg g −1 ) than native species (830±227 μg g −1 ). Alien species showed significantly higher photosynthetic capacity, N content, and lower Leaf Mass Area (LMA) than native species, and showed higher total terpene leaf content per N and P leaf content. Alien species, thus, did not follow the expected pattern of "excess carbon" in comparison with native species. Instead, patterns were consistent with the "nutrient driven synthesis" hypothesis. Comparing alien and native species, the results also support the modified Evolution of Increased Competitive Ability (EICA) hypothesis that suggests that alien success may be favored by a defense system based on an increase in concentrations of less costly defenses (terpenes) against generalist herbivores. ; This research was supported by grants from the Spanish Government (CGL2006-04025/BOS and Consolider-Ingenio Montes CSD 2008-00040), the Catalan Government (SGR 2009-458), Estonian Science Foundation (grant 7645), and the Estonian Ministry of Education and Science (SF1090065s07) ; Peer reviewed
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In: The American journal of sociology, Band 33, Heft 2, S. 326-327
ISSN: 1537-5390
In: Environmental management: an international journal for decision makers, scientists, and environmental auditors, Band 37, Heft 1, S. 98-110
ISSN: 1432-1009
At the head of title: Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army. ; Later ed. published in 1980 under title: Ports of Hawaii. ; "Supersedes, in part, a similar report revised in 1935"--Page v. ; "U.S. Government Printing Office : 1980 O - 411-235." ; Mode of access: Internet.
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In: American Water Resources Association technical publication series 95-2