Plant extracts display synergism with different classes of antibiotics

DM Silva, PA Costa, AOB Ribon, GA Purgato… - Anais da Academia …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
One manner in which plant-derived compounds exert their antibiotic potential is the
synergism, a positive interaction between two compounds. Studies indicate that the use of …

The ancient Maya and the modern forest

N Brokaw, SE Ward, T Beach, S Luzzadder‐Beach… - Biotropica, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The land use of the ancient Maya strongly affected the environment of the previously
forested Maya Lowlands. A forest grew back after the Maya “collapse”, some 1100 years …

Sustainability and forest transitions in the southern Yucatán: The land architecture approach

BL Turner II - Land Use Policy, 2010 - Elsevier
Consistent with the challenges of sustainability science, land architecture offers a
comprehensive approach to land system dynamics useful for numerous types of …

Ancient Maya sylviculture of breadnut (Brosimum alicastrum Sw.) and sapodilla (Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen) at Naachtun (Guatemala): A reconstruction based on …

L Dussol, M Elliott, D Michelet, P Nondédéo - Quaternary International, 2017 - Elsevier
Researchers have long argued that the ancient Maya actively exploited forest resources, but
the nature of these forest economies and their long-term impact on the landscape are still …

Shifting maize cultivation and secondary vegetation in the Southern Yucatán: successional forest impacts of temporal intensification

B Schmook - Regional Environmental Change, 2010 - Springer
Shifting cultivation around the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve of Mexico, part of the
Mesoamerican Biological Corridor, appears to be intensifying temporally through reductions …

Consumption of Euterpe edulis fruit by wildlife: implications for conservation and management of the Southern Brazilian Atlantic Forest

JZDA Silva, MSDOS REIS - Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
This study aimed to measure the wildlife consumption of Euterpe edulis fruit and use this
data to discuss management possibilities. To estimate infructescence fruit volume …

Unraveling the Relative Contributions of Deterministic and Stochastic Processes in Shaping Species Community Assembly in a Floodplain and Shallow Hillslope …

GE Mendoza-Arroyo, RE Canché-Solís, A Morón-Ríos… - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
Understanding the process underlying species coexistence is crucial in ecology. This
challenge is relevant in tree communities inhabiting contrasting abiotic conditions, such as …

Genetic variation and structure in the neotropical tree, Manilkara zapota (L) P. Royen (Sapotaceae) used by the ancient Maya

KM Thompson, TM Culley, AM Zumberger… - Tree Genetics & …, 2015 - Springer
Manilkara zapota is a tropical tree species that was used by the ancient Maya in construction
of their temples and as a source for fruit. Although this has been supported by ethnographic …

Actualización del inventario de la avifauna de la Reserva de la Biosfera de Calakmul, península de Yucatán, México: abundancia, estacionalidad y categoría de …

M González-Jaramillo, E Martínez, LG Esparza-Olguín… - Huitzil, 2016 - scielo.org.mx
Resumen La Reserva de la Biosfera de Calakmul es el área de selva tropical conservada
más grande de México, ubicada al sur de la península de Yucatán. Es un área natural …

Origin and deposition sites influence seed germination and seedling survival of Manilkara zapota: implications for long-distance, animal-mediated seed dispersal

G O'Farrill, CA Chapman, A Gonzalez - Seed Science Research, 2011 - cambridge.org
The distribution and dynamics of plant populations depend on the recruitment of young
individuals, which is influenced by seed production, animal seed dispersal, dispersal …