The current work portrays the green synthesis of Lignin Capped Silver Nanoparticles
(LCSN) and their antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant and antiplatelet potential. The LCSN …

Climate change has profound effects on drylands, where vegetation like shrubs provide
microclimatic refugia for animals. However, prolonged drought and higher temperatures are …

Harsh environmental conditions in arid ecosystems limit seedling recruitment to
microhabitats under nurse structures, such as shrubs or rocks. These structures, however …

Seed predation and seed dispersal are important ecological processes with antagonistic
effects on plant recruitment. In the southern edge of the Atacama Desert in Chile …

Many plant species bear fruits that suggest adaptation to seed dispersal by extinct
megafauna. Present-day seed dispersal of these megafaunal plants is carried out by …

Mediterranean coastal ecosystems are major tourist destinations that support intensive real
estate business developments. However, these areas are also important as biodiversity …

Myrtaceae, the gum tree family, is a large angiosperm clade of 5671 species mostly
distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. In the southernmost tip of South …

Scatter-hoarding rodents can act as both predators and dispersers for many large-seeded
plants because they cache seeds for future use, but occasionally forget them in sites with …

Myrcianthes coquimbensis es una especie endémica de Chile en peligro de extinción, con
una distribución restringida en la costa de la Región de Coquimbo. En la actualidad su …

Background Seed loss to predators is a common phenomenon across plant communities
and an important determinant of plant recruitment. Although seed predators commonly …