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Witoto Ash Salts from the Amazon

Echeverri, Juan Alvaro (Elsevier, 2011-11-15)

Ethnopharmacological relevance: This article presents the results of an anthropological and ethnobotanical study of the vegetable salts used by the Witoto Indians of the Amazon. It thoroughly documents the species used, ...

Branch xylem density variations across the Amazon Basin

Patiño, Sandra; Lloyd, Jon; Paiva, R.; Baker, Timothy R.; Quesada, Carlos Alberto; Mercado, L. M.; Schmerler, J.; Schwarz, M.; Santos, A. J. B.; Aguilar, A.; Czimczik, C. I.; Gallo, J.; Horna, V.; Hoyos, E. J.; Jimenez, Eliana; Peacock, J.; Peña-Cruz, A.; Sarmiento, C.; Sota, A.; Turriago, J. D.; Villanueva, B.; Vitzthum, P.; Álvarez Dávila, Esteban; Arroyo, L.; Baraloto, C.; Bonal, D.; Chave, J.; Costa, A. C. L.; Herrera, R.; Higuchi, Niro; Killeen, T.; Leal, E.; Luizâo, F. J.; Meir, P.; Monteagudo, A.; Neil, D. A.; Núñez Vargas, P.; Peñuela, Maria Cristina; Pitman, N.; Priante Filho, N.; Prieto, A.; Panfil, S. N.; Rudas, A.; Salomao, R.; Silva, N.; Silveira, M.; Soares de Almeida, S.; Torres-Lezama, A.; Vasquez-Martınez, R.; Vieira, I.; Malhi, Y.; Phillips, O. L. (Copernicus Publications, 2009)

Xylem density is a physical property of wood that varies between individuals, species and environments. It reflects the physiological strategies of trees that lead to growth, survival and reproduction. Measurements of ...

Sendero educativo: una ventana a la selva húmeda tropical

Palacios, Pablo Alberto; Herrera, Jessica; Torres B., Javier; Melgarejo, Juan Guillermo (Universidad Nacional de Colombia sede Amazonia, 2013)

Esta publicación hace parte integral del material divulgativo desarrollado en el marco del proyecto "Fortalecimiento del Sendero Ecológico del Campus de la Sede Amazonia como Centro interactivo de educación ambiental para ...

Fine root dynamics for forests on contrasting soils in the Colombian Amazon

Jimenez, Eliana; Patiño, Sandra; Peñuela, Maria Cristina; Moreno, F. H.; Lloyd, Jon (Copernicus Publications, 2009)

It has been hypothesized that as soil fertility increases, the amount of carbon allocated to below-ground production (fine roots) should decrease. To evaluate this hypothesis, we measured the standing crop fine root mass ...