The subject of this research is linguistic (or: language) audit. The term is new and not being widely used so far. Linguistic audit, in particular, is offered as a service of linguistic-consulting agencies’ activities. Modern linguistic consulting, according to the author, is a form of stimulating theoretical and practical development of linguistic ecology, a new branch of applied linguistics, ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Temperate forests are disjunct in the Northern Hemisphere, having become fragmented from the earlier widespread (Tertiary) boreotropical forest. We asked 'What are the contemporary patterns of population variation in ecological traits of a Tertiary relict in a macroecological context?'. This issue underpins our understanding of variation in populations occurring in the same ...

This paper discusses how field and laboratory experiments, using a variety of genetic material, can be combined to investigate the genetic basis of germination under realistic ecological conditions, and it reviews some of our recent work on germination phenology of Arabidopsis thaliana in the field. Our results indicate that the genetic basis of germination depends on the environment. In partic...

this study was conducted to investigate the effects of different temperatures on seed germination of plantago ovata and also to evaluate cardinal temperatures. various constant temperatures (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35ºc) were conducted in a completely randomized design with four replications. the germinated seeds were counted every day and the rate of germination percentage, cumulative germin...

This report presents preliminary information on Pachystegia rufa and allied species; the so-called Marlborough rock daisies, here referred to collectively as pachystegias. The report is based on field and experimental information gathered by the author since 1978, and additional data derived from joint studies of seed set and germination, cytology and flavonoid chemistry. Field visits have been...

Current research has determined that traits involved in reproductive strategies and processes of seed dynamics should be studied together, and under varying environments, in order to clarify their roles in the ecology of plant communities. Here, we analyzed reproductive traits (allocation to reproduction, efficiency of seed production, and seed size) at the community level and their relationshi...

Context Germination is a vulnerable life stage for plants, therefore understanding the dynamics of seed ecology essential to guiding management recommendations highly invasive weeds. Aim We addressed knowledge gap how seeds contribute invasion process European blackberry (Rubus anglocandicans), threatening weed across riparian ecosystems south-western Australia. Methods performed mechanical, ch...