Diplachne P. Beauv. comprises two species with C4 (NAD-ME) photosynthesis. Diplachne fusca has a nearly pantropical-pantemperate distribution with four subspecies: D. fusca subsp. fusca is Paleotropical with native distributions in Africa, southern Asia and Australia; the widespread Australian endemic D. f. subsp. muelleri; and D. f. subsp. fascicularis and D. f. subsp. uninervia occurring in t...

Raveniopsis microphyllus K.Wurdack, sp. nov., a new species known only from a single peak in the Pakaraima Mtns. of Guyana, is described and illustrated. This white-flowered shrub adds to the many narrow-endemic Guiana Shield species in the genus, and is unique in bearing small, trifoliate, sclerophyllous leaves. Leaf anatomy and surface micromorphology of the new species were examined to docum...

This study reports a high-resolution micromorphological characterization of floodplain deposits to investigate the relationships among compositional, textural and geotechnical data, integrate soil micromorphology with sequence stratigraphy. Compositional facies associations features are calibrated against parameters. The latter, obtained from cone penetration pocket penetrometer tests borehole ...

Agricultural terraces provide farmers in hilly landscapes with effective ways to increase the area available for crops. They mitigate risks of soil erosion and promote crop productivity by slowing surface water runoff retaining moisture. As other parts world, have been constructed used Mediterranean millennia. The availability terraced agriculture had important socio-economic, ecological, envir...

Soil organic matter contains fractions that range from very active to passive, relative to microbiological activity Soil organic matter (SOM) contains fractions that range from very (Schimel et al., 1985), suggesting that classification of active to passive, relative to microbial-driven ecosystem processes and functions. A classification system is needed that can test the hypothesis SOM forms m...

Dunes are present in nearly all fluvial channels and are vital in understanding sediment transport, deposition, and flow conditions during floods of rivers and estuaries. This information is pertinent for helping developing management practices to reduce risks in river transportation and engineering. Although a few recent studies have investigated the micromorphology of a portion of the Yangtze...

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between tendon micro-morphology quantified from a sonogram and tendon mechanical characteristics measured in vivo. Nineteen adults (nine with unilateral Achilles tendinosis) participated. A commercial ultrasound scanner was used to capture longitudinal B-mode ultrasound images from the mid-portion of bilateral Achilles tendons and a cust...