Alpine plants often occupy diverse habitats within a similar elevation range, but most research on local adaptation in these plants has focused on elevation gradients. In testing for habitat-related local adaptation, local effects on seed quality and initial plant growth should be considered in designs that encompass multiple populations and habitats. We tested for local adaptation across alpin...

Fucoidan was isolated from Nemacystus decipiens KUCKUCK which is commercially cultured at the rate of about 2,000 t/year in fields of the Okinawa Islands, in Japan. The yield of fucoidan extracted by 0.1 M HCl was 0.5% (W/W) based on the wet algae. The total carbohydrate, sulfuric acid, ash, and moisture in fucoidan was 65.8, 30.8, 22.3, and 3.8%, respectively. Fucose and galactose were identif...

An overview of the genus Grimmia (Bryophyta) for Albania and Kosovo is presented in this paper. 386 samples have been collected identified about 130 different locations Albania, 367 from 40 Kosovo. Up to date there are 24 species known 18 both a rich flora, due geographic position high mountain ranges with diverse rock types. There three which threat status, all vulnerable (VU), checklist count...