BACKGROUND Bumble bees and other wild bees are important pollinators of wild flowers and several cultivated crop plants, and have declined in diversity and abundance during the last decades. The main cause of the decline is believed to be habitat destruction and fragmentation associated with urbanization and agricultural intensification. Urbanization is a process that involves dramatic and pers...

Background and objective: This study was conducted to provide basic data for more active use of gardens by analyzing perceived restorativeness, restoration outcomes, plant preference garden visitors.Methods: The from April 20 June 25, 2022 on 6 research sites including national gardens, local private a survey 360 adults who agreed participate in the study. Perceived visitors were measured. Freq...

Acacia constricta, "WHITETHORN ACACIA" Drought tolerant, deciduous, Southwest native small tree or large shrub w/ spiny branches & tiny, feathery leaves; flowers are fragrant, yellow bottlebrushes produced summer. [7] (H*W*S*) Acacia greggii, "CATCLAW ACACIA" Drought tolerant, deciduous small tree/large shrub w/ spiny branches & tiny, ferny leaves; flowers are fragrant, creamy yellow bottle-bru...

Introduction The theme of exploration is central to this paper. Not of a garden, per se, but of information spaces, other cultures and other languages. in the following sections we shall describe three different pieces of that all use exploration as a means for conveying information rather than focussed searches for specific information. Firstly, we shall talk about collaborative information vi...

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Silica gardens are extraordinary plant-like structures resulting from the complex interplay of relatively simple inorganic components. Recent work has highlighted that macroscopic self-assembly is accompanied by the spontaneous formation of considerable chemical gradients, which induce a cascade of coupled dissolution, diffusion, and precipitation processes occurring over timescales as long as ...

BACKGROUND Home gardens (HGs) provide perspectives for conservation of plant genetic resources while contributing to improving livelihoods. However, knowledge of local factors shaping their ownership, plant diversity (PD) and structure is still limited especially in West-Africa, where food insecurity is acute. This is critical to ensure effective mainstreaming of HGs into future biodiversity co...