Botany
castor oil plant
Green filter removes metal
Leaf powder used as a filter to remove heavy metals from industrial wastewater
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COVER
The first steps of a new species
Plants and animals differentiate by means of amazing mechanisms
cooking and biodiesel
More oil in leaves
Mutation may increase oil production of soybean, olive and palm plants
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deforestation
Size of forest affects composition of tree species
Limitation on seed transport alters species composition in fragmented forests
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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION VIII
Secrets of the ocean blue
Marine and coastal environments host abundant biodiversity
Caraça mountain range
Ancient forests in the state of Minas Gerais
Region may have been rainy and hot 30 million years ago
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CLIMATE CHANGE
Coffee with more gas
Coffee plants grow bigger when there is more CO2 in the atmosphere
Biota-fapesp education V
Biota V: Researchers talk about Caatinga’s biodiversity and evolution
Talks showcase Caatinga’s biodiversity and evolution
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Paleontology
It’s a stick, it’s a stone
Petrified plants reveal the look of the landscape 300 million years ago
Fine affinities
A fine compendium
Anonymous 19th-century botanical dictionary had strong ties to chemistry
Tropical ecosystems
Evolution written in lianas
Botanists use climbing plants to understand the origin of Brazilian forests
Aspergillus bertholletius
New fungus in the Brazil Nut
A new species of fungus was discovered in the Brazil nut
Global warming
Cleaner sugarcane fields
Emissions sugarcane plantations are lower than previously estimated
Jatropha
The “sweat” of the Jatropha
Studies measure soil evaporation and plant transpiration
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