Approximately six million years ago, the human and chimpanzee lineages diverged from a common ancestor resulting in two distinct species with a great number of different morphological, behavioral, cognitive and other ...

Acetate is one of the most important intermediaries in the degradation of organic matter in anaerobic environments where carbon dioxide is the dominant electron acceptor. In these environments, acetate is recycled by ...

The genetic diversity and differentiation of 24 cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) accessions from the Puerto Rican collection are assessed in this study. In addition, 63 cassava DNA samples from the CIAT (Centro Internacional ...

The Solanaceae family is one of the largest and well distributed plant families in the world. It contains species with agricultural and economical importance such as potatoes, eggplants, tomatoes and peppers. In Puerto ...

Collembolans are small arthropods, abundant in litter and, often regarded as good indicators of soil health. Diversity and abundance of litter springtails was analyzed in a Mayaguez secondary forest in leaf litter of ...

Bryophyte dispersal allows population establishment, recruitment, and survival. This dispersal can be carried out in many ways, such as: water, wind, animal, and even gravity. The dispersal mechanisms have enabled the short ...

The Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge (LCNWR) in southwest Puerto Rico contains one of the most important freshwater wetlands on the island. Mimosa pigra is rapidly invading the site, information on how environmental ...

The influence of the phorophytes (trees) Bucida buceras (ucar), Calophyllum brasiliense (Maria tree), Hymenaea courbaril (locust), Mangifera indica (Mango), Veitchia merrillii (palma Manila) , and Swietenia macrophylla ...

The eastern part of the island of Vieques (Puerto Rico) was subjected to live fire bombing by the US Navy and Marine Corps for approximately 60 years, leaving multiple unexploded ordnances in terrestrial and marine ...

Mangroves are complex ecosystems that contribute the coast environment by maintaining terrestrial and marine food chains, among others. Black mangrove, Avicennia germinans, on which this study is centered, predominates ...