Track 2-01: The Ecology of Grassland and Forage Ecosystems
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Publication Date
2013
Location
Sydney, Australia
Description
In the Brazilian semi-arid region, the predominant vegetation is the Caatinga, which has a diversity of plant species, some endemic and presenting forage potential. The characterization of the plant anatomy is important for animal diet studies, using a microhistological technique (Scott and Dahl 1980) for estimating the diet botanical composition from ruminant faeces. This paper determined leaf epidermal descriptors for Caatinga species using microscopic slides.
Citation
dos Santos, Mércia V. F.; de Oliveira, Osniel F.; da Cunha, Márcio V.; Dubeux, José C. B. Jr.; de Mello, Alexandre C. L.; da S. Souza, Joelma; and de A. Lira, Mário, "Leaf Epidermal Descriptors of Forage from Caatinga, NE Brazil" (2013). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 13.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/22/2-1/13)
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Leaf Epidermal Descriptors of Forage from Caatinga, NE Brazil
Sydney, Australia
In the Brazilian semi-arid region, the predominant vegetation is the Caatinga, which has a diversity of plant species, some endemic and presenting forage potential. The characterization of the plant anatomy is important for animal diet studies, using a microhistological technique (Scott and Dahl 1980) for estimating the diet botanical composition from ruminant faeces. This paper determined leaf epidermal descriptors for Caatinga species using microscopic slides.
