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A Plant Needs Ants like a Dog Needs Fleas: Myrmelachista schumanni Ants Gall Many Tree Species to Create Housing
(UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 2009)
Hundreds of tropical plant species house ant colonies in specialized chambers called domatia. When, in 1873, Richard Spruce likened plant-ants to fleas and asserted that domatia are ant-created galls, he incited a debate ...
Proposição de métodos de arquitetura bioclimática na Escola Novo Progresso, Marmeleiro/PR
(Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáFrancisco BeltraoBrasilEngenharia AmbientalUTFPR, 2019-07-05)
The energy efficiency on buildings has taken a more relevant paper in the world scenario and in Brazil. The international architectural model, wich comes from the Industrial Revolution, generated a propagation of mechanical ...
Sistema de captação da água da chuva em piscina para armazenagem em reservatório e o seu impacto sobre o escoamento superficial urbano
(Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáCampo MouraoBrasilEngenharia CivilUTFPR, 2015-11-26)
Because of geographical, political and climatic factors, Southeastern Brazil, in 2014 and 2015, went through a crisis, in which throughout Brazil was warned of water shortages. Apart from that, every year this region ...
Centro cultural como promotor de sustentabilidade - Estudo de caso: Centro Cultural Fundição Progresso, Lapa – RJ
(Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrasilARQ - ESCOLA DE ARQUITETURACurso de Especialização em Sustentabilidade em Cidades, Edificações e ProdutosUFMG, 2021-02-04)
It is widely known that society is experiencing a time of climate change and that it is necessary to change some patterns in lifestyles in order to achieve a better balance on the planet. The Cultural Center, as an ...
Evaluation of the use of compensatory techniques in the Ribeirao do Santa Rita urban sub-basin in the municipality of Fernandopolis, Sao Paulo
(Assoc Brasileira Engenharia Sanitaria Ambiental, 2021-03-01)
With the growth of the urban population and the consequent alteration of land use and occupation in the watersheds, floods have become more frequent. This paper aimed to verify the effects of the use of compensatory ...
Tree establishment along an ENSO experimental gradient in the Atacama desert
(OPULUS PRESS UPPSALA AB, 2007-04)
Questions: (1) What are the roles of regional climate and plant growth rate for seedling establishment during ENSO rainy pulses along the western coast of South America? (2) What is the water threshold for tree seedling ...
Brasiliorchis: A new genus for the Maxillaria picta alliance (Orchidaceae, Maxillariinae)
(Missouri Botanical GardenSt LouisEUA, 2007)