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Revisão taxonômica das espécies de Anthurium (Araceae) seção Urospadix subseção Flavescentiviridia
RodriguésiaRESUMO Apresenta-se o estudo taxonômico de 35 espécies de Anthurium seção Urospadix subseção Flavescentiviridia, com base em análises dos caracteres morfológicos vegetativos e reprodutivos, a partir de material coletado em campo e de exsicatas de ...
Marcus A. Nadruz Coelho +2 more
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Carte postale photographique et balnéarisation des villes littorales : le cas de Royan (1895-1920)
Confins, 2019 Between 1895 and 1920, the city of Royan’s seaside economy experienced a new boom, making it one of the most visited resorts on the French Atlantic coast.
Benjamin Caillaud
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The influence of rivers on seabird foraging ecology
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rivers act as vital arteries to the world's oceans, delivering fresh water and nutrients that sustain marine ecosystems. Globally, river flow increasingly is being altered by climate change and anthropogenic pressures; yet the significance of rivers to predatory marine species, such as seabirds, and the extent to which river‐related changes ...
Julia B. Morais +2 more
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The Atlantic Coast of Long Island
Coastal Engineering 1968, 1968 The south shore of Long Island, located on the northeast coast of the United States, consists of 120 miles of headlands and harrier beach which is breached by inlets that interconnect the coastal bays with the Atlantic Ocean. The shore is subject to severe changes due to constant attack of the ocean, rising level of the ocean and severe storms.
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart +57 more
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How wildlife respond to tropical cyclones: short‐term tactics and long‐term impacts
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT From butterflies to lizards and from sharks to seabirds, wildlife exhibit tactics to survive the impacts of tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes, cyclones, or typhoons depending on where they occur. Some species seek refuge during the storm by moving, some remain in place and ride it out, and others move longer distances, avoiding the ...
Erin L. Koen +15 more
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The Results of Shad Propagation on the Atlantic Coast [PDF]
Science, 1885 n ...
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Overfishing of the Common Snook
Undergraduate Journal of Mathematical Modeling: One + Two, 2012 The chief aim of this project is to determine if the populations of the common snook, Centropomus Undecimalis, in the Atlantic and Gulf coast are being affected by overfishing.
Allison Ashcroft
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Recent occurrences of opah, Lampris guttatus (Actinopterygii, Lampriformes, Lampridae), in the western Mediterranean Sea [PDF]
Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2010 The first records of Lampris guttatus in the Mediterranean Sea date back to 1807. Yet, until now it has been considered as a rare species (less than 25 specimens recorded in the literature).
P. Francour +10 more
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The Path to an Ecosystem Approach for Forage Fish Management: A Case Study of Atlantic Menhaden
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) support the largest fishery by volume on the United States East Coast, while also playing an important role as a forage species. Managers’ and stakeholders’ increasing concerns about the impact of Atlantic menhaden
Kristen A. Anstead +32 more
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