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Energy Efficiency Analysis of Pumping Systems Impacted by the Golden Mussel: A Case Study in the Brazilian Amazon

open access: yesEnergies, 2023
Pumping systems, especially those used in the water supply sector and in industrial and hydroelectric facilities, are commonly infested by the golden mussel. This causes an increase in maintenance operations (e.g., system shutdowns for cleaning) that can
Tâmara Rita Costa de Souza   +6 more
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Taxonomic and evolutionary analysis of Zaprionus indianus and its colonization of Palearctic and Neotropical regions

open access: yesGenetics and Molecular Biology, 2012
Zaprionus indianus is a dipteran (Drosophilidae) with a wide distribution throughout the tropics and temperate Palearctic and Nearctic regions. There have been proposals to reclassify the genus Zaprionus as a subgenus or group of the genus Drosophila ...
Leliane Silva Commar   +3 more
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Strategies and measures to prevent spread of invasive species [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Fil: Darrigran, Gustavo Alberto. División Zoología Invertebrados. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Damborenea, María Cristina. División Zoología Invertebrados. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo.
Damborenea, María Cristina   +1 more
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Spatial Analysis: Development of Descriptive and Normative Methods with Applications to Economic-Ecological Modelling [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper adapts Turing analysis and applies it to dynamic bioeconomic problems where the inter- action of coupled economic and ecological dynamics over space endogenously creates (or destroys) spatial heterogeneity.
Anastasios Xepapadeas, William Brock
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Rival at the gate: first record of the Asian clam Corbicula fluminea Müller, 1774 (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) in Greece

open access: yesKnowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2020
This contribution presents the first record of the Asian clam Corbicula fluminea Müller, 1774 in Greece. The species was collected in Erythropotamos River (Reka Luda Луда река), one of the main tributaries of Evros River (classical name of the Maritsa ...
Karaouzas Ioannis   +3 more
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Isolation and characterization of 16 polymorphic microsatellite loci for the Asian green mussel Perna viridis (Mollusca, Mytilidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The Asian green mussel Perna viridis is an abundant and important ecological and economical species across its native range. However, outside its native range, this species has been considered invasive and concerns have been raised worldwide regarding ...
Dias, Joana   +7 more
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Fighting Enemies and Noise: Competition of Residents and Invaders in a Stochastically Fluctuating Environment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The possible control of competitive invasion by infection of the invader and multiplicative noise is studied. The basic model is the Lotka-Volterra competition system with emergent carrying capacities. Several stationary solutions of the non-infected and
A. Morozov   +40 more
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First record of Amphipoda Talitroides topitotum (Burt, 1934) (Gammaridea, Talitridae) in the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v35i1.12447

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2012
Talitroides topitotum (Amphipoda) was introduced in Brazil by silviculture activities. Currently the species is distributed in the states of Paraná, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
Frederico Jacob Eutrópio   +1 more
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The First Record of the Red Cornetfısh (Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803) in the Aegean Sea

open access: yesDüzce Üniversitesi Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi, 2021
An occurrence of a red cornetfish Fistularia petimba here reported for the first time from the Aegean Sea. On 19 October 2019 four specimens from the Gökova Bay and on 17 November 2019 one specimen from the Güllük Bay, were collected using different ...
Gökçen Bilge   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differences in characteristics between naturalized threatened plants and other threatened plants

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Many non‐native plant species introduced by humans have become naturalized. At the same time many species are threatened in their native range. However, the number of plant species threatened in their native range that are naturalized elsewhere remains unknown.
Weihan Zhao   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

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