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ESTIMATION OF EXPOSURE LEVELS OF TERRESTRIAL BIOTA AND RADIATION EXPOSURE AROUND IPEN´S FACILITIES
Humans are exposed to natural radiation; soil is a major source of external and internal exposure of radiation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the exposure levels of terrestrial biota and to estimate the radiation exposure around Instituto of ...
Fernanda Cavalcante+2 more
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Invasive plants affect soil biota through litter and rhizosphere inputs, but the direction and magnitude of these effects are variable. We conducted a meta-analysis to examine the different effects of litter and rhizosphere of invasive plants on soil ...
Pei Zhang, Bo Li, Jihua Wu, Shuijin Hu
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Abstract Premise The increased online publication of data associated with Brazilian botanical collections and biodiversity information systems has significantly improved access to information on plant species occurring in Brazil. However, information about Brazilian flora within Protected Areas is fragmented.
Thuane Bochorny+2 more
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Biotic features of using the Kyiv reservoir as a fishery water body (Review)
Purpose. To analyze the range of special scientific literature and summarize the information obtained on the modern biotic features of the Kуiv reservoir.
V. Lytvynenko+4 more
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Development of Collembolans after coversion towards organic farming [PDF]
In Northern Germany, a diverse and complex experimental farm of the Federal Agricultural Research Centre (FAL) was set-up in 2001 covering all main aspects of organic farming. Previously, the 600 ha farm had been managed conventionally.
Anderson, T-H+4 more
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Fungal Traits Important for Soil Aggregation [PDF]
Soil structure, the complex arrangement of soil into aggregates and pore spaces, is a key feature of soils and soil biota. Among them, filamentous saprobic fungi have well-documented effects on soil aggregation. However, it is unclear what properties, or
Lehmann, Anika+7 more
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The Qingjiang biota—A Burgess Shale–type fossil Lagerstätte from the early Cambrian of South China
A treasure trove of Cambrian secrets Animal life exploded in diversity and form during the Cambrian period about 500 million years ago. Fu et al. describe an early Cambrian fossil site in China that contains a variety of specimens, more than half of ...
Dongjing Fu+14 more
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Abstract This article reviews the pathological changes in the enamel of permanent mandibular cheek teeth and their sequelae in European roe deer from regions polluted by anthropogenic fluoride emissions. The primary (developmental) changes of fluorotic roe deer enamel are hypomineralization and microstructural aberrations, including enamel hypoplasia ...
Uwe Kierdorf, Horst Kierdorf
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Living deep-water Lophelia and Madrepora corals in Maltese waters (Strait of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea) [PDF]
The occurrence of living deep-water corals, Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata, from stations 21-42 km off the southern and south-western coast of Malta is reported.
Camilleri, Matthew+3 more
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Fire Histories and Rainforest Aboriginal Archaeology in the Wet Tropics Bioregion, North Queensland
ABSTRACT Unlike the dominant Australian savanna‐sclerophyll vegetation, tropical rainforests do not burn easily. Any evidence of fire in Australian rainforests therefore invites explanations of its source. Analysis of 187 radiocarbon dates that include selected charcoal fragments from 23 soil pits and 7 archaeological sites from the Wet Tropics ...
Richard Cosgrove+9 more
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