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Geomorphology, 2020 Abstract Horn and Petit Bois islands are two of five Mississippi (MS) barrier islands that provide physical protection from tropical cyclones threatening the MS Gulf Coast, in addition to critical habitat for the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM). In September 2004, Hurricane Ivan removed a large volume of sediment from the eastern ends of Horn and Petit
Gremillion, Shara L. +3 more
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Effect of temperature on the growth and development of quinoa plants (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.): A review on a global scale [PDF]
, 2020 The increase in temperature and constant changes in climate negatively affects the development of the plants, which has resulted in an alarming situation for many of the different crops of agricultural and food interest.
Bazile, Didier +5 more
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The impacts of biological invasions
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock +42 more
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Le bois tropical matière première de l'industrie chimique
BOIS & FORETS DES TROPIQUES, 1952 L'utilisation des bois tropicaux comme matière première pour les industries chimiques est envisagée à diverses fins.La saccharification semble possible à condition qu'un autre système moins compliqué que la méthode classique de Bergins et Scholler soit employé et qu'un marché puisse être trouvé en Afrique pour les levures comestibles et l'alcool ainsi ...
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Is interlocked grain an adaptive trait for tropical tree species in rainforest? [PDF]
, 2009 Many trees in tropical rain forest exhibit interlocked grain. This phenomenon was observed, using a splitting method, on 10 trees from different genera in French Guiana. There were rather strong variations between and within trees. Different indexes were
Beauchêne, Jacques +2 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract High aggregate levels of wildlife consumption in cities in Central Africa highlight the need for solutions that balance wildlife protection, local livelihoods and the relational values between people and nature. This study explores the impacts of demand‐ and supply‐side interventions on wild meat consumption through two randomized control ...
Abdoulaye Cisse +2 more
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The Cinderella tree, Quillaja saponaria – A soap story
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Our current understanding of plants has been shaped by the entwining of different cultures. The Chilean soapbark tree, traditionally valued as a source of natural soap, was shown by serendipitous research in France in the 1900s to produce compounds that can boost the immune response to vaccines.
Anne Osbourn
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La logistique d'importation du bois tropical africain en France
BOIS & FORETS DES TROPIQUES, 1984 L'objet de cet article est de souligner l'importance de la fonction logistique dans le commerce des bois tropicaux entre l'Afrique et la France. Cette logistique comprend le transport maritime des bois en provenance d'Afrique, la gestion du port d'entrée à l'arrivée en France et le transport terrestre jusqu'aux locaux de l'importateur.
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“There Are Places Full of Beauty”: Desettling High School Students' Scientific Writing
Science Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study contributes to desettling and expanding expectations about the forms of scientific language that belong in students' scientific writing. The primary empirical focus is the analysis of 52 high school student abstracts articulating community‐based investigations, submitted as part of their participation in a student conference in a ...
Alejandra Frausto Aceves
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Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.Abstract This article argues that W. E. B. Du Bois grounded his seminal conceptualisation of “the Negro church” in a Pan‐Africanist challenge to how Christian reformers and missionaries' usage of “Darkest Africa” as a metaphor for modern urban vice and poverty denigrated Africa and the African diaspora while promoting a segregated, imperialist version ...
Kai Parker
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