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Scientia Marina, 2018 A key challenge in small-scale fisheries that use moored fish aggregating devices (mFADs) is the ability to accurately quantify multi-sector fishing activity through fishery-independent methods.
Wessley Merten +5 more
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Length-weight relationships of demersal fishes from the upper continental slope off Colombia [PDF]
, 2000 Parameters of the length–weight relationship of the form W=aLb are presented for 45 demersal fish species caught on the upper continental slope of the Caribbean Sea off Colombia. The b values varied between 2.13 and 4.97, with the mean b = 3.042 (95% CI,
Acero, A. +4 more
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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes +2 more
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Determining sea-level rise in the Caribbean: A shift from temperature to mass control
Scientific ReportsTropical Small Island Developing States (SIDS), such as those in the Caribbean, are among the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, most notably sea-level rise.
Deron O. Maitland +6 more
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The Caribbean Sea in the Life and Works of Alejo Carpentier [PDF]
, 2014 La presencia del Mar Caribe en la vida y la obra de Alejo Carpentier es determinante en muchos sentidos. De hecho, el Caribe está presente en toda su obra narrativa, unas veces de modo directo, otras a través de referencias muy concretas e importantes ...
Márquez Rodríguez, Alexis
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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Scientia Marina, 2011 The present paper reports results from the study of a wide collection of specimens of the genus Haplosyllis (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Syllinae) obtained mainly from sponges of different Caribbean regions (Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Bermudas, Colombia and ...
Patricia Lattig, Daniel Martín
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Field Guide to the Searobins (Prionotus and Bellator) in the Western North Atlantic [PDF]
, 1992 Species identifications of Prionotus and Bellator are often difficult under field conditions owing to the large number of species and their overlapping taxonomic characteristics.
Grace, Mark +2 more
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The rain feels different under the same umbrella: Experiences with poverty across LGBTQ subgroups
American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Population‐based survey data have demonstrated that LGBTQ communities report varying rates of economic insecurity, yet very little research directly assesses how pathways into and experiences with poverty look different among subgroups at the intersections of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
Bianca D. M. Wilson, Lillian Nguyen
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Ichthyoplankton seasonality in the Gulf of Salamanca, Colombian Caribbean Sea
Actualidades Biológicas, 2019 The identity, density and spatial and temporal distribution of fish larvae and eggs were investigated in the Gulf of Salamanca, Colombian Caribbean. Due to scarcity of previous studies taxonomic level was restricted to families.
Camilo Bernardo García
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