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Caspian or Arctic region: that is the question…

open access: yesПроблемы постсоветского пространства, 2020
The article compares the problems of two strategically important regions for Russia — the Caspian region and the Arctic region. Despite the fact that there are some significant geographical and climate differences, the geopolitical situation in the ...
S. Y. Chernitsyna
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An investigation on the micropyle number in the ova of the strugeon species in Caspian Sea [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
The micropyle number in the ova of sturgeon species from the South Caspian Sea was investigated. The study was conducted on female broodfishes of three species of sturgeon (Persian sturgeon Acipenser persicus, Stetates sturgeon A.
Amini, K.   +3 more
core  

CASPIAN SEA IN REGIONAL ENERGY SECURITY

open access: yesBulletin of Toraighyrov University. Humanities series, 2020
The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest inland body of water, with an area of 370 thousand km2 and which washes the territories of five neighboring states – Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan. In the Caspian region, the political, military-strategic and economic interests of not only these coastal countries, but also many others ...
Aygerim Yergalievna Ibrayeva   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

The influence of rivers on seabird foraging ecology

open access: yesBiological 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
wiley   +1 more source

ECOLOGY AND VIOLENCE: THE ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSIONS OF WAR [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Research reported by Thomas Homer-Dixon characterizes five social effects that can significantly increase the likelihood of violence in the emerging world, effects that are far deeper than can be controlled by security forces: (1) constrained ...
Fort, Timothy L., Schipani, Cindy A.
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SEA TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CASPIAN REGION: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

open access: yesVestnik of Astrakhan State Technical University. Series: Economics, 2019
The paper focuses on the problems of intensive building international transport corridors bypassing Russia, accelerated growing of economic systems of China, India and, in the near future, Iran, which necessitate creating the competitive marine ...
I. A. Volynskiy, E. Karlina
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Enemy release: loss of parasites in invasive freshwater bivalves Sinanodonta woodiana and Corbicula fluminea

open access: yesEcography, EarlyView.
Invasive freshwater bivalves harm native species, ecosystems and biodiversity, and incur economic costs. The enemy release hypothesis posits that invasive species are released from enemies during the invasion process, giving them a competitive advantage in the new environment.
Binglin Deng   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caspian oil in global context [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This paper provides a brief overview of the political economy of Caspian oil. It begins by situating the Caspian region’s oil sectors in the larger global market, before proceeding to examine the ways in which the Azerbaijani, Turkmen and Kazakh oil ...
Tompson, William
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Integrating Remote Sensing and Machine Learning for Enhanced Surface Urban Heat Island Analysis and Its Impact on Building Energy Demand

open access: yesEnergy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
Satellite (MODIS) mapping links Urban Heat Island (UHI) intensity to city‐scale energy demand—higher daytime cooling demand and altered nighttime heating demand—supporting targeted mitigation and planning. ABSTRACT This study examines the surface urban heat island (SUHI) effect on building energy consumption in Tehran from 1998 to 2024, utilizing MODIS
Rasool Maroofiazar, Ali Maboudi Reveshti
wiley   +1 more source

The strategic importance of the Caspian Sea

open access: yesӘл-Фараби Атындағы Қазақ Ұлттық Университеті хабаршы шығыстану сериясы, 2019
This article analyzes the importance of the Caspian Sea in the region. Until recently, although the Caspian Sea and the Caspian Sea region were taken into account in geopolitical and strategic layouts, it was not enough clearly. It was believed that the
Мубaрaк Атик Султaн Алaфрит Алькувaйти   +2 more
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