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A Note on Species Lists and Ecosystem Shifts: Black Sea Tintinnids, Ciliates of the Microzooplankton
, 2007 International audienceWe investigated tintinnid (planktonic ciliate protists) in the Black Sea, a system which has undergone marked changes. Obvious shifts in the Black Sea began with eutrophication from the 1960's to the 1980's, followed by blooms of ...
Dolan, John, Gavrilova, Nelly
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Metachronal waves in a chain of rowers with hydrodynamic interactions [PDF]
, 2010 Filaments on the surface of a microorganism such as Paramecium or Ophalina beat highly synchronized and form so-called metachronal waves that travel along the surfaces.
Stark, Holger, Wollin, Christopher
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Bees in the Neighborhood: Best Practices for Urban Beekeepers [PDF]
, 2018 The media coverage of the peril of pollinators has led to the general public wanting to help bees in particular. Public awareness about pollinator importance and the growing interest in urban beekeeping has led many local and municipal governments across
Bolshakova, Virginia Lj, Niño, Elina L
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Cruise Report R.V. Alkor Cruise No. AL499, 14.08. – 25.08.2017 [PDF]
, 2017 Port Calls: Gdynia, Poland: 19.08.
Jaspers, Cornelia
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Linking human well-being and jellyfish: Ecosystem services, impacts, and societal responses [PDF]
, 2015 William H. Graham et al.© The Ecological Society of America. Jellyfish are usually perceived as harmful to humans and are seen as >pests>. This negative perception has hindered knowledge regarding their value in terms of ecosystem services.
Condon, Robert H. +2 more
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Recipe for a Busy Bee: MicroRNAs in Honey Bee Caste Determination
, 2015 Social caste determination in the honey bee is assumed to be determined by the dietary status of the young larvae and translated into physiological and epigenetic changes through nutrient-sensing pathways.
Chen, Runsheng +11 more
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When a Fish is a Fish: The Economic Impacts of Escaped Farmed Fish [PDF]
The escape of cultured fish from a marine aquaculture facility is a type of biological invasion that may lead to a variety of potential ecological and economic effects on native fish. This paper develops a general invasive species impact model to capture
Anders Skonhoft +2 more
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Experimental feeding rates of gelatinous predators Aurelia aurita and Mnemiopsis leidyi at low northern Baltic Sea salinity [PDF]
, 2012 The effect of the northern Baltic Sea\u27s low salinity on feeding rates of a native scyphozoan Aurelia aurita and a recent invader to southern Baltic Sea, ctenophore Mnemiopsis was investigated experimentally. Incubations with Acartia spp. prey (4.19-25.
Granhag, Lena +3 more
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Brood comb as a humidity buffer in honeybee nests [PDF]
, 2018 Adverse environmental conditions can be evaded, tolerated or modified in order for an organism to survive. During their development, some insect larvae spin cocoons which, in addition to protecting their occupants against predators, modify microclimatic ...
Crewe, Robin +3 more
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