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Transcriptomics reveals the molecular processes of light-induced rapid darkening of the non-obligate cave dweller Oreolalax rhodostigmatus (Megophryidae, Anura) and their genetic basis of pigmentation strategy

BMC Genomics, 2018
Background Vertebrates use different pigmentation strategies to adapt to various environments. A large amount of research has been done on disclosing the mechanisms of pigmentation strategies in vertebrates either under light, or, living in constant ...
Wei Zhu, Lusha Liu, Xungang Wang, Xinyu Gao, Jianping Jiang, Bin Wang   +5 more
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Vegetation Dynamics in Ecuador [PDF]

, 2019
Global forest cover has suffered a dramatic reduction during recent decades, especially in tropical regions, which is mainly due to human activities caused by enhanced population pressures.
González-Jaramillo, Víctor Hugo
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Experimenting with the design of policies on sustainable resources management : Phase 2 mid-term report, January 2005 - February 2006 [PDF]

, 2006
The overall objective of the DMP is to arrest land degradation in Africa's desert margins through demonstration and capacity building activities. The GEF increment to this project will enable the programme to address issues of global environmental ...
Leclerc, Grégoire
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Shifting baseline syndrome: causes, consequences and implications [PDF]

, 2018
This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Wiley via the DOI in this record.With ongoing environmental degradation at local, regional, and global scales, people's accepted thresholds for environmental conditions are ...
Ainsworth, Al-Abdulrazzak, Alessa, Amano, Bebbington, Bilney, Bonebrake, Campbell, Christensen, Corlett, Dallimer, Dirzo, Ellis, Fernández-Llamazares, Gatti, Haberl, Herman-Mercer, Humphries, Jabado, Kahn, Katikiro, Leather, Lin, Lindemann-Matthies, Lister, Lorimer, Lotze, Louv, Lozano-Montes, Lyytimäki, Matsuzaki, McKinley, Mihoub, Miller, Ostergren, Papworth, Pauly, Pilgrim, Plumeridge, Pyle, Roman, Saenz-Arroyo, Shwartz, Shwartz, Soga, Soga, Soga, Soga, Sutherland, Tewksbury, Toomey, Yamaura, Ziembicki   +52 more
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Conservación y restauración de arte contemporáneo: Los fondos del MACVAC [PDF]

, 2016
El presente artículo pretende mostrar la complejidad de la conservación restauración del arte contemporáneo, a través de reflexiones, planteamientos, criterios, entrevistas con artistas y soluciones planteadas en torno a la recuperación de varias obras ...
Pastor Valls, Mª Teresa
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Experimental Study of Chalconatronite: From Its Identification to the Treatment of Copper Alloy Objects

Heritage
On the occasion of the reopening of the Dobrée Museum (Nantes, France), two statuettes of Egyptian origin, representing Harpocrate and Isis, were studied to shed light on the presence of the blue-green efflorescence on their surface. The efflorescence on
Charlène Pelé-Meziani, Aymeric Raimon, Jean-Yves Mevellec, Elodie Guilminot   +3 more
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Digital image processing of the Ghent altarpiece : supporting the painting's study and conservation treatment [PDF]

, 2015
In this article, we show progress in certain image processing techniques that can support the physical restoration of the painting, its art-historical analysis, or both.
Cornelis, Bruno, Daubechies, Ingrid, De Mey, Marc, Devolder, Bart, Dooms, Ann, Dubois, Hélène, Martens, Maximiliaan, Pizurica, Aleksandra, Platisa, Ljiljana, Ruzic, Tijana   +9 more
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China’s Carbon Emissions Trading Market: Current Situation, Impact Assessment, Challenges, and Suggestions

Land
As the world’s largest developing and carbon-emitting country, China is accelerating its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction process, and it is of vital importance in achieving the goals set out in the Paris Agreement.
Qidi Wang, Jinyan Zhan, Hailin Zhang, Yuhan Cao, Zheng Yang, Quanlong Wu, Ali Raza Otho   +6 more
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Conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Indonesia: issues and problems [PDF]

, 2006
Indonesia is an archipelagic nation comprising some 17,000 islands of varying sizes and geological origins, as well as marked differences in composition of their floras and faunas.
Erdelen, Walter R., Iskandar, Djoko T.
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Mapping Ocean Wealth: Livelihoods, Economies and Integrated Ocean-Use Planning [PDF]

, 2013
The Conservancy's goal is to calculate and describe—in quantitative and spatial terms—all that the ocean does for us today, so we can make smart investments and decisions affecting what the ocean can do for us tomorrow.

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