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Ecosystem Services: Response [PDF]

Science, 2013
C. Obst et al. provide a welcome opportunity to clarify the difference between environmental-economic cost-benefit analyses (such as ours) and environmental accounting exercises [such as the UN-SEEA ([ 1 ][1], [ 2 ][2]) initiative]. Accounting studies attempt to assess the total value of goods related to ecosystem services in a manner comparable to ...
Bateman, Ian, Harwood, Amii, Mace, Georgina M, Watson, Sir Robert, Abson, David J., Andrews, Barnaby, Binner, Amy, Crowe, Andrew, Day, Brett, Dugdale, Stephen, Fezzi, Carlo, Foden, Jo, Hadley, David, Haines-Young, R, Hulme, Mark, Kontoleon, Andreas, Lovett, Andrew, Munday, Paul, Pascual, Unai, Paterson, James, Perino, Grischa, Sen, Antara, Siriwardena, G, van Soest, D, Termansen, M   +24 more
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Scientific Evidence about the Risks of Micro and Nanoplastics (MNPLs) to Human Health and Their Exposure Routes through the Environment

Toxics, 2022
Nowadays, a large amount and variety of plastic is being produced and consumed by human beings on an enormous scale. Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPLs) have become ubiquitous since they can be found in many ecosystem components. Plastic particles can
Ana Clara Bastos Rodrigues, Gabriel Pereira de Jesus, Dunia Waked, Gabriel Leandro Gomes, Thamires Moraes Silva, Victor Yuji Yariwake, Mariane Paula da Silva, Antônio José Magaldi, Mariana Matera Veras   +8 more
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Gut microbiota diversity is prognostic in metastatic hormone receptor‐positive breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and immunotherapy

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
In this exploratory study, we investigated the relationship between the gut microbiota and outcome in patients with metastatic hormone receptor‐positive breast cancer, treated in a randomized clinical trial with chemotherapy alone or chemotherapy in combination with immune checkpoint blockade.
Andreas Ullern, Kristian Holm, Nikolai Kragøe Andresen, Andreas Hagen Røssevold, Corinna Bang, Bjørn Naume, Johannes R. Hov, Jon Amund Kyte   +7 more
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Investigating tree diversity and structure across varying land cover classes and altitudes in the savanna woodlands of Sudan

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Climate and land use changes significantly endanger tree species’ structure and diversity in savanna woodlands. The destruction of these ecosystems hinders the achievement of several global environmental and development targets, notably SDGs 2, 13, and ...
Nasradeen A. H. Gadallah, Nasradeen A. H. Gadallah, Nasradeen A. H. Gadallah, Zoro Bertin Gone Bi, Zoro Bertin Gone Bi, Victor Ongoma, Ali Omer, Ali Omer, Abdelhakam Esmaeil Mohamed Ahmed, Abdelhakam Esmaeil Mohamed Ahmed, Ahmed M. M. Hasoba, Ahmed M. M. Hasoba, Ahmed A. H. Siddig, Ahmed A. H. Siddig   +13 more
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REGULARITIES OF LONG-TERM AND INTERSEASONAL DYNAMICS OF THE CTENOPHORE MNEMIOPSIS LEIDYI POPULATION IN THE CASPIAN SEA

Юг России: экология, развитие, 2014
Results of long-term (2001-2011) monitoring investigations into the distribution of invader Mnemiopsis leidyi population in all major sea areas through the whole year (January-November) are presented. The scenario of invader Mnemiopsis leidyi development
A. M. Kamakin, V. F. Zaitsev
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Morphological Significance and Relation of Ecosystems of Submarine Canyons off SW Taiwan

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021
There are four shelf-incising submarine canyons off SW Taiwan. They are distributed along the active continental margin, which is periodically flushed by gravity flows.
Cheng-Shing Chiang, Ho-Shing Yu
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Aggressive prostate cancer is associated with pericyte dysfunction

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Tumor‐produced TGF‐β drives pericyte dysfunction in prostate cancer. This dysfunction is characterized by downregulation of some canonical pericyte markers (i.e., DES, CSPG4, and ACTA2) while maintaining the expression of others (i.e., PDGFRB, NOTCH3, and RGS5).
Anabel Martinez‐Romero, Ane Martinez‐Larrinaga, Joaquim Grego‐Bessa, Saioa Garcia‐Longarte, Hielke van Splunder, Ianire Astobiza, Amaia Ercilla, Laura Bozal‐Basterra, Isabel Mendizabal, Pilar Villacampa, Arkaitz Carracedo, Mariona Graupera   +11 more
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Valuing New Hampshire Salt Marshes: An Approach to Measuring Ecosystem Services [PDF]

, 2013
David Burdick presented work a method for estimating the ecosystem services benefits of salt marsh restoration. The approach combines ecological valuation, which uses structural and functional indicators to measure the marshes response to restoration ...
Burdick, David M.
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Promoting ecosystem and human health in urban areas using green infrastructure: A literature review [PDF]

, 2007
Europe is a highly urbanised continent. The consequent loss and degradation of urban and peri-urban green space could adversely affect ecosystems as well as human health and well-being.
Aleksandra Kaźmierczak, Barrett, Bartley, Beier, Bengtsson, Bixler, Bodin, Bolund, Booth, Bratton, Brunner, Brussard, Butler, Cairns, Calow, Collins, Costanza, Costanza, Davey-Smith, Davey-Smith, de Groot, de Leo, de Vries, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Diez-Roux, Diez-Roux, Diez-Roux, Dunn, Ehrlich, Faber-Taylor, Flores, Grimm, Haddad, Haeuber, Haila, Hartig, Hartig, Henwood, Hobbs, Horwitz, Humpel, Humpel, Jari Niemela, Jongman, Kalevi Korpela, Kaplan, Kaplan, Kim, Kinzig, Konstantinos Tzoulas, Korpela, Korpela, Korpela, Korpela, Korpela, Korpela, Kuo, Kuo, Kuo, Kuo, Lackey, Levin, Li, Loreau, Lu, Macintyre, Macintyre, Mageau, Mayer, Millennium Assessment, Moss, Naeem, Newell, Noss, Odum, Opdam, O’Campo, Paton, Patz, Payne, Philip James, Pickett, Pickett, Pikora, Rapport, Rapport, Rapport, Rapport, Rioux, Ross, Rudlin, Sallis, Sandström, Schrijnen, Simberloff, St Leger, Stephen Venn, Stokols, Takano, Tanaka, Tilman, Troyer, Turner, Turner, Ulrich, Ulrich, Ulrich, van der Ryn, van Kamp, Vesa Yli-Pelkonen, Walmsley, Wells, Westphal, Whitford, Wicklum, Wilson, Yli-Pelkonen, Zielhuis, Zielinski-Gutierrez, Zipperer   +119 more
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Entrepreneurial Ecosystems [PDF]

, 2018
This paper reviews and discusses the emergent entrepreneurial ecosystem approach. Entrepreneurial ecosystems are defined as a set of interdependent actors and factors coordinated in such a way that they enable productive entrepreneurship within a particular territory.
Spigel, Benjamin, Stam, Erik
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