Biogeography of Iberian Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Ants are highly diverse in the Iberian Peninsula (IP), both in species richness (299 cited species) and in number of endemic species (72). The Iberian ant fauna is one of the richest in the broader Mediterranean region, it is similar to the Balkan ...
Alberto Tinaut, Francisca Ruano
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Seasonal Correction of Offshore Wind Energy Potential due to Air Density: Case of the Iberian Peninsula [PDF]
A constant value of air density based on its annual average value at a given location is commonly used for the computation of the annual energy production in wind industry.
Carreno-Madinabeitia, Sheila +4 more
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Background: The arcuate foramen (AF) is a bony bridge formed by the ossification of the atlantooccipital ligament that covers the groove of the vertebral artery (VA). It contains the VA, the suboccipital nerve and the vertebral venous plexus. Objectives:
Nilgun Tuncel-Cini +10 more
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Predicting the likelihood that non-native species will be introduced into new areas remains one of conservation’s greatest challenges and, consequently, it is necessary to adopt adequate management measures to mitigate the effects of future biological ...
Argantonio Rodríguez-Merino
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The order Corallinales sensu lato (Rhodophyta) in the Iberian Atlantic: current state of knowledge
A review of the order Corallinales sensu lato in the Atlantic Iberian Peninsula is presented with the aim of assessing its current state of knowledge in comparison with adjacent areas (British Isles-Atlantic France, Macaronesia and Iberian Mediterranean).
Juan Lugilde +2 more
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Differential Effects of Increasing Salinity on Germination and Seedling Growth of Native and Exotic Invasive Cordgrasses [PDF]
Soil salinity is a key environmental factor influencing germination and seedling establishment in salt marshes. Global warming and sea level rise are changing estuarine salinity, and may modify the colonization ability of halophytes.
Castillo Segura, Jesús Manuel +4 more
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Regional Genetic Structure in the Aquatic Macrophyte Ruppia cirrhosa Suggests Dispersal by Waterbirds [PDF]
The evolutionary history of the genus Ruppia has been shaped by hybridization, polyploidisation and vicariance that have resulted in a problematic taxonomy. Recent studies provided insight into species circumscription, organelle takeover by hybridization,
A Marchioni-Ortu +71 more
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Anisakis infection in allis shad, Alosa alosa (Linnaeus, 1758), and twaite shad, Alosa fallax (Lacépède, 1803), from Western Iberian Peninsula Rivers : zoonotic and ecological implications [PDF]
Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank M. N. Cueto and J.M. Antonio (ECOBIOMAR) for their excellent technical support and also Rodrigo López for making the map of the study area.
Antunes, C. +7 more
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Impact of day/night time land surface temperature in soil moisture disaggregation algorithms [PDF]
Since its launch in 2009, the ESA’s SMOS mission is providing global soil moisture (SM) maps at ~40 km, using the first L-band microwave radiometer on space.
Camps Carmona, Adriano José +5 more
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The Evolution of the Retail Trade sector in Iberian Cities from the Nineteenth Century to the Second World War. [PDF]
This is an Accepted Manuscript version of an article published by Taylor & Francis on 16 May 2017, available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2373518X.2017.1329195.The evolution of retail trade in European cities during the first decades of the ...
Alves, Daniel, Morris, Jonathan
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