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Drivers of variation in yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) abundance and impacts on native fauna in an atoll ecosystem

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes; YCA) are widespread invaders of islands across the Pacific and Indian Oceans. We investigated the ecological preferences and impacts of this species on a Polynesian atoll. We show that even at low abundances, this species can have important impacts on the fauna, including seabirds, and require management ...
Miléna Philip, Simon Ducatez, Jayna L. DeVore   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The knowing ear : an Australian test of universal claims about the semantic structure of sensory verbs and their extension into the domain of cognition [PDF]

, 1998
In this paper we test previous claims concerning the universality of patterns of polysemy and semantic change in perception verbs. Implicit in such claims are two elements: firstly, that the sharing of two related senses A and B by a given form is cross ...
Evans, Nicholas, Wilkins, David
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Mapping Escolar (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum) in Motion: Oceanographic Forces Shaping Its Habitat in the Southwestern South Atlantic, With Insights From Fishers' Perceptions

Fisheries Oceanography, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lepidocybium flavobrunneum [Smith, 1843], commonly known as escolar, is a large pelagic species, important for global and local fisheries, particularly in the southwestern South Atlantic Ocean (SWAO), where it constitutes a significant portion of the catch.
Lucas Rodrigues, Maria Grazia Pennino, Paul Gerhard Kinas, David Conesa, Alba Fuster‐Alonso, Andrés Domingo, Rodrigo Forselledo, Federico Mas, Bruno Mourato, Rodrigo Sant'Ana, Vinni Santos Thykjaer, Raquel Virginia Marquez Marquez, Abner Ventura Alves, Mariano Cabanillas‐Torpoco, Rafael Schroeder, Luis Gustavo Cardoso   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strengthening ASEAN’s Stabilizing Role via ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific

Nation State
The Indo-Pacific has become at the forefront of geostrategic rivalry between the United States and China, which has implications for region’s political, security and economic stability.
Devy Indah Paramitha, Muhammad Nur Alim Syabana, Khoirul Amin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fixing Australia’s incredible defence policy [PDF]

Australia’s new government must make tough decisions in defence policy. Australia’s broad national interests and the challenging strategic environment in Indo-Pacific Asia make it essential to modernise the Australian Defence Force.
James Brown, Rory Medcalf
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Comparison of Approaches to Management of Large Marine Areas [PDF]

, 2010
In order to learn more about the different approaches to managing large-scale marine areas, their comparative merits, and the synergies and overlaps between them, Conservation International (CI) commissioned this independent analysis of several widely ...
Hugh Kirkman, Robert Bensted-Smith
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Ethnic Diversity in Compulsory Schooling and Occupational Choices: Can Diversity Increase the Supply in Care‐Oriented Occupations

Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the effect of ethnic diversity on occupational choices, particularly in care‐oriented occupations which are scarce in many high‐income countries. We use administrative data of all students in Switzerland to study two diversity dimensions: ethnic fractionalization and ethnic polarization.
Damiano Pregaldini, Simone Balestra, Uschi Backes‐Gellner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Growth strategies across life‐history stages and generational turnover of cryptobenthic coral reef fishes of the genus Trimma

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Somatic growth influences survival and reproduction, with flow‐on effects on population dynamics and energy fluxes within ecosystems. Small‐bodied cryptobenthic reef fishes may contribute significantly to productivity due to their life‐history traits, including growth rates and rapid generational turnover.
Nisha C. Goldsworthy, Maya Srinivasan, Patrick Smallhorn‐West, Geoffrey P. Jones   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE STRATEGIC ADJUSTMENTS OF CHINA, INDIA, AND THE US IN THE INDO-PACIFIC GEOPOLITICAL CONTEXT

Journal of Liberty and International Affairs
Since the beginning of the XXI century, the Indo-Pacific region has become the “focus” of strategic competition between the world’s great powers. This area included many “choke points” on sea routes that are strategically important for the development ...
Binh Nguyen, Hiep Tran, Co Nguyen, Vuong Nguyen   +3 more
doaj  

The Impact of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework on China and Its Response [PDF]

The "Indo Pacific Economic Framework" (IPEF) is the economic pillar established by the Biden government for the "Indo Pacific Strategy. It aims to complement the weaknesses of the U.S.
Li, Jinyuan
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