Organic agriculture development in Martinique: where does agroecological research fit in? [PDF]
Organic agriculture is developing slowly in Martinique, a French Department in Caribbean area. In 2010, the total certified acreage reached about 100 ha, with a further 6 ha in conversion, cultivated by a total of 24 certified organic (Agriculture ...
Achard, Raphaël +5 more
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Background: The Caribbean ranks seventh among world regions most affected by cervical cancer. Social health inequalities, such as differences in access to screening services, engender disparities in incidence and mortality between low- and middle-income ...
K. Melan +6 more
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ANANABIO: A project to design organic pineapple cropping systems through a participative approach between research and producers [PDF]
ANANABIO is a multi-partnership project (2016-2018) associating Research (CIRAD) with a technical institute (ARMEFLHOR) on Reunion Island (Indian Ocean) to design innovative practices for environmental-friendly organic pineapple cropping systems.
Dorey, Elodie, Soler, Alain
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Mammomonogamus laryngeus: an unusual cause of acute and chronic cough in the Caribbean area
Moustapha Agossou +5 more
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Development of plant epidemiological surveillance networks, data exchanges and joint response strategies in the Caribbean: the french experience [PDF]
Plant pests and pathogens have the potential to emerge and spread rapidly, cause severe losses and threaten food security worldwide. Such a threat is increased by the rise of commercial exchanges of germplasm and fresh produce and by global warming. This
Abadie, Catherine +2 more
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A summary of the endemic beetle genera of the West Indies (Insecta: Coleoptera); bioindicators of the evolutionary richness of this Neotropical archipelago [PDF]
The Caribbean Islands (or the West Indies) are recognized as one of the leading global biodiversity hot spots. This is based on data on species, genus, and family diversity for vascular plants and non-marine vertebrates.
Peck, Stewart B. +1 more
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CIRAD invasive species initiatives in the Caribbean Basin [PDF]
CIRAD develops several initiatives on invasive plant pests and pathogens that are present in the Caribbean. These are primarily focused on Ralstonia solanacearum, Black Sigatoka, coconut lethal yellowing and viral diseases of sugarcane and banana.
Abadie, Catherine +6 more
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CRFM Consultancy Report on Review of Existing Policy, Legal and Institutional Arrangements for Governance and Management of Flyingfish Fisheries in the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem [PDF]
Many of the marine resources in the Caribbean are considered to be fully or overexploited. A Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis identified three priority transboundary problems that affect the CLME: unsustainable exploitation of fish and other living ...
David S. Berry, Uwe Tietze
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Leaping to Diagnosis: The Frog Sign as a Key Clue in AVNRT
The “frog sign,” characterized by prominent cannon A waves, is a critical diagnostic clue for AV‐nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT). It was confirmed through electrophysiological study and was successfully treated with radiofrequency ablation.
Andreas Mussigbrodt +4 more
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Spartocera batatas (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Coreidae) : newly established in Florida [PDF]
Spartocera batatas (Fabricius) was found for the first time in the USA in Homestead, Florida, in 1995. Records from Brazil, British Guiana, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, Jamaica, Martinique, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saba ...
Brambila, Julieta, Halbert, Susan E.
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