Investigating shellfish deposition and landscape history at the Natia Beach site, Fiji [PDF]
The relationship between environmental variation and subsistence practices is a central point of discussion in much Oceanic archaeology. While human predation can significantly reduce prey populations, environmental variation also contributes to ...
Cochrane, E.E., Morrison, A.
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Ancient origins of arthropod moulting pathway components
Ecdysis (moulting) is the defining character of Ecdysoza (arthropods, nematodes and related phyla). Despite superficial similarities, the signalling cascade underlying moulting differs between Panarthropoda and the remaining ecdysozoans.
André Luiz de Oliveira +2 more
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Emerging evidence of rhodolith bed complexity and heterogeneity poses a challenge to monitoring strategies and questions about the role of abiotic factors in controlling the observed morphostructural diversity.
Valentina Alice Bracchi +3 more
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Choosing Your Ground on the Endangered Species Act: How Do the Ninth, Tenth, and District of Columbia Circuit Courts of Appeal Evaluate Water Management Decisions Made by Federal Water Agencies? [PDF]
The purpose of this article is twofold. First, federal agencies are responsible for the development and implementation of ESA documents, and knowing what a court will look for and at when that document is challenged can help the agencies to develop a ...
Kinsey, Michael
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Does habitat stability structure intraspecific genetic diversity? It’s complicated... [PDF]
Regional phylogeographic studies have long been conducted in the southeastern United States for a variety of species. With some exceptions, many of these studies focus on single species or single clades of organisms, and those considering multiple ...
Boot, Matthew R. +15 more
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Terminal Pleistocene to Middle Holocene sea level rise resulted in a number of changes to coastal ecosystems around the world, providing new challenges and opportunities for coastal peoples.
Torben C. Rick
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Survival and behavior of Chinese mystery snails (Bellamya chinensis) in response to simulated water body drawdowns and extended air exposure [PDF]
Nonnative invasive mollusks degrade aquatic ecosystems and induce economic losses worldwide. Extended air exposure through water bodydrawdown is one management action used for control.
Kody M. Unstad +7 more
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In species introductions, non-native species are often confronted with new niches occupied by more specialized natives, and for introduced parasites this conflict can be amplified because they also face novel hosts.
Marieke E. Feis +6 more
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Radiocarbon reservoir ages and hardwater effect for the northeastern coastal waters of Argentina. [PDF]
Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dates were obtained for 18 mollusk shells collected alive along the Buenos Aires province coast, Argentina, over the period AD 1914–1935.
Aguirre, Marina Laura +3 more
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Aquaculture production and its environmental sustainability in Thailand : challenges and potential solutions [PDF]
Though aquaculture plays an important role in providing foods and healthy diets, there are concerns regarding the environmental sustainability of prevailing practices.
Goethals, Peter +5 more
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