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Feasibility studies in relation to the IMO Ballast Water Convention [PDF]
, 2009 This project is aimed to develop possibilities to overcome the difficulties which arise from the implementation of the Ballast Water Convention (IMO 2004).
Kaag, N.H.B.M. +2 more
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Convergent evolution of metabolic functions: Evidence from the gut microbiomes of humans and dogs
iMetaOmics, EarlyView.Dogs have undergone convergent evolution in their genome with humans in long‐term co‐living. Studies have shown that the gut microbiomes of dogs exhibit greater similarity to those of humans compared to mice and pigs. In our study, we first compared the gut microbiomes of macaques, three dog groups, and two wolf groups to those in humans.
Xiaoyang Wang +10 more
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PLoS ONEThis study aims to identify the structural and compositional differences between native and exotic woodlands on Terceira Island, Azores. Based on landscape, habitat, and microhabitat analyses, remnants of native forests appeared to be associated with ...
Sébastien Lhoumeau +4 more
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The role of the gut microbiome in the regulation of high‐altitude adaptation
iMeta, EarlyView.This study is the first to elucidate mechanisms of high‐altitude adaptation from the perspective of the rumen ecosystem by using indigenous yaks and Holstein cows that have lived at high altitude since birth as comparative models. Through a systematic comparison of their rumen ecology using multi‐omics approaches—including rumen metagenomics ...
Xinyu Zhang +6 more
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SAMUDRA Report No. 57, November 2010 [PDF]
, 2010 Mackerel mayhem: On the ongoing dispute in northern Europe over the boom in mackerel stocks. Small and mighty: The Banjul civil society declaration on sustainable livelihoods in African fisheries.
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Integrative Conservation, EarlyView.This study examines the Mawphlang Sacred Forest in Meghalaya as a culturally embedded model of community‐led conservation. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork, it highlights how spiritual reverence, sacred taboos, and ancestral authority shape ecological stewardship, complementing formal governance systems.
Mrinal Saikia
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HIV and orientation of subsistence and commercial home gardens in rural Ghana: Crop composition, crop diversity and food security [PDF]
, 2010 An empirical study was conducted to explore differences and similarities in biodiversity in subsistence and commercial home gardens of HIV-positive and HIV-negative rural households in the Eastern Region of Ghana and their significance in household food ...
Akrofi, S., Price, L.L., Struik, P.C.
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Non-indigenous species thematic assessment
Non-indigenous species (NIS) may cause unpredictable and irreversible changes to marine ecosystems, such as predation of or competition with indigenous species, modification of habitats, and trophic impacts. A variety of economic or human health impacts are possible through, for example, fouling, harmful non-indigenous algal blooms or damage to ...
Stæhr, Peter A. +5 more
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Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Gender and race have received significant philosophical attention recently; they are the paradigm cases of social kinds in most philosophical accounts. I argue for the inclusion of caste as a social kind because it affects the lives of many people, and because it presents itself as an important test case for philosophers of social kinds.
Ajinkya Deshmukh
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Interactions between non-indigenous and indigenous crayfish species.
, 2002 The main object of the present essay is to summarise some aspects underlying the interactions between non-indigenous (NICS) and indigenous (ICS) crayfish species. The discussion has been also extended to the effects exercised by NICS on the natural habitats they occupy.
GHERARDI, FRANCESCA +2 more
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