The study explores how beavers (Castor spp.) affect endangered freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) in European rivers. Beaver dams can harm small, fragmented mussel populations by reducing flow, increasing sediment, and potentially limiting host fish movement, while larger populations may benefit from improved bed stability and ...
Louise Lavictoire +2 more
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Comparative Numerical Evaluation of Feed-Spacer Geometries in Reverse Osmosis Modules for Enhanced Water Treatment Sustainability. [PDF]
Al-Sairfi H +4 more
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We staged dyadic interaction trials between two kangaroo rat species threatened by habitat loss to test whether one species dominates in direct interactions in the field. We found that Stephens’ kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) residents and intruders were dominant over Dulzura kangaroo rat (Dipodomys simulans). These results suggest that D. simulans
Janine N. Straughan +2 more
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The effect of artificial roughness on bed topographic downstream of a culvert in response to variations in longitudinal slope. [PDF]
Sadeghpour M, Vaghefi M, Meraji SH.
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Herbivore and mesocarnivore carcasses trigger divergent short‐term changes in soil properties
Scavengers reshape nutrient cycles in soils under carrion. Compared to herbivore carcasses, smaller but longer‐lasting carnivore remains boost nutrient levels and microbial activity in dry soils. Abstract Animal corpses act as pulses of organic matter (OM) and serve a key zoogeochemical role by providing localized nutrient inputs to soils and thereby ...
Adrián Colino‐Barea +15 more
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Extent of stabilized streambed region by alkaline activated cement around bridge piers and abutments in clear water condition. [PDF]
Ghaedi Haghighi A +3 more
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Niche occupancy of Jamaican bat caves: Diversity increases isotopic niche packing
Tropical bat caves are home to hundreds of thousands of bats of multiple species. In Jamaica, we found that isotopic niche packing is the likely mechanism of coexistence at more diverse sites. Abstract There are over 1000 documented caves across Jamaica, many of them used by diverse communities of bats.
Phillip J. Oelbaum +6 more
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Study on the adaptability and stability of MICP improved vegetation slope protection. [PDF]
Bu C +6 more
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Forces Behind South Australia's Unusual Structural Changes Since 1840
ABSTRACT The agricultural sector's share of GDP in growing economies typically declines but, for a century from the early 1850s, Australia's did not. That trend is most evident for the former colony and now State of South Australia (SA). Moreover, that share for SA has been almost flat since 1980 as well, along with the agricultural sector's share of ...
Kym Anderson
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Investigation of vorticity and secondary flow strength near the protected bridge pier in a sharp bend. [PDF]
Moghanloo M, Vaghefi M.
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