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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The ecology of forests, their losses, and terrestrial wood decomposition dynamics have been intensively studied and reviewed. In the aquatic realm, reviews have concentrated on large wood (LW) in rivers and the transition from freshwater to marine environments in the Pacific Northwest of North America. However, a comprehensive global synthesis
Jon Dickson +9 more
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz +6 more
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A nursery site of the Alaska skate (Bathyraja parmifera) in the eastern Bering Sea [PDF]
, 2008 A nursery site for the Alaska skate (Bathyraja parmifera) was sampled seasonally from June 2004 to July 2005. At the small nursery site (~2 km2), located in a highly productive area near the shelf-slope interface at the head of Bering Canyon in the ...
Hoff, Gerald R.
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract A keystone species is one whose influence is disproportionate to its abundance, the absence of which would change the dynamics of an ecological or human community. Despite its widespread use in the scientific literature, there is a limited understanding of how the keystone concept is defined or measured, or applied in practice, and especially ...
Natasha R. Serrao +5 more
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An Interdisciplinary Sustainability Evaluation of the Skate Fishery in the Gulf of Alaska [PDF]
, 2012 Skates are in growing demand worldwide, and the 2008 U.S. landings of skates was estimated at 65 million pounds, worth $11 million. However, many Atlantic Ocean skate stocks are collapsing.
Farrugia, Thomas
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Revista de Antropologia, 2021 O objetivo deste artigo é problematizar como a citadinidade skatista, entendida como uma maneira astuciosa, transgressiva e tática de se fazer a cidade, tem sido enquadrada de forma ambivalente por uma série de agenciamentos políticos e urbanísticos: ora
Giancarlo Marques Carraro Machado
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.The preservation and revitalization of mycocultural heritage, developed over centuries of human‐mushroom interaction, contributes to safeguarding both natural ecosystems and the promotion of sustainable rural development, one of the biggest global challenges currently faced by humankind.
Elisette Ramírez‐Carbajal +8 more
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Portable electron beam weld chamber [PDF]
, 1972 Development and characteristics of portable vacuum chamber for skate type electron beam welding are discussed. Construction and operational details of equipment are presented.
Dimino, J. M., Lewis, J. R.
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Droplet Impact on Superhydrophobic Surfaces Under High Pressures
Small Methods, EarlyView.A phenomenological model of droplet impact under high ambient pressure (up to 200 bar) revealing unique phenomena of gas entrapment and satellite droplet retention, affected by substrate morphology and ambient pressure. Abstract Though numerous studies on droplet impact have been conducted, the maximum ambient pressure reported is limited to 100 bar ...
Yan Yan +4 more
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Papua New Guinea's Public Services Commission since independence: Sidelined or strengthened?
Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract This paper investigates reforms to the Public Services Commission (PSC) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) since independence in 1975. It looks at the original role of the PSC and then the various reforms it has been subject to: in 1986, 2003, and 2013, by constitutional and legislative change, and in 2019, by court ruling.
Nematullah Bizhan, Stephen Howes
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