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The influence of rivers on seabird foraging ecology

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rivers act as vital arteries to the world's oceans, delivering fresh water and nutrients that sustain marine ecosystems. Globally, river flow increasingly is being altered by climate change and anthropogenic pressures; yet the significance of rivers to predatory marine species, such as seabirds, and the extent to which river‐related changes ...
Julia B. Morais, Andre Chiaradia, Richard D. Reina   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Business R&D in Environmental Sustainability: Evidence From the Nordic Countries

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As environmental sustainability becomes an increasingly important concern for advanced economies, the role of business innovation in relation to environmental outcomes has attracted increasing attention. This study examines the relationship between business enterprise research and development (BERD) and environmental sustainability in the ...
Abdullah Emre Caglar, Mehmet Ulug, Ismail Demirdag   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Regionalism in the Caspian Sea: A Functionalist Approach

, 2021
It is argued that the new literature on comparative regionalism should keep away from classical functionalism because it is an idealistic theory and it does not supposed to explain regional integration other than the EU. Against this established backdrop, the starting point of this chapter is to challenge this perception and demonstrate the usefulness ...
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Enemy release: loss of parasites in invasive freshwater bivalves Sinanodonta woodiana and Corbicula fluminea

Ecography, EarlyView.
Invasive freshwater bivalves harm native species, ecosystems and biodiversity, and incur economic costs. The enemy release hypothesis posits that invasive species are released from enemies during the invasion process, giving them a competitive advantage in the new environment.
Binglin Deng, Nicoletta Riccardi, Pin Nie, Maria Urbańska, Timo J. Marjomäki, Wojciech Andrzejewski, Małgorzata Ożgo, Keiko Nakamura, Jouni Taskinen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

BOOK REVIEW of Conceptualizing the Process of Radicalization among Ethnic and Religious Groups

Bulgarian Journal of International Economics and Politics
Petar Atanassov. Conceptualizing the Process of Radicalization among Ethnic and Religious Groups. Plovdiv: Publishing Complex VUSI. 2024. 227 pages.
Georgi Stankov
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Renewable Energies in Kazakhstan: Current Status, Potential, Challenges, and Opportunities

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
Kazakhstan has strong renewable energy potential, with wind as the leading resource and solar and other sources offering additional opportunities. Key challenges include limited infrastructure, investment needs, and grid‐related technical issues. Despite these barriers, renewables can boost economic diversification, enhance energy security, create jobs,
Lyailim Taizhanova, Akhmetov Berik, Samal Syrlybekkyzy, Shynar Baimukasheva, Symbat Koibakova, Nurkhat Zhakiyev, Mohammad Alhuyi Nazari, Mohamed Salem   +7 more
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Caspian-sea ecotourism potential: Sustainable development and conservation perspectives [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
This paper presents the ecotourism potential of the Caspian Sea and its use in the context of sustainable development. The Azerbaijani sector is located in the southwestern part of the Caspian Sea and constitutes approximately 20-25% of the entire sea ...
Mammadova Ulviyya
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Mesozoic–Cenozoic Thermochronology of the Tarim–Southern Tianshan System, NW China

Geological Journal, EarlyView.
Tectonothermal history of the Tarim–Southern Tianshan system compared with the major tectonic events at far‐field plate margins. ABSTRACT The Tarim Basin, an oil‐bearing basin in northwest China, is tectonically and sedimentologically linked to the Southern Tianshan Orogenic Belt.
Shuangfeng Zhao, Wen Chen, Jingbo Sun, Ze Shen, Jie Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vulnerability of the Caspian Sea shoreline to changes in hydrology and climate [PDF]

, 2020
During the past three decades, sea water level (SWL) in the Caspian Sea has declined by about 2 m and sea area has decreased by about 15 000 km². This has affected coastal communities, the environment and economically important gulfs of the sea (e.g ...
Gafurov, Abror, Shiklomanov, Alexander, Kløve, Bjørn, Akbari, Mahdi, Rasouli, Kabir, Ivkina, Natalya, Torabi Haghighi, Ali, Baubekova, Aziza, Roozbahani, Amin   +8 more
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Disentangling Temporal and Environmental Effects on Hematological Values in Prairie Rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis)

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hematologic assessment is a common clinical tool used to characterize both individual and population health. In ectothermic organisms, the hematologic response is influenced by external factors such as temperature and season, especially in temperate species. Yet, specific environmental effects have received little direct attention.
Ethan J. Kessler, Sarah J. Baker, Ellen Haynes, Amy N. Schnelle, Matthew C. Allender   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source