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Beyond phylogeny: phytochemical diversity as a unique metric for biodiversity in the Gentianales. [PDF]
New PhytolSummary In contrast to phylogenetic diversity (PD), phytochemical diversity is not often utilised to measure biodiversity, although it forms an important aspect of biotic variation. The aim of this study was to explore phytochemical diversity across the flowering plant order Gentianales and the extent to which PD reliably represents phytochemical ...
Richard-Bollans A +3 more
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Cholera in Haiti and Other Caribbean Regions, 19th Century
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011 Medical journals and other sources do not show evidence that cholera occurred in Haiti before 2010, despite the devastating effect of this disease in the Caribbean region in the 19th century.
Deborah Jenson, Victoria Szabo
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Offshore Processing Arrangements: Effect on Treaty Ratifications of Receiving States
Laws, 2020 This article examines offshore processing arrangements of four different time-periods and geo-political regions—the Safe Havens of the United States with Jamaica and the Turks and Caicos Islands; the 2001 and 2012 Pacific Solutions of Australia with ...
Margarita Fourer +2 more
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Assessing Negative Welfare Measures for Wild Invertebrates: The Case for Octopuses
Animals, 2023 Welfare metrics have been established for octopuses in the laboratory, but not for octopuses living in the wild. Wild octopuses are constantly exposed to potentially harmful situations, and the ability to assess the welfare status of wild octopuses could
Michaella P. Andrade +7 more
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Pest categorisation of Toumeyella parvicornis
EFSA Journal, 2022 The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Toumeyella parvicornis (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) for the EU territory. This species is not included in EU Commission Implementing Regulation 2019/2072. T.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +24 more
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Sustainability as Justice: Making the “Leave No One Behind” Work
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper critically engages with the LNOB principle of the 2030 Agenda, highlighting its conceptual, methodological, and structural limitations. Building on Amartya Sen's social choice theory and Rawlsian justice, it reconceptualizes “sustainability as justice,” emphasizing real‐world comparative assessments grounded in intersectionality. It
Rallou Taratori, Flavio Comim
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A novel circumscription and classification for Neurolaeneae (Asteraceae)
TAXON, EarlyView.Abstract Neurolaeneae (Asteraceae) have a complicated taxonomic history. The tribe was described in 1927, but subsequently disregarded in 1977, and later reinstated as a tribe following a large‐scale phylogenetic analysis of Asteraceae in 2002. To date, this tribe has remained poorly studied and it has never been the subject of a comprehensive ...
Vinicius R. Bueno +4 more
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Biodiversity assessment of tropical shelf eukaryotic communities via pelagic eDNA metabarcoding
Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Our understanding of marine communities and their functions in an ecosystem relies on the ability to detect and monitor species distributions and abundances.
Judith Bakker +8 more
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Assessment of the Coral Reefs of the Turks and Caicos Islands (Part 1: Stony Corals and Algae) [PDF]
, 2003 Major constituents of the benthic reef community (stony corals, algae) were assessed in 28 reefs on the Caicos, Turks and Mouchoir Banks. Living stony coral cover ranged from 8-28%, averaging 18% overall. Montastraea annularis and M.
Brandt, Marilyn +4 more
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Knowing Receipt, Equitable Proprietary Rights, and Duties of Due Administration
The Modern Law Review, EarlyView.In Byers v Saudi National Bank (2023) the Supreme Court held that a claimant in knowing receipt must have had a ‘continuing equitable proprietary interest’ in the property received by the defendant. Such an interest is commonly understood to include a right to benefit from the property, yet successful claims in knowing receipt have often been made by ...
Lusina Ho, Charles Mitchell
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