Sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement

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First Record of Reptilian Dracunculiasis from Southern Africa

This paper reports on the first recorded case of a guinea-worm (Dracunculus sp.) infection in Southern Africa. This was in …

2018 Open Access

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Spatial and inter-annual variability of proto- and metazooplankton during summer around the Kneiss Islands (Tunisia, Central Mediterranean Sea)

We studied the distribution of proto- and metazooplankton coupled with environmental factors in the coast area around Kneiss Islands (Central …

2018 Open Access

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Effects of a vegetable-eel-earthworm integrated planting and breeding system on bacterial community structure in vegetable fields

Agricultural production combined with planting and breeding, which can reduce chemical fertilizer and pesticide applications, reduce losses due to natural …

2018 Open Access

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Is cattle grazing more important than landscape heterogeneity for grasshoppers in Afromontane grassland?

Overgrazing is a major driver of habitat degradation, especially in southern Africa. Although grasshoppers are adapted to and benefit from …

2018 Open Access

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Guidelines for rainwater harvesting system design and assessment for the city of Johannesburg, South Africa

Abstract. As water demand increases rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems are increasingly being installed for water supply but comprehensive hydrologic design …

2018 Open Access

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Solar disinfection potentials of aqua lens, photovoltaic and glass bottle subsequent to plant-based coagulant: for low-cost household water treatment systems

Unaffordable construction cost of conventional water treatment plant and distribution system in most developing countries makes difficult to provide safe …

2018 Open Access

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Target tracking and 3D trajectory acquisition of cabbage butterfly (P. rapae) based on the KCF-BS algorithm

Insect behaviour is an important research topic in plant protection. To study insect behaviour accurately, it is necessary to observe …

2018 Open Access

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Birdcall lures improve passerine mist-net captures at a sub-tropical African savanna

Field research techniques are constantly evolving to meet the needs of the scientific community. There is a growing need for …

2018 Open Access

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Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change in the Tana River Basin, Kenya

Abstract. In the Tana River Basin in Kenya, six Regional Circulation Models (RCMs) simulating two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) (i.e., …

2018 Open Access

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Movement patterns and home range size of tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus) in the Incomati River system, South Africa

Historical data suggested that the tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus) of the Incomati River migrates upstream and downstream as part of their …

2018 Open Access

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Enhancing LPG adoption in Ghana (ELAG): a factorial cluster-randomized controlled trial to Enhance LPG Adoption & Sustained use

BACKGROUND: Three billion individuals worldwide rely on biomass fuel [dung, wood, crops] for cooking and heating. Further, health conditions resulting …

2018 Open Access

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Application of crossplot and prestack seismic-based impedance inversion for discrimination of lithofacies and fluid prediction in an old producing field, Eastern Niger Delta Basin

Lithofacies distributions and continuity are very important for proper reservoir development; and predicting the fluid types will also help in …

2018 Open Access

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The inference of gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) historical population attributes from whole-genome sequences

BACKGROUND: Commercial whaling caused extensive demographic declines in many great whale species, including gray whales that were extirpated from the …

2018 Open Access

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Distribution modeling and lineage diversity of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) in a central African amphibian hotspot

The amphibian disease chytridiomycosis in amphibians is caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and has resulted in dramatic …

2018 Open Access

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Geochemistry of El-Salam Canal and the adjacent groundwater in north Sinai, Egypt: an application to a water treatment process using magnetic zeolite nanoparticles

Water shortage is among the critical challenges facing many countries located in the arid zone of the southern the Mediterranean …

2018 Open Access

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Hydrochemistry and geothermometry of thermal water in northeastern Morocco

Thermal water in northeastern Morocco is a promising, sustainable resource of energy. To date, thermal water has not been used …

2018 Open Access

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Combining survey data, GIS and qualitative interviews in the analysis of health service access for persons with disabilities

BACKGROUND: Equitable access to health services is a key ingredient in reaching health for persons with disabilities and other vulnerable …

2018 Open Access

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Municipal wastewater management using Vetiveria zizanioides planted in vertical flow constructed wetland

This study investigated wastewater management using Vetiveria zizanioides planted in vertical flow constructed wetland (VFCW). Wastewater from the grit removal …

2018 Open Access

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Distribution, Behavior, and Sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon in the Water Column, Sediments and Biota of the Rufiji Estuary, Tanzania

To establish the environmental status of Rufiji coastal waters in Tanzania, it is necessary to document the different contaminants as …

2018 Open Access

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Determinants of livelihood diversification strategies in Borena pastoralist communities of Oromia regional state, Ethiopia

Livelihood diversification strategies play a key role in development process. However, identification of the factors that determine households’ choice of …

2018 Open Access