Sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement

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Tracing innovation pathways in the management of natural and social capital on Laikipia Maasai Group Ranches, Kenya

Group ranches (GRs) were established in Kenya in the 1960s and 1970s; their objectives included the increase of pastoral land …

2016 Open Access

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Association between phthalate exposure and lower handgrip strength in an elderly population: a repeated-measures study

BACKGROUND: Decreased muscle strength can lead to adverse health outcomes in the elderly. A potential association between phthalate exposure and …

2016 Open Access

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Integrating Climate Change Resilience Features into the Incremental Refinement of an Existing Marine Park

Marine protected area (MPA) designs are likely to require iterative refinement as new knowledge is gained. In particular, there is …

2016 Open Access

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The contribution of soil biogenic NO and HONO emissions from a managed hyperarid ecosystem to the regional NO x emissions during growing season

Abstract. A study was carried out to understand the contributions of soil biogenic NO emissions from managed (fertilized and irrigated) …

2016 Open Access

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Recent changes and drivers of the atmospheric evaporative demand in the Canary Islands

Abstract. We analysed recent evolution and meteorological drivers of the atmospheric evaporative demand (AED) in the Canary Islands for the …

2016 Open Access

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Development and Validation of a Biodynamic Model for Mechanistically Predicting Metal Accumulation in Fish-Parasite Systems

Because of different reported effects of parasitism on the accumulation of metals in fish, it is important to consider parasites …

2016 Open Access

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Nitrogen isotopic evidence for a shift from nitrate- to diazotroph-fueled export production in the VAHINE mesocosm experiments

Abstract. In a coastal lagoon with a shallow, 25 m water column off the southwest coast of New Caledonia, large-volume …

2016 Open Access

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Methods of Oil Detection in Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Author Posting. © The Oceanography Society, 2016. This article is posted here by permission of The Oceanography Society for personal …

2016 Open Access

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Cranial Bosses of Choerosaurus dejageri (Therapsida, Therocephalia): Earliest Evidence of Cranial Display Structures in Eutheriodonts

Choerosaurus dejageri, a non-mammalian eutheriodont therapsid from the South African late Permian (~259 Ma), has conspicuous hemispheric cranial bosses on …

2016 Open Access

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Allometric models and aboveground biomass stocks of a West African Sudan Savannah watershed in Benin

The estimation of forest biomass changes due to land-use change is of significant importance for estimates of the global carbon …

2016 Open Access

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Potential Impact of Dietary Choices on Phosphorus Recycling and Global Phosphorus Footprints: The Case of the Average Australian City

Changes in human diets, population increases, farming practices, and globalized food chains have led to dramatic increases in the demand …

2016 Open Access

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Performance of non-parametric algorithms for spatial mapping of tropical forest structure

BACKGROUND: Mapping tropical forest structure is a critical requirement for accurate estimation of emissions and removals from land use activities. …

2016 Open Access

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Enemies with benefits: parasitic endoliths protect mussels against heat stress

Positive and negative aspects of species interactions can be context dependant and strongly affected by environmental conditions. We tested the …

2016 Open Access

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Antimicrobial usage in the chicken farming in Yaoundé, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

Antimicrobials are widely used in chicken production in Cameroon, but no quantitative data are available. A cross-sectional survey was conducted …

2016 Open Access

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Chronic Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Contamination Is a Marginal Driver for Community Diversity and Prokaryotic Predicted Functioning in Coastal Sediments

Benthic microorganisms are key players in the recycling of organic matter and recalcitrant compounds such as polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in …

2016 Open Access

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Household air pollution and the lung microbiome of healthy adults in Malawi: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Domestic combustion of biomass fuels, such as wood, charcoal, crop residue and dung causes Household Air Pollution (HAP). These …

2016 Open Access

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Microbial Communities in Sediments of Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria: Elucidation of Community Structure and Potential Impacts of Contamination by Municipal and Industrial Wastes

Estuarine sediments are significant repositories of anthropogenic contaminants, and thus knowledge of the impacts of pollution upon microbial communities in …

2016 Open Access

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Prevalence and associated factors of occupational injuries among municipal solid waste collectors in four zones of Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Refuse collectors are at a high risk for fatal and non-fatal occupational accidents. This is more intensified in developing …

2016 Open Access

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A Consensus Proposal for Nutritional Indicators to Assess the Sustainability of a Healthy Diet: The Mediterranean Diet as a Case Study

BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence of the multiple effects of diets on public health nutrition, society, and environment. Sustainability and …

2016 Open Access

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Greenhouse gas emissions from natural ecosystems and agricultural lands in sub-Saharan Africa: synthesis of available data and suggestions for further research

Abstract. This paper summarizes currently available data on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from African natural ecosystems and agricultural lands. The …

2016 Open Access