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How Effective Have Thirty Years of Internationally Driven Conservation and Development Efforts Been in Madagascar?
Conservation and development are intricately linked. The international donor community has long provided aid to tropical countries in an effort …
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Variation in global chemical composition of PM 2.5 : emerging results from SPARTAN
Abstract. The Surface PARTiculate mAtter Network (SPARTAN) is a long-term project that includes characterization of chemical and physical attributes of …
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A Direct Comparison of Remote Sensing Approaches for High-Throughput Phenotyping in Plant Breeding
Remote sensing (RS) of plant canopies permits non-intrusive, high-throughput monitoring of plant physiological characteristics. This study compared three RS approaches …
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LS3MIP (v1.0) contribution to CMIP6: the Land Surface, Snow and Soil moisture Model Intercomparison Project – aims, setup and expected outcome
Abstract. The Land Surface, Snow and Soil Moisture Model Intercomparison Project (LS3MIP) is designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of …
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Perspectives on Heat Index and Climate Change on Thermal Comfort and Human Health
The overdependence on fossil fuels has resulted in significant socio-economic and environmental challenges such as global warming and climate change. …
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Integrating gamma log and conventional electrical logs to improve identification of fracture zones in hard rocks for hydrofracturing: a case study from Ghana
Hydrofracturing of low-yielding boreholes in hard rocks is a widely used technique in Africa for improvement of yield, thus making …
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Hatchability and survival of oncomiracidia of Paradiplozoon ichthyoxanthon (Monogenea: Diplozoidae) exposed to aqueous aluminium
BACKGROUND: Monogenea is a diverse group of ectoparasites showing great potential as sentinel organisms for monitoring environmental health. Exposure to …
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The impact of conservation-driven translocations on blood parasite prevalence in the Seychelles warbler
Introduced populations often lose the parasites they carried in their native range, but little is known about which processes may …
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Using Stable Isotopes of Carbon and Nitrogen to Mark Wild Populations of Anopheles and Aedes Mosquitoes in South-Eastern Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Marking wild mosquitoes is important for understanding their ecology, behaviours and role in disease transmission. Traditional insect marking techniques …
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Reappraisal of the Trophic Ecology of One of the World’s Most Threatened Spheniscids, the African Penguin
Many species of seabirds, including the only penguin species breeding on the African continent, are threatened with extinction. The world …
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Density of Key-Species Determines Efficiency of Macroalgae Detritus Uptake by Intertidal Benthic Communities
Accumulating evidence shows that increased biodiversity has a positive effect on ecosystem functioning, but the mechanisms that underpin this positive …
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Sensitivity of Above-Ground Biomass Estimates to Height-Diameter Modelling in Mixed-Species West African Woodlands
It has been suggested that above-ground biomass (AGB) inventories should include tree height (H), in addition to diameter (D). As …
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Investigation of hydrological time series using copulas for detecting catchment characteristics and anthropogenic impacts
Abstract. Global climate change can have impacts on characteristics of rainfall–runoff events and subsequently on the hydrological regime. Meanwhile, the …
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Landscape determinants of fine-scale genetic structure of a small rodent in a heterogeneous landscape (Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa)
Small mammals provide ecosystem services, acting, for example, as pollinators and seed dispersers. In addition, they are also disease reservoirs …
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New sedimentary and geomorphic evidence of tsunami flooding related to an older events along the Tangier-Asilah coastal plain, Morocco
Despite a position along the passive margin of Africa, the Moroccan Atlantic coast is under the influence of the tsunami …
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A multi-scale modelling framework to guide management of plant invasions in a transboundary context
Attention has recently been drawn to the issue of transboundary invasions, where species introduced and naturalized in one country cross …
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Patterns of Distribution and Spatial Indicators of Ecosystem Change Based on Key Species in the Southern Benguela
Several commercially and ecologically important species in the southern Benguela have undergone southward and eastward shifts in their distributions over …
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Seed production, seed dispersal and seedling establishment of two afromontane tree species in and around a church forest: implications for forest restoration
Seed production, seed dispersal and seedling establishment are relevant life phases of plants. Understanding these processes and their patterns is …
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Model-based study of the role of rainfall and land use–land cover in the changes in the occurrence and intensity of Niger red floods in Niamey between 1953 and 2012
Abstract. Since 1950, the Niger River basin has gone through three main climatic periods: a wet period (1950–1960), an extended …
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Modelling the sensitivity of life history traits to climate change in a temporary pool crustacean
Temporary pool inhabitants face altered inundation regimes under climate change. While their exposure to these changes has received considerable attention, …