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Urban flood vulnerability mapping of part of the Lagos metropolis
Abstract. Flooding is the most common of all environmental hazards with vast devastating effect due to enormous losses to lives …
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Past and future drought in Northwestern Algeria: the Beni Bahdel Dam catchment
Abstract. In last decades, the impact of climate change started to appear in the semi-arid regions of the Mediterranean Basin. …
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Foraging movements of breeding Kelp Gulls in South Africa
Abstract Background Kelp GullsLarus dominicanusare one of the most abundant gulls in the Southern Hemisphere and can play an important …
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A Multivariate Approach to the Selection and Validation of Reference Conditions in KwaZulu-Natal Rivers, South Africa
The use of reference conditions is essential to the monitoring and management of aquatic ecosystems. We examined existing and potential …
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First Abundance Estimates of Heaviside’s (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) and Dusky (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) Dolphins Off Namibia Using a Novel Visual and Acoustic Line Transect Survey
Knowledge of a population’s abundance is of primary importance for conservation management. However, robust estimates of abundance are often difficult …
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Using longitudinal survey and sensor data to understand the social and ecological determinants of clean fuels use and discontinuance in rural Ghana
Efforts to reduce the health and ecological burdens of household biomass combustion are underway in Ghana, principally by promoting clean …
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Potential of aquatic weeds to improve water quality in natural waterways of the Zambezi catchment
One prominent effect of nutrient pollution of surface waters is the mass invasion of floating plants, which can clog waterways, …
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Gender Specific Differences of Smallholder Farm Households Perspective of Food-Energy-Land Nexus Frameworks in Ethiopia
The water-energy-food security nexus concept is a widely recognized analytical approach to achieve sustainable development goals. However, to date, related …
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Can participatory approaches strengthen the monitoring of cyanobacterial blooms in developing countries? Results from a pilot study conducted in the Lagoon Aghien (Ivory Coast)
Monitoring of cyanobacteria in freshwater ecosystems is a complex task, which is time consuming and expensive due to the chaotic …
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Contrasting Dependencies of Photosynthetic Capacity on Leaf Nitrogen in Early- and Late-Successional Tropical Montane Tree Species
Differences in photosynthetic capacity among tree species and tree functional types are currently assumed to be largely driven by variation …
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Recycled aluminium cooking pots: a growing public health concern in poorly resourced countries
Lead exposure remains a significant public health problem, particularly in the informal sector. Recycling of scrap metal into artisanal pots …
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Connectivity and population structure of albacore tuna across southeast Atlantic and southwest Indian Oceans inferred from multidisciplinary methodology
Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) is an important target of tuna fisheries in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The commercial catch …
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Assessing the population-wide exposure to lead pollution in Kabwe, Zambia: an econometric estimation based on survey data
This study quantitatively assessed the population-wide lead poisoning conditions in Kabwe, Zambia, a town with severe lead pollution. While existing …
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Atmospheric mercury in the Southern Hemisphere – Part 2: Source apportionment analysis at Cape Point station, South Africa
Abstract. Mercury (Hg) contamination is ubiquitous. In order to assess its emissions, transport, atmospheric reactivity, and deposition pathways, worldwide Hg …
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Economy-wide effects of reducing the time spent for water fetching and firewood collection in Ethiopia
Abstract Background Water fetching and firewood collection are among home activities that are part of the daily routine of many …
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Calibration of the hydrological model GR4J from potential evapotranspiration estimates by the Penman-Monteith and Oudin methods in the Ouémé watershed (West Africa)
Abstract. The Ouémé watersheds at Bétérou and Bonou has been recently facing increased sensitivity to extreme hydroclimatic phenomena that occurred …
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Little Akaki River sediment enrichment with heavy metals, pollution load and potential ecological risks in downstream, Central Ethiopia
Abstract Addis Ababa City’s river ecosystem is under extreme pressure as a result of inappropriate practices of dumping domestic and …
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Rural households’ perception on the effects of Prosopis juliflora invasion: The case of Amibara District of Afar National Regional State, Ethiopia
Abstract In Ethiopia, Prosopis juliflora (P. juliflora) becomes one of the worst invasive alien species threatening the livelihood and thus …
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Tracking animal movements using biomarkers in tail hairs: a novel approach for animal geolocating from sulfur isoscapes
Abstract Background Current animal tracking studies are most often based on the application of external geolocators such as GPS and …
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Antibiotic resistance profile of Gram-negative bacteria isolated from Lafenwa abattoir effluent and its receiving water (Ogun River) in Abeokuta, Ogun state, Nigeria
Untreated abattoir effluent constitutes potential reservoir for transmission of pathogenic strains of multiple antibiotic-resistant bacteria by pollution of surface and …