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Dramatic Declines of Montane Frogs in a Central African Biodiversity Hotspot
Amphibian populations are vanishing worldwide. Declines and extinctions of many populations have been attributed to chytridiomycosis, a disease induced by …
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Conversion of savanna rangelands to bush dominated landscape in Borana, Southern Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Analyzing trends of land use systems and the changes occurred overtime is an effective way of assessing the impacts …
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Counting Cats: Spatially Explicit Population Estimates of Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) Using Unstructured Sampling Data
Many ecological theories and species conservation programmes rely on accurate estimates of population density. Accurate density estimation, especially for species …
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Flood risk assessment and mapping in Abidjan district using multi-criteria analysis (AHP) model and geoinformation techniques, (cote d’ivoire)
Flood is one of the most destructive natural disasters of climate change effects in West Africa. Flood risk occurrence is …
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Heavy metal toxicity - metabolism, absorption, distribution, excretion and mechanism of toxicity for each of the metals
The main threats to human health from heavy metals are associated with exposure to lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic. These …
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Analysis of applicability of flood vulnerability index in Pre-Saharan region, a pilot study to assess flood in Southern Morocco
Abstract. Abstract. Moroccan Pre-Saharan zone is an oasis system, which it is characterised by extreme events, like drought and flood. …
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Ethical perspectives on the environmental impact of property development
Three perspectives that can be found in ethical decision-making are explored to suggest guidelines for ethical property development: the instrumental, …
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The rediscovery of the Great Winterberg endemic Lotononis harveyi B.–E.van Wyk after 147 years, and notes on the poorly known Amathole endemic Macowania revoluta Oliv. (southern Great Escarpment, South Africa)
South Africa's 800 km-long southern Great Escarpment hosts numerous endemic plant species only known from their type specimens or from …
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Systematics and distribution of Cristaria plicata (Bivalvia, Unionidae) from the Russian Far East
The number of anodontine bivalve species placed in the genus Cristaria (Bivalvia, Unionidae) from the Russian Far East is still …
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Age Estimation of African Lions Panthera leo by Ratio of Tooth Areas
Improved age estimation of African lions Panthera leo is needed to address a number of pressing conservation issues. Here we …
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The outlook of Ethiopian long rain season from the global circulation model
The primary reason to study summer monsoon (long rain season) all over Ethiopia was due to the atmospheric circulation displays …
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Contamination from mercury and other heavy metals in a mining district in Ghana: discerning recent trends from sediment core analysis
Many years of gold mining in Ghana has generated huge environmental legacy issues, particularly contamination from heavy metals and metalloids. …
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Effectiveness Factors and Conversion in a Biocatalytic Membrane Reactor
Analytical expressions of the effectiveness factor of a biocatalytic membrane reactor, and its asymptote as the Thiele modulus becomes large, …
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Oral administration of potassium bromate induces neurobehavioral changes, alters cerebral neurotransmitters level and impairs brain tissue of swiss mice
BACKGROUND: Potassium bromate (KBrO3) is widely used as a food additive and is a major water disinfection by-product. The present …
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Identifying the “demon whale-biter”: Patterns of scarring on large whales attributed to a cookie-cutter shark Isistius sp
The presence of crater-like wounds on cetaceans and other large marine vertebrates and invertebrates has been attributed to various organisms. …
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Preeclampsia and toxic metals: a case-control study in Kinshasa, DR Congo
BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia is frequent in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo), especially during the dry season. We tested whether preeclampsia was …
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Spatial Distribution of a Large Herbivore Community at Waterholes: An Assessment of Its Stability over Years in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
The spatial structuring of populations or communities is an important driver of their functioning and their influence on ecosystems. Identifying …
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Unsafe Occupational Health Behaviors: Understanding Mercury-Related Environmental Health Risks to Artisanal Gold Miners in Ghana
The relationship between environmental exposure and health outcomes is complex, multidirectional and dynamic. Therefore, we need an understanding of these …
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Determinants of farmers' tree-planting investment decisions as a degraded landscape management strategy in the central highlands of Ethiopia
Abstract. Land degradation due to lack of sustainable land management practices is one of the critical challenges in many developing …
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Vegetation cover change detection and assessment in arid environment using multi-temporal remote sensing images and ecosystem management approach
Abstract. Vegetation cover (VC) change detection is essential for a better understanding of the interactions and interrelationships between humans and …