Sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement

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Gender differences in BaYaka forager sleep-wake patterns in forest and village contexts

Sleep studies in small-scale subsistence societies have broadened our understanding of cross-cultural sleep patterns, revealing the flexibility of human sleep. …

2021 Open Access

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A comparative geological, tectonic and geomorphological assessment of the Charlotte, Regent and Madina landslides, Western area, Sierra Leone

Abstract This work focused on three landslide events that have attracted significant public concern due to the associated calamities they …

2021 Open Access

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Winter Biogeochemical Cycling of Dissolved and Particulate Cadmium in the Indian Sector of the Southern Ocean (GEOTRACES GIpr07 Transect)

Winter distributions of dissolved cadmium (dCd) and particulate cadmium (pCd) were measured for the first time in the Indian sector …

2021 Open Access

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Uncovering the herpetological diversity of small forest fragments in south-eastern Madagascar (Haute Matsiatra)

Madagascar has historically suffered from high fragmentation of forested habitats, often leading to biodiversity loss. Neverthless, forest fragments still retain …

2021 Open Access

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Using the Biological Condition Gradient Model as a Bioassessment Framework to Support Rehabilitation and Restoration of the Upper Tana River Watershed in Kenya

The biological condition gradient (BCG), a scientific framework that describes the change in ecosystem characteristics in response to human-induced levels …

2021 Open Access

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Assessment of water quality of Oum Er Rabia River by Microbiological Quality Index and Water Quality Index

Water resource management requires simple tools to enable managers to make decisions. This is the case for water quality indices …

2021 Open Access

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Isotopic composition of precipitation and groundwater onshore of the Rio del Rey Basin, southwest Cameroon: local meteoric lines and recharge

Abstract The link between rainfall and groundwater recharge in the Rio del Rey Basin, which is of socio-economic importance to …

2021 Open Access

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Uptake of Arsenic by Irrigated Vegetables and Cooked Food Products in Burkina Faso

As compared to the Asian lowlands, environmental exposure to arsenic (As) in West Africa has received little attention. Recent studies …

2021 Open Access

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The Impact of Physicochemical Parameters and Heavy Metals on the Biodiversity of Benthic Macrofauna in the Inaouene Wadi (Taza, North East Morocco)

The present study aimed to study the diversity and density of the benthic fauna along the Inaouene wadi in relation …

2021 Open Access

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Effects of Land Use Change Related to Small-Scale Irrigation Schemes in Kilombero Wetland, Tanzania

Increasing agricultural land use intensity is one of the major land use/land cover (LULC) changes in wetland ecosystems. LULC changes …

2021 Open Access

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Hydrogeophysical characterization of aquifers in Upper Denkyira East and West Districts, Ghana

Abstract Hydrogeophysical assessment of aquifers in the Upper Denkyira East and West Districts of Ghana has been carried out for …

2021 Open Access

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Adapting sudden landslide identification product (SLIP) and detecting real-time increased precipitation (DRIP) algorithms to map rainfall-triggered landslides in Western Cameroon highlands (Central-Africa)

Abstract Background NASA’s developers recently proposed the Sudden Landslide Identification Product (SLIP) and Detecting Real-Time Increased Precipitation (DRIP) algorithms. This …

2021 Open Access

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Do Woody Tree Thinning and Season Have Effect on Grass Species’ Composition and Biomass in a Semi-Arid Savanna? The Case of a Semi-Arid Savanna, Southern Ethiopia

Encroachment of woody plants has negative effects on grass species and seriously challenging livestock production and pastoral livelihood in semi-arid …

2021 Open Access

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Bioprocess development for biosorption of cobalt ions and Congo red from aquatic mixture using Enteromorpha intestinalis biomass as sustainable biosorbent

Abstract Because of the increased amount of cobalt and Congo red dye effluents attributable to the industrial operations, the capacity …

2021 Open Access

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Sorption of selected antiparasitics in soils and sediments

Abstract Background Veterinary pharmaceuticals can enter the environment when excreted after application and burden terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. However, knowledge …

2021 Open Access

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Harnessing Hydropower Potential in Desert Regions: The Case of Wadi Dayqah Dam, Quriyat, Oman

Hydropower technology is a simple and renewable form of energy that involves the conversion of potential energy due to head …

2021 Open Access

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Impact of land use and land cover change on the magnitude of surface runoff in the endorheic Hayk Lake basin, Ethiopia

Abstract This study focused to analyze the main human-induced land use and/or cover changes and their impact on the response …

2021 Open Access

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Soil-transmitted helminth infections in free-ranging non-human primates from Cameroon and Gabon

BACKGROUND: Zoonotic diseases are a serious threat to both public health and animal conservation. Most non-human primates (NHP) are facing …

2021 Open Access

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Science Alone Won’t Do It! South Africa’s Endangered Humpback Dolphins Sousa plumbea Face Complex Conservation Challenges

The Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) is “endangered” with likely less than 500 animals remaining in South African waters. …

2021 Open Access

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Validating commonly used drought indicators in Kenya

Abstract Drought is a complex natural hazard that can occur in any climate and affect every aspect of society. To …

2021 Open Access