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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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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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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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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 …