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An analysis of tree-ring width and the standardized precipitation-evapotranspiration index within the cork oak (Quercus suber L.) forests mortality framework in the Kroumirie Mountains, northwestern Tunisia
In the climate change context, the severity and duration of drought periods are expected to increase. Forests are known to be extremely sensitive to climate change, especially in the Mediterranean Basin, and p...
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Observed and projected changes on aquifer recharge in a Mediterranean semi-arid area, SE Spain
Groundwater is the major water source in arid and semi-arid regions and its availability under future climatic scenarios is uncertain. In this context, the knowledge of the likely changes in aquifer recharge i...
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Morphological traits and water use strategies in seedlings of Mediterranean coexisting species
The distribution of plants is associated with their different patterns of response to their environment. Mediterranean plants have evolved a number of morphological and physiological adaptations that determine...
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Seasonal water-use efficiency and chlorophyll fluorescence response in alpha grass (Stipa tenacissima L.) is affected by tussock size
Twelve randomly chosen Stipa tenacissima L. individuals were grouped into three tussock size classes, small (ST), medium (MT), and large (LT) with 5.6±0.8, 34.1±4.2, and 631.9±85.8 g of dry green foliar matter, r...
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Driving Forces of Land-Use Change in a Cultural Landscape of Spain
The aim of this chapter is to examine the processes of change in land cover and land use over the last 44 years, at regional scale, in a traditional, rural south-eastern Spanish catchment. Land use has changed...
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Neutralization of Nitrate and Sulphate in Precipitation on the Eastern Mediterranean Coast of Spain. Implications for Acidification Risk
The results of two years of sampling in a network of 27 rainfall stations in the Valencian Community (Spain), show that most of the rain collected in the region, has a neutral or alkaline character, with a hig...
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Map** Rain Composition in the East of Spain by Applying Kriging
This paper presents the results of applying kriging to the major inorganic ions from a bulk deposition network on the eastern coast of Spain that has been in operation for more than two years (October 1989 to ...
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Assessing components of a competition index to predict growth in an even-aged Pinus nigra stand
The relationship between tree growth and competition may depend on some subjective choices that are commonly left to the researcher. Among these are the neighborhood radius, the number of years of growth that ...
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African Dust Influence on Rainwater on the Eastern Coast of Spain
In the southeastern coast of Spain bulk deposition was collected, on a daily basis during multiple-day episodes, in order to relate precipitation composition to air mass origins. Samples were analyzed for majo...
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Prognostic value of epidermal growth factor-receptor, T138 and T43 expression in bladder cancer
Tumour-associated markers defined by monoclonal antibodies have proven useful to phenotype bladder tumours. In order to evaluate the prognostic value of such markers, we performed an immunohistochemical study ...
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Prognostic factors in superficial bladder cancer
A large body of evidence suggests that intravescial prophylaxis using vacilus Calmette-Guérin can favorably alter the natural history of superficial bladder cancer. The search for prognostic factors impacting ...
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Saharan dust and the atmospheric inputs of elements and alkalinity to mediterranean ecosystems
Saharan dust delivered by so-called ‘red rains’ strongly influences precipitation chemistry in the Mediterranean region. We show here that at rural sites in eastern Spain, red rains have much higher ion concen...
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Litterfall as a measure of primary production in Mediterranean holm-oak forest
In this paper we discuss the use of litterfall as a method to measure primary production and its between year relation to climatic fluctuation. Seven years of study in a mediterranean holm-oak forest showed a ...
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Structure, biomass and production of a resprouted holm-oak (Quercus ilex L.) forest in NE Spain
When considered as a compartment of nutrients (biomass) and as a flux between compartments (production) vegetation plays an important role in the biogeochemical forest research that is carried out at the Prade...
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Structure, biomass and production of a resprouted holm-oak (Quercus ilex L.) forest in NE Spain
When considered as a compartment of nutrients (biomass) and as a flux between compartments (production) vegetation plays an important role in the biogeochemical forest research that is carried out at the Prade...
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Litterfall as a measure of primary production in Mediterranean holm-oak forest
In this paper we discuss the use of litterfall as a method to measure primary production and its between year relation to climatic fluctuation. Seven years of study in a mediterranean holm-oak forest showed a ...
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Hydrochemical Budgets, Nutrient Cycles and Hydrological Responses in the Quercus ILEX Forest of Prades Catchments
In this paper we present a perspective of the objetives in the Prades project, as well as some results of 7 years of study on Hydrochemical budgets, and water and nutrient fluxes in the holm-oak forest (bulk d...
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A retromedullary arteriovenous fistula associated with the Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome
An intraspinal vascular malformation associated with the Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber (KTW) syndrome initially was thought to be intramedullary on angiographic findings. Postmortem examination revealed an entirely ...
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Steels with improved machinability
