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Effect of hypoxia duration and pattern on channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) neuropeptide gene expression and hematology
Commercial aquaculture production of channel catfish ( Ictalurus punctatus ) occurs in shallow ponds with daily cycling of dissolved oxygen...
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Effects of different land-use systems (grazing and understory cultivation) on growth and yield of semi-arid oak coppices
The present study examines the extent of negative effects of traditional multiple land-use systems on oak coppices, from a forest management point of...
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Crop Simulation Models for Climate Change Adaptation in Pearl Millet
Globally, climate change has a negative impact on food security, particularly in develo** nations where a growing population is battling food and...
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Principles of Relative Growth Analysis
The analysis of plant growth is an important interdisciplinary field of plant science and lays the foundation of individual-based research in forest...
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Height growth for assessing core–outerwood transition on Pinus sylvestris and Pinus nigra Spanish stands
One of the characteristics of great relevance in the wood quality in Spanish coniferous forests due to growth conditions is the presence of corewood....
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A 40-year evaluation of drivers of African rainforest change
BackgroundTropical forests are repositories of much of the world’s biodiversity and are critical for mitigation of climate change. Yet, the drivers...
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Acute hyperthermia and hypoxia tolerance of two improved strains of nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Tilapia production in Ghana has been hit with episodes of stress and pathogen-induced mass fish kills which have anecdotally been linked to the...
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The Interactive Effect of Selenium and Farmyard Manure on Soil Microbial Activities, Yield and Selenium Accumulation by Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Grains
This study assessed the interactive effect of selenium (Se) and farmyard manure (FYM) on soil microbial activities, growth, yield, and Se...
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Migration in honey bees
Migration studies include spectacular examples from vertebrates, such as birds, bats, and turtles. However, insect migration studies have lagged due...
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Yield, Physiological Responses and Irrigation Water Productivity of Capia Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) at Deficit Irrigation and Different Biochar Levels
This study aimed to determine the effects of three irrigation water levels on the yield, soluble solid content and some physiological traits of...
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Respiratory Ecology of Cichlids
For fishes, the availability of dissolved oxygen (DO) can affect performance and fitness traits and influence distribution patterns. Hypoxia occurs...
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Ballistochory in the herbaceous bamboo genus Reitzia (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Olyreae): the second report of this dispersal syndrome in grasses
Seed dispersal is essential for the success of plants, allowing them to find advantageous areas to inhabit while avoiding inbreeding. Although...
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Enhanced Potassium Fertilization Improved Rice (Oryza sativa) Yield and Nutrient Uptake in Coastal Saline Soil of Bangladesh
Despite the saline soils of Bangladesh having high potassium (K) availability, the acquisition of K by rice ( Oryza sativa L . ) is unsatisfactory. The...
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Optimizing Aggregation of Small Forest Stands for Thinning Operations: A Case Study in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Aggregation of small forest stands into larger management units has been one of the main challenges to improve the management scheme in Japan where...
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Effect of entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema species (steinernematidae: rhabditida) and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (heterorhabditidae: rhabditida) on the digestive enzymes and midgut histology of the African migratory locust Locusta migratoria migratorioides (acrididae: orthoptera)
In some governorates of Egypt, the African migratory locust L. migratoria migratorioides is in a gregarious phase. Swarm development was successfully...
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Diatom–salinity thresholds in experimental outdoor streams reinforce the need for stricter water quality guidelines in South Australia
Water quality guidelines are an important tool for managing environmental pressures on freshwater streams, but guidelines are frequently set using...
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Modeling forest site productivity using climate data and topographic imagery in Pinus elliottii plantations of central Argentina
Key message To be useful for silvicultural and forest management practices, the models of Site Index (SI) should be based on accessible predictor...
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Quo vadis Scots pine forestry in northern Germany: How do silvicultural management and climate change determine an uncertain future?
Scots pine is of greatest importance in northern Germany regarding its cultivation area and expected capability to perform in climate change....
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Plant Hormone Metabolome and Transcriptome Analysis of Dwarf and Wild-type Banana
Gibberellin (GA), auxin (IAA) and brassinosteroid (BR) are indispensable in the process of plant growth and development. Currently, research on the...
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The Life-Cycle
This chapter is concerned with approaches and techniques used in studying those aspects of parasitoid and predator life-cycles that are relevant to...