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Current State of the Habitats and Communities of Invertebrates in the Right-Bank Tributaries of the Mezen River (Kyma and Sula Rivers)
AbstractThe paper presents for the first time the results of a comprehensive cadaster study of the right-bank tributaries of the Mezen River (Kyma...
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Abundance and feeding mode of Russian spirlin, Alburnoides rossicus, in the rhithral and potamal of Eastern European Rivers
Knowledge of the feeding ecology of fishes is fundamental for understanding the processes that function at the individual, population, and community...
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Morphological and Anatomical Features of Plantago maritima L. as an Adaptive Reaction to the Conditions of Coastal Biotopes
AbstractThe morphological and anatomical parameters of the vegetative and generative organs of Plantago maritima L. plants were studied in different...
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Ural (Zhayik) River Spawning Grounds of the Sturgeon (Acipenseridae) in the Republic of Kazakhstan: Modern Situation
AbstractThis review represents the dynamics of the locations and number of sturgeon spawning grounds in the Ural (Zhaiyk) River for almost a 150...
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Effects of urbanization-induced local alterations on the diversity and assemblage structure of macroinvertebrates in low-order streams
Urbanization is one of the most serious threats to stream ecosystems worldwide. It is crucial to understand its effects on stream organisms as a...
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Living in an Anthropocene: Reconciling Culture and Nature for a Sustainable Future
A founding principle of the Landscape Convention, the anthropocentric turn is potentially at odds with both contemporary material culture and agency...
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Assessment of the Toxicity of Bottom Sediments from Coastal Areas of Peter the Great Gulf (Sea of Japan)
AbstractThe toxicity of bottom sediments from some areas of the Peter the Great Gulf has been studied using bioassay with embryos and larvae of the...
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Distance of the Spawning Migration of Baikal Omul Coregonus migratorius (Salmonidae: Coregoninae) in the Selenga River (Lake Baikal Basin)
AbstractThe results of a study of the distribution of eggs of Baikal omul Coregonus migratorius in a large foothill watercourse in Siberia in...
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Spatial Aspects of Macroinvertebrate Distribution in Altai Mountain Streams
AbstractThe structural characteristics of bottom communities of different streams in the Altai Mountains are investigated. One important factor of...
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Transformations of the Vegetation Cover on the Southern Kuril Islands under the Impact of Natural and Anthropogenic Factors
AbstractThe modern typological structure of vegetation inhabiting the southern Kuril Islands has been identified on the basis of computed Bravais...
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Biotic Indices and Metrics of Zoobenthos in the Assessment of the Ecological State of a Large Mixed-Type River
AbstractThe current state of zoobenthos communities has been studied in a large Siberian river, namely, the Chulym River. Bioindication indices have...
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Liquiritin inhibits TGF-β1-induced epithelial mesenchymal transition and extracellular matrix deposition in human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells by suppressing the MAPK signaling
BackgroundExcessive extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition leads to renal fibrosis, a typical hallmark of chronic kidney disease. Liquiritin is a...
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Biological Characteristics of Taimen Hucho taimen from Left Tributaries of the Lower Lena River (Yakutia, Russia)
AbstractThe age composition and fecundity of taimen ( Hucho taimen ) spawners at spawning grounds located in left tributaries of the Lena River (Muna...
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Breeding in captivity for conservation and livelihood: insights into the early ontogeny of the Indigo barb, Pethia setnai (Chhapgar and Sane 1992), a threatened endemic species of the Western Ghats of India
The study provides the first comprehensive account of the developmental biology of the Indigo barb in captivity. The males develop a reddish hue on...
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Diverse reproductive patterns of Bluehead Chub (Nocomis leptocephalus) and their relationships with nest size and interactions with an associate, Yellowfin Shiner (Notropis lutipinnis)
Nest construction by males is a common reproductive strategy in fishes, but little is known about intra-specific variation in nesting behavior and...
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Seasonal changes in the structure of bird assemblages in tide-dominated marine coastal wetlands of Chiloe Archipelago (Chilean Northern Patagonia, South America)
The coastal wetlands of northern Chilean Patagonia are relevant sites for the conservation of migratory waterbirds. The aim of this paper is to...
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Projected Exploitable Groundwater Resources in the Dagestan Piedmonts
AbstractThe projected exploitable underground freshwater resources (PEUFR) on the territory of a hydrogeological structure of the third order, a...
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New Data on Parasites of Pungitius pungitius (Pisces, Gasterosteidae) in the Volga River Basin
AbstractDuring the study of parasites of ninespine stickleback Pungitius pungitius (L., 1758), a resident in the Volga basin, we have found...
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Vegetation Diversity of Screes and Taluses of The Pamir and South-Western Tian Shan in Middle Asia
This paper presents the results of phytosociological research on scree vegetation of the Pamir and south-western Tian Shan. We collected 222...
