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Fascinating Natural and Biological Traits of Birds
The natural history of birds is summarized. Account of what contemporary birds are, when and how they came to be what they are, and why and how they...
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Determinants of Productive Capacity for Stream Salmonids
Trout growth and production are controlled by (1) the area and quality of habitat for sequential life history stages, (2) the availability and...
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The Germin-like protein gene OsGER4 is involved in heat stress response in rice root development
Rice ( Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important dietary carbohydrate sources for half of the world’s population. However, it is not well adapted...
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Energy Balance and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Cherry Production in Turkey
The aim of this study was to determine the energy use efficiency (EUE) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in cherry production in Kırklareli province...
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Distribution of macrozoobenthos in an Arctic estuary (Pechora Bay, SE Barents Sea) during the spring flood period
Pechora Bay, located in the permafrost area of the Russian European Arctic, is characterised by highly variable environments due to its shallowness,...
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Reservoir as a Habitat for Hydrobionts
AbstractGeneral concepts of reservoirs as artificial water bodies with slow water exchange and a complex hydrodynamic structure are considered based...
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A Brief History of Phytoremediation Using Wetlands
Academic interest in wetlands and the use of plants for mitigating environmental pollution gained interest, particularly from the 1970s, but the use...
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Impacts of Burning on Catchment Hydrology and Management
The role of fire in Australian forest hydrology is becoming appreciated. Fire affects forest hydrology in many ways. Firstly, it modifies the...
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Movement Behavior of Manatees and Dugongs: I. Environmental Challenges Drive Diversity in Migratory Patterns and Other Large-Scale Movements
The seemingly unhurried nature of manateesManatee and dugongsDugong (Dugong dugon) belies their great capacity for undertaking long-distance...
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Effects of Dams on Ecological Risk of Inland Fishes
Dams are effective to prevent flood disasters and effectively use water resources. However, the impact on the ecosystem is concerned, such as the dam...
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Aquatic Macrophytes: Ecology, Function, and Services in Niger Delta, Nigeria
Aquatic macrophytes are crucial within the inland waters of the Niger Delta as they enhance the surrounding, act as a dwelling region for minute...
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Mechanisms of Ecosystem Service Production: An Outcome of Ecosystem Functions and Ecological Integrity in Coastal Lagoons
Coastal lagoons provide important ecosystem services, but are simultaneously highly vulnerable. We aim at a better understanding of the mechanisms of...
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Sand Mining as a Contemporary threat to Sandbar Nesting Birds: a Review
AbstractUrbanization requires enormous amounts of material inputs especially sand to fulfilling the demands of the increasing human population...
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Niche partitioning and seasonality may mediate coexistence of piranha species in Amazonian floodplain lakes
Unraveling factors that enable the coexistence of species occupying similar niches is a challenge in Ecology. In the Amazon basin, several piranha...
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Seasonal Dynamics of the Structural and Functional Organization of Heterotrophic Bacterioplankton in the Mouth Area of the Small Il’d River
AbstractWe have studied the seasonal dynamics of the structural and functional characteristics of heterotrophic bacterioplankton in the mouth area of...
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Seasonal effects on the potential spatial distribution of Amazonian migratory catfishes
The Amazon basin, spanning approximately 540,000 km 2 , exhibits distinct fluviometric surfaces that differentiate between the dry and rainy seasons....
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Mangroves of Sundarban
The Sundarbans are the largest delta of mangroves in the world comprising 10,277 km2 at the meeting of two Himalayan rivers, the Ganges and...
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Is Australian Flora Unsuitable for the Bow-and-Arrow?
The bow-and-arrow was not manufactured or widely used by Indigenous Peoples within the Australian continent, and the suitability of woody Australian...
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Oxygen Transport and Plant Ventilation
Internal transport of gases is critical for plants inhabiting flood-prone areas that experience soil oxygen deficiency. Plant adaptation to...
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Hydroelectric Projects: An Inevitable Challenge in Fisheries of the Temperate Himalaya
The vast Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) and myriads of rivers make the region one of the opulent hotspots of the world in terms of potential...