Its right side is covered in sucker marks; clear evidence that this little shark recently escaped the tentacles of a Giant Pacific Octopus. This isn't the first time I've seen a GPO praying on a mud shark. I once found an octo that refused to swim away from the reef that it was ...
This paper considers the factors influencing this strategic move and the tactics adopted by various levels of government to optimize the development's economic, social and ecological impacts.doi:10.1016/S0308-597X(97)00020-1Roy JonesSchool of Social Sciences and Asian Languages, Curtin University of...
Lower-bound WHO-TEQ levels from quantified dl-PCB concentrations were calculated as 8.30 and 0.81 for T. bernacchii and N. coriiceps, respectively (Tables S2-2a, S2-2b). Ten of the twelve dl-PCB congeners were detected in the muscle tissue of the fishes. However, none of them were ...
waste management challenges due to small size and remoteness; (7) tourism pressures; (8) insularity and peripherality; (9) declining agriculture and fisheries; (10) degradation of natural resources and loss of biodiversity; (11) high cost and impact of energy use; and (12) low levels of ...
As the ice gradually melted, sea levels rose, reaching their current levels 6000 years ago and forming the Singapore Strait [6]. Pedra Branca is one of the many rocky landmarks found within the waters of the Singapore Strait. It is fairly small, though sizable in comparison to the other ...
In contrast to other olive genotypes, genotype M29 as well as cultivar 'Oblica' managed to maintain growth and chlorophyll a levels under salinity stress to the same level as the control. Drought, however, significantly reduced the growth parameters in all olive trees. Cultivar 'Oblica' ...