The critical question is: ‘Is it possible to define an EcoQS for such specific modified and naturally stressed ecosystems?’ Indicators must be chosen pragmatically so that they will be environmentally sustainable, economically viable, technologically feasible, socially desirable/tolerable, legally ...
Lianas, or woody vines, and trees dominate the canopy of tropical forests and comprise the majority of tropical aboveground carbon storage. These growth forms respond differently to contemporary variation in climate and resource availability, but their r
This requires coordination among companies, authorities, and other stakeholders to define the desired future and establish a comprehensive long-term strategic plan for successful implementation. The described steps aim to contribute to a body of scientific knowledge, fostering collaboration with academic ...
Table 1. The quantitative targets and qualitative elements that define how Aichi target 11 may be achieved. Quantitative targets17% terrestrial 10% coastal and marine Means of conservation Protected areas Other effective area-based conservation measures Qualitative elements Ecologically representative Areas ...
ESO and NRAO worked together in technical, science, and management groups to define and organize a joint project between the two observatories with participation by Canada and Spain (the latter became a member of ESO later). A series of resolutions and agreements led to the choice of “Atacama...
In order to provide consistency across species and allow for computational analysis of the entire phenotype data set, we developed a set of rules to define how the EQ statements should be constructed, and employed manual and automated quality checks to verify compliance with the rules. Manual chec...
The rise of the zombie in pop culture is typically credited to George Romero’s ghouls from hisNight of the Living Deadfilms, whose dead bodies reanimated with a taste for human flesh define our prototypical zombie. Romero doesn’t give a clear cause for their rise from the grave, with a...
The study conducted highlights the following: chemically modified starch can be used by microorganisms, such as fungus, as a source of carbon; long-term biomass stimulation requires the presence of glucose as an additional source of carbon; the correlation of the chemically modified starch and gluco...
The microscope-based observation is still frequently applied to define the morphological differences of interesting bacteria, such as streptococci, staphylococci, bacilli (e.g., Listeria monocytogenes, E. coli or Salmonella spp.), and Vibrio, in both clinical and research sceneries [22,23,24]. ...
Microbial consortia composed of autotrophic and heterotrophic species abound in nature, yet examples of synthetic communities with mixed metabolism are limited in the laboratory. We previously engineered a model cyanobacterium, Synechococcus elongatus PC