A major emphasis in geomorphology over the past six decades has been on the development of quantitative physiographic methods to describe the evolution and behavior of surface-drainage networks (Horton 1945; Leopold & Maddock 1953; Leopold & Wolman 1957; Abrahams 1984). These parameters have been used in various studies of geomorphology and surface-water hydrology, such as flood characteristics...

An overflow of magnitude 0.25 Sv (Sv 10 m 3 s ) has been predicted to enter the Makarov Basin (part of the Canadian Basin in the Arctic Ocean) from the Eurasian Basin via a deep gap in the dividing Lomonosov ridge. The authors argue that this overflow does not ventilate the deep Makarov Basin (below 2400 m) where the water is too warm and salty to be compatible with such a large cold fresh infl...

The relationship between genotypic and phenotypic divergence over evolutionary time varies widely, and cases of rapid phenotypic differentiation despite genetic similarity have attracted much attention. Here, we report an extreme case of the reverse pattern--morphological stasis in a tropical fish despite massive genetic divergence. We studied the enigmatic African freshwater butterfly fish (Pa...

Human infrastructures can modify ecosystems, thereby affecting the occurrence and spatial distribution of organisms, as well as ecosystem functionality. Sustainable development requires the ability to predict responses of species to anthropogenic pressures. We investigated the large scale, long term effect of important human alterations of benthic habitats with an integrated approach combining ...

Impact bombardment during the first billion years after the formation of the Moon produced at least several tens of basins. The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission mapped the gravity field of these impact structures at significantly higher spatial resolution than previous missions, allowing for detailed subsurface andmorphological analyses to bemade across the entire globe....

We examined the phylogenetic relationships among 23 species of the North American aquatic snail genus Tryonia (Hydrobiidae), 10 additional representatives of the subfamily Cochliopinae, and two outgroups. Maximum parsimony analysis of a 601-base-pair sequence from the mitochondrial COI gene did not support monophyly of the genus nor its subgenus Paupertryonia. A clade composed of the type speci...

A large, well-preserved vertebrate coprolite was found in a lacustrine sediment the Malmros Klint Formation of Late Triassic Fleming Fjord Group Jameson Land Basin, central East Greenland. The size and internal external morphology is consistent with that crocodilian coprolites one end exhibits evidence post-egestion trampling. As associated fauna contains abundant remains pseudosuchian phytosau...

We analyzed the bathymetric data obtained during cruises on German research vessel “Sonne” using multibeam echosounders within framework of Russian-German projects KALMAR (cruise SO201-2, 2009) and BERING SO249-2, 2016) in Komandorsky Basin Bering Sea. Detailed maps Piip submarine volcano were constructed. New morphological features its summit edifices their age relations are described, hydroth...

Water quality assessment has become a very essential scientific procedure for qualifying water drinking and general purpose use, better public health policy on clean supply. Various tools have been employed to determine the status of systems drinking, industrial use. For this study, index (WQI) recently developed pollution (WPI) adopted evaluate Molo basin. The world organization (WHO) defined ...

The structural and subsidence history of the Neogene Transylvanian basin is reviewed in order to analyse its relation to the tectonic and erosional history of the surrounding Carpathian mountains that has been defined by apatite fission track data from previous studies. The main processes studied are redistribution of mass by erosion, and tectonic loading. A mass balance is calculated between m...