the analysis of net catches made in absheron gulfs of the caspian sea during 2011-2012 is provided. the ichthyofauna of absheron gulfs, including 26 species found in the north gulf, and 33 species and subspecies found in the south gulf was studied for the first time. a taxonomical and ecological diversity of the fish fauna of north and south absheron gulfs is characterized. the peculiarities of...

The analysis of net catches made in Absheron Gulfs of the Caspian Sea during 2011-2012 is provided. The ichthyofauna of Absheron Gulfs, including 26 species found in the North Gulf, and 33 species and subspecies found in the South Gulf was studied for the first time. A taxonomical and ecological diversity of the fish fauna of North and South Absheron Gulfs is characterized. The peculiarities of...

Mangrove restoration projects, aimed at restoring important values of mangrove forests after degradation, often fail because hydrological conditions are disregarded. We present a simple, but robust methodology to determine hydrological suitability for mangrove species, which can guide restoration practice. In 15 natural and 8 disturbed sites (i.e. disused shrimp ponds) in three case study regio...

Domestication of cereal crops has provided a stable source of food for thousands of years. The extent to which lignocellulosic crops will contribute to the world's renewable energy depends largely on how the new crops will be domesticated. Growing miscanthus as biofuel feedstocks on marginal and degraded land in northern and northwestern China offers an example for developing theoretical framew...

The increasing anthropogenic pressure on natural environments results in impacts that affect tropical forest areas and their biodiversity. Adverse impacts on terrestrial and oceanic environments often compound in the intertidal area, where mangrove forest ecosystems thrive. In tropical coastal areas of many developing countries where people depend on wood and other mangrove forest products and ...

1 Weather and Climate Models 2 JUDITH BERNER 3 National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado 4 ULRICH ACHATZ 5 Institut für Atmosphäre und Umwelt, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany 6 LAURIANE BATTÉ 7 CNRM-GAME, Météo-France/CNRS, Toulouse, France 8 LISA BENGTSSON 9 Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden 10 ALVARO DE LA CÁMARA 11 National...

The Restionaceae species of the Fynbos biome is part of the Cape Floristic Kingdom is threatened by urbanization, agricultural expansion, groundwater extraction, and climate change. Therefore, it is necessary to assess and monitor the Restionaceae species under the impact of climate change. South Africa is a semi-arid environment, and hydrological factors are the main variables in the determina...

We develop a viscous model of plate bending suitable for studying ice-sheet flexure due to subglacial lake filling and draining, and apply this model to determine the area of ice-sheet uplift surrounding a subglacial lake. The choice of a viscous model reflects our interest in Antarctic subglacial lakes, which can fill and drain on time scales of months to decades. Experiments with idealized la...