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Diet and prey selection by snow leopards in the Nepalese Himalayas
(Public Library Science, 2018-12-05)
Visual attractiveness and rarity often results in large carnivores being adopted as flagship species for stimulating conservation awareness. Their hunting behaviour and prey selection can affect the population dynamics of ...
Pathogen dynamics in wild bird species: circulation of avian influenza viruses in natural vs. anthropic ecosystems and concurrent infections with other agents in waterbirds
(2017-07-14)
El virus influenza A (Influenzavirus A) es el agente etiológico de la influenza aviar. Los virus de la influenza aviar (VIA) circulan de forma natural entre las aves acuáticas de todo el mundo y pueden infectar a las aves ...
DNA metabarcoding derived biotic indices for marine monitoring and assessment
(2017-02-17)
La Directiva Marco del Agua y la Directiva Marco de la Estrategia Marina tienen como principal objetivo proteger y restaurar los ecosistemas acuáticos, para lo cual es necesario evaluar el estado ecológico de una manera ...
Anthropic habitats as novel environments: consequences for evolution and conservation
(2017-07-14)
La transformación del medio natural en ambientes antropizados se ha dado a una escala sin precedentes en las últimas décadas. Estos nuevos ambientes presentan presiones selectivas distintas de las naturales, y las especies ...
Characterization and influence of biotic and abiotic factors on the early life stages of European hake (merluccius merluccius L. 1758) form the southern stock
(2017-07-04)
Los estadios tempranos de desarrollo representan las fases más vulnerables del ciclo de vida de las especies. En el caso de peces, una hembra es capaz de desovar cientos de miles de huevos y sólo unos pocos de ellos serán ...
Integrated assessment of environmental pollution using diverse sentinel organisms within Basque marine environments
(2015-10-30)
La contaminación de sistemas acuáticos, debido a su amenaza constante a la salud del medio marino, es uno de los dilemas medioambientales de mayor relevancia. Por ello, diferentes directivas nacionales e internacionales ...
Effects of Spring Temperatures on the Strength of Selection on Timing of Reproduction in a Long-Distance Migratory Bird
(Public Library Science, 2015-04)
Climate change has differentially affected the timing of seasonal events for interacting trophic levels, and this has often led to increased selection on seasonal timing. Yet, the environmental variables driving this ...
Land based on-growing of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and salmon (Salmo salar) using Recirculation Aquaculture Systems in the Basque Country: contributions to scientific understanding of economic feasibility, environmental sustainability of economic acceptability
(2017-04-06)
Animal farming systems, including fish farming, are regarded to be a major cause of problems such as resource (water and land) depletion and climate change. Their required intensification represents a relevant cause of ...
The Biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: Estimates, Patterns, and Threats
(Public Library of Science, 2010-08-02)
The Mediterranean Sea is a marine biodiversity hot spot. Here we combined an extensive literature analysis with expert opinions to update publicly available estimates of major taxa in this marine ecosystem and to revise ...
Influence of the northeastern Atlantic oceano-meteorological variability on the northern hake ("merluccius merluccius"). Analysis of the 1978-2006 period
(2012-07-11)
[EUS]Tesi honetan iparraldeko legatz europarraren populazio-dinamika ikertu eta inguruneko parametroen eragina aztertu da 1978-2006 artean. Gainera, bizitzako lehen faseetan legatzaren kalteberatasunaren atzean dauden ...