Summary Background Mycobacterium ulcerans infection is the third most common mycobacterial disease in the world after tuberculosis and leprosy. To date, transmission pathways from its environmental reservoir to humans are still unknown. In South America, French Guiana h...

AbstractIn this research we explored how the concepts and approaches of ecosystem services are currently used in water management in Europe, in the application of River Basin Management Plans (RBMP) developed for the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). Five case studies...

AbstractAcross group-living animals, linear dominance hierarchies lead to disparities in access to resources, health outcomes, and reproductive performance. Studies of how dominance rank affects these outcomes typically employ one of several dominance rank metrics witho...

International audience; This white paper by eighty members of the Complex Trait Consortium presents a community's view on the approaches and statistical analyses that are needed for the identification of genetic loci that determine quantitative traits. Quantitative trai...

ABSTRACT Nine marine methanogenic Methanococcoides strains, including the type strains of Methanococcoides methylutens , M. burtonii , and M. alaskense , were tested for the utilization of N -methylated glycines. Three strains (NM1, PM2, and MKM1) used glycine betaine ...

The decrease of nematode size with water depth is well documented in the literature. However, many nematode size data sets originate from bathymetric gradients, with strong bias towards deep-water, muddy sediments. This has narrowed our perception of the environmental f...

Bottom trawling is the most widespread human activity affecting seabed habitats. Here, we collate all available data for experimental and comparative studies of trawling impacts on whole communities of seabed macroinvertebrates on sedimentary habitats and develop widely...

In the published article, there was an error regarding the affiliations for “Patricia Miloslavich.” As well as having affiliations “2” and “3,” they should also have “Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO, Hobart, TAS, Australia.” The authors apologize for this error and state t...

Knowing the spatial scales at which effective management can be implemented is fundamental for conservation planning. This is especially important for mobile species, which can be exposed to threats across large areas, but the space use requirements of different species...

Abstract Currently, consumer eating habits have shifted to an increasing demand for high quality, safe and healthy food products worldwide. In many African countries, specifically African indigenous leafy vegetables (AIVs) gained importance in this respect contributing ...