The creation of private protected areas (PPA) is commonly considered an instrument of neoliberal conservation, characterized by private management and commodification of nature for (eco)tourism and other market-based instruments (MBIs).PPAs are accused of reproducing social inequalities when entailing enclosure, exclusivity, land grabbing or dispos
Developmental and reproductive performance of a specialist herbivore depend on seasonality of, and light conditions experienced by, the host plant.
Host plant phenology (as influenced by seasonality) and light-mediated changes in the phenotypic and phytochemical properties of leaves have been hypothesised to equivocally influence insect herbivore performance.Here, we examined the effects Andrographis Paniculata of seasonality, through host plant phenology (late growth-season = autumn vs flower
Feasibility of a tapering opioids prescription program for trauma patients at high risk of chronic consumption (TOPP-trauma): protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background Opioid use disorder (OUD) and deaths related to the chronic use of folding knife opioids have increased significantly over the last two decades.Chronic consumption of opioids has been documented in many patients with traumatic injuries.Preliminary research findings have shown that interventions using cognitive-behavioral strateg
A new marine epipsammic diatom species, Ambo dajingensis sp. nov. (Bacillariophyceae), from the coast of Southeast China
Ambo dajingensis HH Liu, Z Wang, YH Gao & CP Chen, sp.nov.is described as a new species in samples collected from sand grains at Dajing Beach, Ningde City, Fujian Province, China.Morphological details of the new species with respect to valve shape, size and valve ultrastructure are presented based on light microscopy (LM) and scanning elect