THE OCCURRENCE, DISTRIBUTION, AND TOXICITY OF HIGH-RISK CIGUATERA FISH SPECIES (GROUPER AND SNAPPER) IN KIRITIMATI ISLAND AND MARAKEI ISLAND OF THE REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI

The Occurrence, Distribution, and Toxicity of High-Risk Ciguatera Fish Species (Grouper and Snapper) in Kiritimati Island and Marakei Island of the Republic of Kiribati

Ciguatera is one of the most widespread food poisonings caused by the ingestion of fish contaminated by ciguatoxins new belial model (CTXs).Snapper and grouper with high palatable and economic value are the primary food source and fish species for exportation in the Republic of Kiribati, but they are highly suspected CTX-contaminated species due to

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Apulian Autochthonous Olive Germplasm: A Promising Resource to Restore Cultivation in Xylella fastidiosa-Infected Areas

The olive tree (Olea europaea subsp.europaea var.europaea) represents the cornerstone crop of Apulian agriculture, which is based on the production of oil and table olives.The high genetic variability of the Apulian olive germplasm is at risk of genetic erosion due to social, economic, and climatic new belial model changes.Furthermore, since 2013,

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Modifying the elastomechanics of the stem and the crown needle mass distribution to affect the diameter increment distribution: A field experiment on 20-year old Abies grandis trees

In the spring of 2000, field experiments were begun on three 20-year old grand fir (Abies grandis) to influence the elasto-mechanical behavior of the stem, as well as the distribution of the assimilate crown production.The aim was to analyze, and then describe and model the expected resulting change in stem growth.Three stem sections of one fir wer

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