scholarly journals Landslides on river banks in the western part of Podhale (Central Carpathians, Poland)

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Józef KUKULAK ◽  
Karol AUGUSTOWSKI
Keyword(s):  
Central Carpathians ◽  
River Banks

Influence of Bacau City�s Antropic Activities on the Heavy Metals Concentration Measured on Bistrita and Siret River Sides

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 350-354
Author(s):  
Alexandra-Dana Chitimus ◽  
Florin-Marian Nedeff ◽  
Ion Sandu ◽  
Cristian Radu ◽  
Emilian Mosnegutu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Pollution Sources ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Sampling Points ◽  
River Banks

The main objective of the current research is to determine the content of heavy metals from the Bistrita and Siret River banks, respectively Siret River � in Bridge Holt area, Siret River � canal UHE and Siret River- downstream confluence Bistrita/Siret. The choice of sampling points took into consideration the areas where the pollution sources are located. Established maximum values were not exceeded in the case of mercury in the soil for all three sampling points Siret River � in Bridge Holt area, Siret River � canal UHE and Siret River- downstream confluence Bistrita/Siret. Exceeding values recorded in the sampling points Siret River � in Bridge Holt area, Siret River � canal UHE and Siret River- downstream confluence Bistrita/Siret (for cadmium, nickel and chrome) resulted from discharged residual waters, industrial platforms form Bacau city and the improper storage of municipal waste.

scholarly journals Three-dimensional niche partitioning between two colonially nesting ardeid species in central China

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanxing Ye ◽  
Canshi Hu ◽  
Yiting Jiang ◽  
Geoffrey W. H. Davison ◽  
Changqing Ding
Keyword(s):  
Niche Partitioning ◽  
Trophic Niche ◽  
Egg Laying ◽  
Central China ◽  
Paddy Fields ◽  
Shaanxi Province ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Wetland Birds ◽  
Cattle Egret ◽  
River Banks

Abstract Background Interspecific competition is known to be strongest between those species that are both closely related and sympatric. Egrets are colonially nesting wetland birds that often overlap and can therefore be expected to compete in roosting and nesting habitat as well as in diet. According to the niche partitioning hypothesis, it is to be expected that these similar species would show differentiation in at least one of the main niche dimensions to reduce competition. We tested niche partitioning between the colonially nesting Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) and Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) in temporal, spatial and trophic dimensions. Methods Field study was conducted in three mixed egret colonies in Yangxian County, southwest Shaanxi Province, central China. For each nest colony we recorded its spatial location, the height of nesting trees and of nests, the height of roosting trees and of roosting individuals within the trees. We determined the first egg-laying and first hatching dates of the two species. Craw dissection of storm-killed egret nestlings was used to measure the diet. Six transects were surveyed to study foraging habitat selection. Results We found that hatching time of Little Egrets peaked earlier (by about 1 month) than that of Cattle Egrets. Cattle Egrets nested and roosted higher than Little Egrets. The foraging habitats used by Little Egrets were dominated by river banks (73.49%), followed by paddy fields (13.25%) and reservoirs (10.84%), whereas Cattle Egret foraging sites were characterized by grasslands (44.44%), paddy fields (33.33%) and river banks (22.22%). Little Egrets consumed more fishes (65.66%) and Odonata larvae (13.69%) than Cattle Egrets, while Cattle Egrets were found feeding mainly on Coleoptera (29.69%) and Orthoptera (23.29%). Little Egrets preyed on larger mean biomasses of food items than Cattle Egrets. Conclusions Our results confirm the niche partitioning hypothesis as a mechanism for coexistence among ecologically similar species. In two coexisting egret species, niche partitioning is multidimensional, such that the two coexistent species occupy differing ecological space based on all three temporal, spatial and trophic niche dimensions.

Modelling a sand boil reactivation in the middle-lower portion of the Po river banks

2018 ◽  
pp. 1219-1225 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.F. García Martínez ◽  
G. Gottardi ◽  
M. Marchi ◽  
L. Tonni
Keyword(s):  
Lower Portion ◽  
Po River ◽  
Sand Boil ◽  
River Banks

Factors Influencing Cultivation of the Lilongwe and Linthipe River Banks in Malawi: A Case Study of Salima District

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (21) ◽  
pp. 3334-3337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annie Zidana ◽  
Emmanuel Kaunda ◽  
Alexander Phiri ◽  
Abdi Khalil- Ed ◽  
George Matiya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Linthipe River ◽  
River Banks

Despite Adults: Learning Experiences on the Tapajós River Banks

Ethos ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 248-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chantal Medaets
Keyword(s):  
Learning Experiences ◽  
River Banks
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