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Coral reefs in Culebra Bay (North Pacific of Costa Rica) are threatened by multiple anthropogenic disturbances including global warming, overfishing, eutrophication, and invasive species outbreaks. It is possible to assi...

The Asia-Pacific region, which accounts for a significant share of the global economy, has been a popular destination for investment. Furthermore, a sizable Muslim community in the Asia-Pacific area has shown a growing d...

Se destaca la iniciativa del gobierno y del empresariado mendocino de convertir a Cuyo en un gran centro exportador e importador con proyección hacia el área Asia-Pacífico, vía Chile. También se valoriza a esta pol...

El ascenso del Pacífico Norte como nuevo epicentro económico mundial perturba la tradicional orientación de la Republica Argentina en materia de política exterior. Tendencia que se corrobora en la modificación del p...

Abstract The impact of a warming climate on tropical cyclones (TCs) remains unclear. Here, we find that the probability density function for western North Pacific TC lifetime maximum intensity (LMI) has an amplified bimo...

Resumo A intervenção federal na área da segurança pública no estado do Rio de Janeiro, iniciada em fevereiro de 2018, e o anúncio da extinção de parte do Programa de Polícia Pacificadora levantaram a questão so...

Dentro del contexto Centroamericano, la región Pacífico Sur de Costa Rica destaca por su riqueza cultural y biológica; pero también por la manifestación de los impactos negativos de la expansión agroindustrial. His...

Understanding the spatial ecology of wide-ranging marine megafauna is essential for identifying critical habitats and designing effective conservation strategies. Whale sharks undertake extensive movements far beyond wel...

Abstract In this article, I examine Latin American regionalism from the collapse of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) to the emergence and development of the Pacific Alliance (PA) in the period 2005 to 2015. For...

El arbolado público en las ciudades de rango medio es un tema de interés creciente. Los árboles constituyen un servicio ambiental que ofrece positivos beneficios para los habitantes. En este trabajo se analiza el arbo...

Los Heteroptera acuáticos y semiacuáticos presentan alta riqueza en el Pacífico de Colombia. Estudios sobre la biología, ecología y distribución geográfica y altitudinal son conocidos para algunas de las especies ...

A Área Amazônica (AA) é compartilhada por oito países sul-americanos independentes. Desde os tempos coloniais sentiu-se a necessidade da construção de uma via de união da AA com o Oceano Pacífico. Mas os Andes, e...

Abstract Northwest Pacific sedimentary eolian dust flux records have long been used to make direct inferences about Asian interior aridity. However, factors other than aridity can impact dust production rate. We present ...

En la actualidad, prevalece la idea de que la historia colonial hispanoamericana y la historia global constituyen áreas de estudio con poca relación, gestadas en circunstancias historiográficas diferentes. La percepci...

La ostra del Pacífico Crassostrea gigas es una de las especies invasoras más exitosas en todo el mundo, habitando las zonas del intermareal y submareal somero de aguas mixohalinas y marinas costeras. En Argentina colon...

Land evaluation is an essential step in determining the potential use of marginal areas where agricultural productivity is limited by poor soil conditions. Coastal lands represent one of challenging environments, however...

Abstract According to prior research, teacher readiness and capability are key contributors for successful transition towards disability inclusive education, yet in‐service teacher professional development for disabili...

Through an extensive sampling and dating of pairs of associated shells and charcoal fragments combined with reanalysis of all the available previous data, we reconstruct the evolution throughout the Holocene of the regio...

The genus Gekko comprises a diverse group of nocturnal lizards that are widely distributed across the plains and plateaus of temperate and tropical Asia, as well as the western islands of the Pacific Ocean. In this study...

INTRODUCTION: Previous evidence linked low socioeconomic status with higher smoking prevalence. Our objective was to assess the strength of this association in the world population, updating a previous work. METHODS: Sys...

Foi providenciado o levantamento florístico da ordem Cymbellales (Bacillariophyceae) na área do PEFI, Parque Estadual das Fontes do Ipiranga, São Paulo, SP, Brasil, com base na análise de 28 unidades amostrais. Amost...

Foi providenciado o levantamento florístico da ordem Cymbellales (Bacillariophyceae) na área do PEFI, Parque Estadual das Fontes do Ipiranga, São Paulo, SP, Brasil, com base na análise de 28 unidades amostrais. Amost...

The family Cardiliidae has been scarcely studied. It was historically placed in the superfamily Mactroidea. Members of this family are characterized by a cordiform shell with a typical mactrid hinge, posterior adductor m...