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Matteo Romandini - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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exploring late paleolithic and mesolithic diet in the eastern alpine region of italy through multiple proxies
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2020Co-Authors: Gregorio Oxilia, Eugenio Bortolini, Federica Badino, Federico Bernardini, Valentina Gazzoni, Federico Lugli, Matteo RomandiniAbstract:OBJECTIVES The analysis of prehistoric human dietary habits is key for understanding the effects of paleoenvironmental changes on the evolution of cultural and social human behaviors. In this study, we compare results from zooarchaeological, stable isotope and dental calculus analyses as well as lower second molar macrowear patterns to gain a broader understanding of the diet of three individuals who lived between the end of the Late Pleistocene and the Early Holocene (ca., 17-8 ky cal BP) in the Eastern Alpine region of Italy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyze individuals buried at the sites of Riparo Tagliente (Verona), Riparo Villabruna, and Mondeval de Sora (Belluno). The three burials provide a unique dataset for diachronically exploring the influence of climatic changes on human subsistence strategies. RESULTS Isotopic results indicate that all individuals likely relied on both terrestrial and Freshwater Animal proteins. Even though dental calculus analysis was, in part, hindered by the amount of mineral deposit available on the teeth, tooth macrowear study suggests that the dietary habits of the individuals included plant foods. Moreover, differences in macrowear patterns of lower second molars have been documented between Neanderthals and modern humans in the present sample, due to a prevalence of Buccal wear among the former as opposed to higher values of Lingual wear in modern human teeth. DISCUSSION Isotopic analyses have emphasized the contribution of Animal proteins in the diet of the three foragers from the Eastern Alpine region. The possible intake of carbohydrate-rich plant foods, suggested by the retrieval of plant remains in dental calculus, is supported by the signal of macrowear analysis. Moreover, the latter method indicates that the distribution of macrowear in lower second molars (M2 s) allows us to discriminate between Neanderthals and modern humans within the present reference sample. Overall, our results show these three prehistoric hunter-gatherers were well adapted to the environment in which they lived exploiting many natural resources.
E. V. Balian - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment: an overview of the results
Hydrobiologia, 2008Co-Authors: E. V. Balian, Corinne Leveque, Hendrik Segers, K. MartensAbstract:We present a summary of the results included in the different treatments in this volume. The diversity and distribution of vertebrates, insects, crustaceans, molluscs and a suite of minor phyla is compared and commented upon. Whereas the available data on vertebrates and some emblematic invertebrate groups such as Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) allow for a credible assessment, data are deficient for many other groups. This is owing to knowledge gaps, both in geographical coverage of available data and/or lack of taxonomic information. These gaps need to be addressed urgently, either by liberating date from inaccessible repositories or by fostering taxonomic research. A similar effort is required to compile environmental and ecological information in order to enable cross-linking and analysis of these complementary data sets. Only in this way will it be possible to analyse information on Freshwater biodiversity for sustainable management and conservation of the world’s Freshwater resources.
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2008Co-Authors: E. V. Balian, Hendrik Segers, Christian La Vaaque, Koen MartensAbstract:Tienda online donde Comprar Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment al precio 282,83 € de Balian, Estelle V. | LA©vAaque, Christian | Segers, Hendrik | Martens, Koen, tienda de Libros de Medicina, Libros de Biologia - Zoologia
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Freshwater Animal diversity assessment
Developments in Hydrobiology, 2008Co-Authors: E. V. Balian, Hendrik Segers, Christian Leveque, Koen MartensAbstract:An introduction to the Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment (FADA) project.- Global diversity of aquatic macrophytes in Freshwater.- Global diversity of sponges (Porifera: Spongillina) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of inland water cnidarians.- Global diversity of free living flatworms (Platyhelminthes, "Turbellaria") in Freshwater.- Global diversity of rotifers (Rotifera) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of nemerteans (Nemertea) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of nematodes (Nematoda) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of hairworms (Nematomorpha: Gordiaceae) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of gastrotrichs (Gastrotricha) in fresh waters.- Global diversity of bryozoans (Bryozoa or Ectoprocta) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of tardigrades (Tardigrada) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of polychaetes (Polychaeta Annelida) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of oligochaetous clitellates ("Oligochaeta" Clitellata) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of leeches (Hirudinea) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of Freshwater mussels (Mollusca, Bivalvia) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of gastropods (Gastropoda Mollusca) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of large branchiopods (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of cladocerans (Cladocera Crustacea) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of ostracods (Ostracoda, Crustacea) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of copepods (Crustacea: Copepoda) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of fishlice (Crustacea: Branchiura: Argulidae) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of mysids (Crustacea-Mysida) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of spelaeogriphaceans & thermosbaenaceans (Crustacea Spelaeogriphacea & Thermosbaenacea) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of cumaceans & tanaidaceans (Crustacea: Cumacea & Tanaidacea) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of Isopod crustaceans (Crustacea Isopoda) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of amphipods (Amphipoda Crustacea) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of syncarids (Syncarida Crustacea) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of crabs (Aeglidae: Anomura: Decapoda) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of crayfish (Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae-Decapoda) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia Arachnida) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of halacarid mites (Halacaridae: Acari: Arachnida) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of oribatids (Oribatida: Acari: Arachnida).- Global diversity of springtails (Collembola Hexapoda) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of mayflies (Ephemeroptera, Insecta) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of dragonflies (Odonata) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of stoneflies (Plecoptera Insecta) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of true bugs (Heteroptera Insecta) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of caddisflies (Trichoptera: Insecta) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of dobsonflies, fishflies, and alderflies (Megaloptera Insecta) and spongillaflies, nevrorthids, and osmylids (Neuroptera Insecta) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of water beetles (Coleoptera) in Freshwater.- Global biodiversity of Scorpionflies and Hangingflies (Mecoptera) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of non-biting midges (Chironomidae Insecta-Diptera) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of craneflies (Insecta, Diptera: Tipulidea or Tipulidae sensu lato) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of mosquitoes (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of dipteran families (Insecta Diptera) in Freshwater (excluding Simulidae, Culicidae, Chironomidae, Tipulidae and Tabanidae).- Global diversity of butterflies (Lepidotera) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of hymenopterans (Hymenoptera Insecta) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of true and pygmy grasshoppers (Acridomorpha, Orthoptera) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of fish (Pisces) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of amphibians (Amphibia) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of lizards in Freshwater (Reptilia: Lacertilia).- Global diversity of crocodiles (Crocodilia, Reptilia) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of turtles (Chelonii Reptilia) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of snakes (Serpentes Reptilia) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of mammals (Mammalia) in Freshwater.- Global diversity of Freshwater birds (Aves).- The Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment: an overview of the results.
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An introduction to the Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment (FADA) project
Hydrobiologia, 2008Co-Authors: E. V. Balian, Corinne Leveque, Hendrik Segers, K. MartensAbstract:The Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment (FADA) project aims at compiling an overview of genus- and species-level diversity of Animals in the continental, aquatic ecosystems of the world. It is a collective effort of 163 experts, and presents 59 articles treating the diversity and endemism of different Animal taxa, ranging from microscopic worms to mammals, at global and regional scales. Given their structural importance, an article on macrophytes is also added. Here, we give an overview of the project’s history, and outline the common framework of the various articles, as well as the conventions the experts agreed to adhere to in their treatises. Furthermore, we briefly introduce future prospects.
K. Martens - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment: an overview of the results
Hydrobiologia, 2008Co-Authors: E. V. Balian, Corinne Leveque, Hendrik Segers, K. MartensAbstract:We present a summary of the results included in the different treatments in this volume. The diversity and distribution of vertebrates, insects, crustaceans, molluscs and a suite of minor phyla is compared and commented upon. Whereas the available data on vertebrates and some emblematic invertebrate groups such as Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) allow for a credible assessment, data are deficient for many other groups. This is owing to knowledge gaps, both in geographical coverage of available data and/or lack of taxonomic information. These gaps need to be addressed urgently, either by liberating date from inaccessible repositories or by fostering taxonomic research. A similar effort is required to compile environmental and ecological information in order to enable cross-linking and analysis of these complementary data sets. Only in this way will it be possible to analyse information on Freshwater biodiversity for sustainable management and conservation of the world’s Freshwater resources.
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An introduction to the Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment (FADA) project
Hydrobiologia, 2008Co-Authors: E. V. Balian, Corinne Leveque, Hendrik Segers, K. MartensAbstract:The Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment (FADA) project aims at compiling an overview of genus- and species-level diversity of Animals in the continental, aquatic ecosystems of the world. It is a collective effort of 163 experts, and presents 59 articles treating the diversity and endemism of different Animal taxa, ranging from microscopic worms to mammals, at global and regional scales. Given their structural importance, an article on macrophytes is also added. Here, we give an overview of the project’s history, and outline the common framework of the various articles, as well as the conventions the experts agreed to adhere to in their treatises. Furthermore, we briefly introduce future prospects.
Gregorio Oxilia - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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exploring late paleolithic and mesolithic diet in the eastern alpine region of italy through multiple proxies
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2020Co-Authors: Gregorio Oxilia, Eugenio Bortolini, Federica Badino, Federico Bernardini, Valentina Gazzoni, Federico Lugli, Matteo RomandiniAbstract:OBJECTIVES The analysis of prehistoric human dietary habits is key for understanding the effects of paleoenvironmental changes on the evolution of cultural and social human behaviors. In this study, we compare results from zooarchaeological, stable isotope and dental calculus analyses as well as lower second molar macrowear patterns to gain a broader understanding of the diet of three individuals who lived between the end of the Late Pleistocene and the Early Holocene (ca., 17-8 ky cal BP) in the Eastern Alpine region of Italy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyze individuals buried at the sites of Riparo Tagliente (Verona), Riparo Villabruna, and Mondeval de Sora (Belluno). The three burials provide a unique dataset for diachronically exploring the influence of climatic changes on human subsistence strategies. RESULTS Isotopic results indicate that all individuals likely relied on both terrestrial and Freshwater Animal proteins. Even though dental calculus analysis was, in part, hindered by the amount of mineral deposit available on the teeth, tooth macrowear study suggests that the dietary habits of the individuals included plant foods. Moreover, differences in macrowear patterns of lower second molars have been documented between Neanderthals and modern humans in the present sample, due to a prevalence of Buccal wear among the former as opposed to higher values of Lingual wear in modern human teeth. DISCUSSION Isotopic analyses have emphasized the contribution of Animal proteins in the diet of the three foragers from the Eastern Alpine region. The possible intake of carbohydrate-rich plant foods, suggested by the retrieval of plant remains in dental calculus, is supported by the signal of macrowear analysis. Moreover, the latter method indicates that the distribution of macrowear in lower second molars (M2 s) allows us to discriminate between Neanderthals and modern humans within the present reference sample. Overall, our results show these three prehistoric hunter-gatherers were well adapted to the environment in which they lived exploiting many natural resources.
Jennifer L Stauber - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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chronic toxicity of the herbicide tebuthiuron to the tropical green alga chlorella sp and the duckweed lemna aequinoctialis
2004Co-Authors: Cecil Camilleri, Christina Turley, M T Binet, Jennifer L StauberAbstract:The substituted urea herbicide, tebuthiuron, has been commonly used in northern Australia to control the invasive wetland weed, Mimosa pigra. This study assessed the chronic toxicity of tebuthiuron to two non-target tropical Freshwater plant species, the green alga, Chlorella sp (72-h cell division rate) and the duckweed, Lemna aequinoctialis (96-h plant growth rate). One range-finding and two definitive experiments were carried out for both species, with the definitive tests covering a concentration range of 50 to 1000 µg/L for Chlorella sp and 5 to 3200 µg/L for L. aequinoctialis. The (geometric) mean IC20, IC50, LOEC and NOEC values from both definitive tests were 171, 281, 197 and 101 µg/L, respectively, for Chlorella sp, and 76, 181, 101 and 49 µg/L, respectively, for L. aequinoctialis. L. aequinoctialis was more sensitive than Chlorella sp to low tebuthiuron concentrations, although Chlorella sp exhibited complete (ie. >90%) inhibition of growth at a lower concentration (~400 µg/L) than L. aequinoctialis (~800 µg/L). Both species were similarly sensitive to tebuthiuron as northern hemisphere, temperate Freshwater plant species, but were approximately three orders of magnitude more sensitive than Australian tropical Freshwater Animal species. It is anticipated that the tropical Freshwater plant chronic toxicity data presented in this study will be incorporated into future revisions of the Australian water quality guidelines for tebuthiuron.
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chronic toxicity of the herbicide tebuthiuron to the tropical green alga chlorella sp and the duckweed lemna aequinoctialis
2004Co-Authors: Caroline Camilleri, Carol Turley, M T Binet, Jennifer L StauberAbstract:The substituted urea herbicide, tebuthiuron, has been commonly used in northern Australia to control the invasive wetland weed, Mimosa pigra. This study assessed the chronic toxicity of tebuthiuron to two non-target tropical Freshwater plant species, the green alga, Chlorella sp (72-h cell division rate) and the duckweed, Lemna aequinoctialis (96-h plant growth rate). One range-finding and two definitive experiments were carried out for both species, with the definitive tests covering a concentration range of 50 to 1000 µg/L for Chlorella sp and 5 to 3200 µg/L for L. aequinoctialis. The (geometric) mean IC20, IC50, LOEC and NOEC values from both definitive tests were 171, 281, 197 and 101 µg/L, respectively, for Chlorella sp, and 76, 181, 101 and 49 µg/L, respectively, for L. aequinoctialis. L. aequinoctialis was more sensitive than Chlorella sp to low tebuthiuron concentrations, although Chlorella sp exhibited complete (ie. >90%) inhibition of growth at a lower concentration (~400 µg/L) than L. aequinoctialis (~800 µg/L). Both species were similarly sensitive to tebuthiuron as northern hemisphere, temperate Freshwater plant species, but were approximately three orders of magnitude more sensitive than Australian tropical Freshwater Animal species. It is anticipated that the tropical Freshwater plant chronic toxicity data presented in this study will be incorporated into future revisions of the Australian water quality guidelines for tebuthiuron.
