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Fish Diversity in Relation to Littoral Habitats in Three Basins of Lake Kivu (East Africa)

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In total, 28 of the 29 fish species reported from the Lake Kivu basin occur in the littoral zone of the lake, but information about their structure, occurrence, and the habitats affecting their distribution is largely lacking. The lake's inshore area is po ...

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Genomics and conservation: Guidance from training to analyses and applications

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Environmental change is intensifying the biodiversity crisis and threatening species across the tree of life. Conservation genomics can help inform conservation actions and slow biodiversity loss. However, more training, appropriate use of novel genomic me ...

Hoboken2023

A landmark environmental law looks ahead

Devis Tuia

In late December 1973, the United States enacted what some would come to call “the pitbull of environmental laws.” In the 50 years since, the formidable regulatory teeth of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) have been credited with considerable successes, ob ...

2023

Home, with what remains: A sorting-house as a form of occupancy right

Hervé Laurendeau

North of La Rochelle, the Baie de l'Aiguillon bears witness to a structurally invasive past, partially camouflaged in its shallow waters. 400 hectares of abandoned oyster beds locally known as crassats, remnants of the shellfish industry, lie in the intert ...

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En quête d’habitat intermédiaire périurbain

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S’il est un modèle d’habitat associé aux périphéries urbaines, c’est bien celui de la maison individuelle. Intimement liée à l’essor de la mobilité automobile, la propagation de ce type d’habitation dans les campagnes entourant les villes fait partie inté ...

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L’habitat inhabitable : le sous‑terrain comme lieu de vie

À partir d’une enquête sur l’habitabilité de l’espace souterrain, l’article inaugure une discussion autour du concept de l’« habitat inhabitable ». Si nous argumentons que l’espace souterrain est fondamentalement inhabitable et ne peut être programmé comme ...

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Kleptoplast distribution, photosynthetic efficiency and sequestration mechanisms in intertidal benthic foraminifera

Anders Meibom, Charlotte Madeleine Nicole Lekieffre, Emmanuelle Geslin, Michael Kühl

Foraminifera are ubiquitously distributed in marine habitats, playing a major role in marine sediment carbon sequestration and the nitrogen cycle. They exhibit a wide diversity of feeding and behavioural strategies (heterotrophy, autotrophy and mixotrophy) ...

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Aligning actions with objectives in endangered species recovery plans

Alex Tunas Corzon

To achieve conservation objectives for threatened and endangered species, managers must choose among potential recovery actions based on their efficacy. Yet, a lack of standardization in defining how conservation actions support recovery objectives can imp ...

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Laboratoire de Grimsel, une architecture pour l’isolement

Eric Nardini

L'exploration humaine de l'espace n'en est qu'à ses débuts, et depuis le premier vol de Gagarine en 1961, le temps de vol des astronautes n’a cessé d’augmenter. Depuis le début des années 2000, une nouvelle ère s'est ouverte avec l'arrivée d'entreprises pr ...

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Le Fémilistère. Une coopérative d’habitation féministe à Cheseaux

Laura Sacher

À travers l’habitat et le questionnement de notre quotidien, le Fémilistère réunit les idéaux féministes soutenant une architecture inclusive, la collectivisation des tâches domestiques et du « care » dans un habitat communautaire, inspiré du Familistère. ...

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