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Natural Resources (NR) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in natural resources throughout the world. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and engineers (on all academic and professional levels) all over the world to promote, discuss and share various new issues…
Udochukwu Mark, Charles Nwachukwu Anyakwo, Okechukwu Onyebuchi Onyemaobi, Chijioke Samson Nwobodo
The thermal activation of Ngwo clay from southeastern Nigeria for optimal leaching of alumina was investigated. The clay assayed 24.63% Al 2 O 3 and 52.15% SiO 2 , comprising mainly kaolinite mineral and free silica or quartz. The alumina locked up in the cla…
Derek Sindler, Pilar Useche, Catherine Tucker, Xin Zhao
Pesticide runoff from the rice production area of Las Matas de Santa Cruz in NW Dominican Republic degrades biodiversity in the ecosystems of the Yaque del Norte River, Montecristi National Park, and Caribbean Sea. This degradation prompted the Dominican NGO…
Josephus F. Borsuah, Scott Stoodley, Daniel Storm, Andrew Dzialowski, Andrew Stoddard
Grand Lake O’The Cherokees, the third largest reservoir located in northeastern Oklahoma, provides recreational services, water supply, hydroelectric power, and flood control to residents of Oklahoma and neighboring states. Grand Lake has experienced major pr…
John Samuel Bird
Transnational benefit sharing from the exploitation of Marine Genetic Resources’ (MGR’s) in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) presents a unique problem in international law. Proposals to govern MGR’s in ABNJ include leaving them unregulated, governanc…
Ralf Riedel, Fernando Castro-Cardoso, Gabriel Correal, Mauricio Mata Jr.
Marine Protected Areas are increasingly becoming a tool of choice for conservation and management of marine resources and ecosystems. Data on biodiversity are necessary to assist in establishing protected areas for conservation objectives to be met. Toward th…
Masood Ahmed, Mohd Shaif, Farhat Naseem Siddiquie, Rajiullah Khan
Copper deposits in Khetri copper belt are hosted in the proterozoic sequence of rocks belonging to Ajabgarh group of Delhi supergroup situated in foot hill zone of Aravalli mountain range North-West, India. Khetri copper belt is about 100 km long NE-SW trendi…
Abubakarr S. Mansaray, Jason Aamodt, Bashiru M. Koroma
In Sierra Leone, poor water quality is a major threat to public health and aquatic life. The main source of this problem appears to be poorly regulated waste disposal. Even though water pollution laws exist, their enforcement is challenged by many gaps and, s…
Jinping Zhang, Xuebin Li, Yue Yin
In the study, eight treated substrates were designed to explore the possibility to determine the degree of fermentation of the substrate by the mycelial growth rate, whose main raw material includ es composted pine sawdust, oil tea shell and hickory shell res…
Caroline Lefebvre, Sergio Segura, Alma Carmona, Catherine Mathuriau, Santiago Barrios, Jorge Andrés, Josué Medellín-Azuara
The ilama tree ( Annona diversifolia Saff.) is an underutilized fruit species from Mesoamerica with a noteworthy variability in southern Mexico. The present study describes differences in knowledge and appreciation of the fruit among inhabitants from differen…
Yetunde Folasade Taiwo, Adebukola Adenike Adedeji, Taiwo Adekanmi Adesakin
Reservoir fishes contribute significantly to freshwater fish resources in Nigeria. The composition, size variation and relative abundance of fishes in Opa reservoir, Southwest Nigeria, were investigated to establish the ecological balance of the various troph…
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