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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…
Takayoshi Ueda, Yukie Ueda
The chromosome analysis of the masculinized hybrid between female Tanakia limbata and male T. signifer in bitterlings (Acheilognathinae) was done. It was presumed that they had intermediate karyotype between the parents, and formed sperms with heteroploidy re…
Michael J. Maceina, Steven M. Sammons, Ronald P. Phelps
Excessive largemouth bass ( Micropterus salmoides ) recruitment in small impoundments leads to density-dependent growth depression, causing populations to have length distributions skewed towards smaller fish. To address this issue, we conducted three trials…
Javier González-Álvarez, Laura García-de-la-Fuente, Lucía García-Flórez, Mª del Pino Fernández-Rueda, Jorge Luis Alcázar-Álvarez
Artisanal fisheries are characterized by using a vast array of different fishing gears and target species. Such heterogeneity has traditionally complicated their management and the availability of accurate data on fishing effort and incomes. This study identi…
Sodienye Augustine Abere, Funmilayo Lewiska Lateef, Gbolagade Akeem Lameed
Bushmeat hunting is one of the greatest pressure to wildlife alongside habitat fragmentation, deforestation, land use change and climate change. Despite the interventions from government and Non Governmental Organization to reduce or divert the attention of r…
Xusheng Guo, Dongfeng Hu, Yuping Li, Xiangfeng Wei, Qingbo Wang, Hui Zhang
Marine shale gas in South China is widely distributed and demonstrates an enriched resource. Compared with the North American commercial shale gas field, the shale formation in South China is featured by old age, multiple stages tectonic movements, and high t…
David Owino Manoa, Tim Oloo
In the last few decades, the impacts of human activities on ecosystem have rapidly increased resulting to detrimental ecosystem changes. Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is one of the greatest consequences of human impacts on the environment. Although HWC has be…
Abdullah Hilal Al-Balushi, Shekar Bose, Anesh Govender
This paper exemplifies a primary step towards eliciting primary and secondary stakeholders’ views on management issues pertaining to kingfish fishery in Oman, and potential options for effective management of the fishery using questionnaire surveys and focus…
Päivi Lujala, Siri Aas Rustad, Sarah Kettenmann, 1 1
Extractive industries can provide great opportunities for post-conflict peacebuilding in resource-rich countries by providing revenue to finance reconstruction and set the economy back on track. However, the process of resource extraction often poses challeng…
Charles B. Saanane
This paper presents results from preliminary assessments in Ngasamo ward, Busega district in Simiyu region. The main objective was to assess cultural heritage assets in some areas of Bariadi district in Simiyu region. Specific objectives of the assessment are…
Yaman Kumar Sahu, Pravin Kumar Sahu, Suryakant Chakradhari, Khageshwar Singh Patel
Sewage sludge is a good source of energetically desirable compounds and green algae in developing country like India. In this work, the combustion characteristics of sewage sludge and green algae are described. The calorific value (CV) of dried sewage sludge…
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