Impact of typhoon disturbance on the diversity of key ecosystem engineers in a monoculture mangrove forest plantation, Can Gio Biosphere Reserve, Vietnam.
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Diele, K., Tran Ngoc, D. M., Geist, S. J., Meyer, F., Pham, Q. H., Saint-Paul, U., …Berger, U. (2013)
Impact of typhoon disturbance on the diversity of key ecosystem engineers in a monoculture mangrove forest plantation, Can Gio Biosphere Reserve, Vietnam. Global and Planetary Change, 110(B), 236-248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.09.003
Mangrove crabs as key ecosystem engineers may play an important role in the recovery process of storm-damaged forests. Yet, their response to storm disturbance is largely unkn...
Do canopy disturbances drive forest plantations into more natural conditions? A case study from Can Gio Biosphere Reserve, Vietnam.
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Vogt, J., Kautz, M., Herazo, M. L. F., Triet, T., Walther, D., Saint-Paul, U., …Berger, U. (2013)
Do canopy disturbances drive forest plantations into more natural conditions? A case study from Can Gio Biosphere Reserve, Vietnam. Global and Planetary Change, 110, 249-258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2011.09.002
Large areas of mangrove forests were devastated in South Viet Nam during the second Indochina war. After its end in 1975, extensive reforestation with monocultures took place....
Steady-state DCM dynamics in Canaries waters.
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Tett, P., Arístegui, J., Barton, D. & Basterretxea, G. (2002)
Steady-state DCM dynamics in Canaries waters. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 49, 3543-3559. doi:10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00097-8. ISSN 0967-0645
This paper concerns the deep chlorophyll maximum (DCM) dynamics in a steady state, using primarily data from the Canary Islands Area of Filament and Eddy eXchange obtained in ...
Nematode eel parasite found inside acanthocephalan cysts - a "Trojan horse" strategy?
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Emde, S., Rueckert, S., Kochmann, J., Knopf, K., Sures, B., & Klimpel, S. (2014)
Nematode eel parasite found inside acanthocephalan cysts - a "Trojan horse" strategy?. Parasites & vectors, 7(1), 504. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0504-8
Background
The invasive eel parasite Anguillicoloides crassus (syn. Anguillicola crassus) is considered one of the major causes for the decline of the European eel (Anguilla ...
Comparative assessment of a DNA and protein Leishmania donovani gamma glutamyl cysteine synthetase vaccine to cross-protect against murine cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L. major or L. mexicana infection
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Campbell, S., Campbell, S. A., Alawa, J., Doro, B., Henriquez, F., Roberts, C., …Carter, K. (2012)
Comparative assessment of a DNA and protein Leishmania donovani gamma glutamyl cysteine synthetase vaccine to cross-protect against murine cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L. major or L. mexicana infection. Vaccine, 30(7), 1357-1363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.12.067
Leishmaniasis is a major health problem and it is estimated that 12 million people are currently infected. A vaccine which could cross-protect people against different Leishma...
New challenges for vaccination to prevent chlamydial abortion in sheep
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Entrican, G., Wheelhouse, N., Wattegedera, S. R., & Longbottom, D. (2012)
New challenges for vaccination to prevent chlamydial abortion in sheep. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 35(3), 271-276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2011.12.001
Ovine enzootic abortion (OEA) is caused by the obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacterium Chlamydia abortus. OEA remains a common cause of infectious abortion in many shee...
Immunological paradigms and the pathogenesis of ovine chlamydial abortion
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Entrican, G., Wattegedera, S., Wheelhouse, N., Allan, A., & Rocchi, M. (2010)
Immunological paradigms and the pathogenesis of ovine chlamydial abortion. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 64(4), 287-294. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0897.2010.00907.x
Successful mammalian pregnancy involves complex immunological interactions between the mother and foetus that are not yet fully understood. A number of immunological paradigms...
Ectopic lymphoid tissue formation in the lungs of mice infected with Chlamydia pneumoniae is associated with epithelial macrophage inflammatory protein-2/CXCL2 expression
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Fitch, P., Wheelhouse, N., Bowles, P., Paterson, M., Longbottom, D., Entrican, G., & Howie, S. (2010)
Ectopic lymphoid tissue formation in the lungs of mice infected with Chlamydia pneumoniae is associated with epithelial macrophage inflammatory protein-2/CXCL2 expression. Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 162(2), 372-378. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2249.2010.04231.x
Infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae (Cp) accounts for around 10% of community acquired bacterial pneumonia and has been associated with other chronic inflammatory conditions. ...
Reproductive control via eviction (but not the threat of eviction) in banded mongooses
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Cant, M. A., Hodge, S. J., Bell, M. B. V., Gilchrist, J., & Nichols, H. J. (2010)
Reproductive control via eviction (but not the threat of eviction) in banded mongooses. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 277, 2219-2226. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2009.2097
Considerable research has focused on understanding variation in reproductive skew in cooperative animal societies, but the pace of theoretical development has far outstripped ...
Pregnancy, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and chlamydial abortion: an unresolved paradox
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Entrican, G., Wattegedera, S., Rocchi, M., & Wheelhouse, N. (2009)
Pregnancy, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and chlamydial abortion: an unresolved paradox. Veterinary Microbiology, 135(1-2), 98-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.09.028
Chlamydophila abortus infects the placental trophoblast in sheep, humans and mice, causing cell damage and inflammation that culminates in abortion. Host control of C. abortus...