In this study, a hydrocarbon-degrading mixed inoculum which is able to use used oil as sole carbon source, was selected from 15 bacterial isolates obtained from automotive service station oil-contaminated soils.Degrading microorganisms were isolated using different oils as sole carbon source and identified by the amplification and sequencing of the
The coupled role of seepage and surface flow on bank retreat has long rod cap been neglected, partly due to the concealment and complexity of seepage erosion.To fill this gap, we set up a three-dimensional laboratory experiment to explore bank retreat process in response to seepage and surface flow.During each experiment, we measured the changes of
The aim of the research was to determine the Football Cleats number and distribution of the Rufous-banded Owls Ciccaba albitarsis in a cloud forest on the northern slopes of the Andes.The study was performed using the territory mapping technique and a GPS device in an area of 7 km2.The number of territories was estimated at 40, resulting in a densi
Human-mediated introductions are reshuffling species distribution on a global scale.Consequently, an increasing number of allopatric taxa are now brought into contact, promoting introgressive hybridization between incompletely isolated species and new adaptive gene transfer.The broadcast spawning marine species, Ciona robusta, has been recently int