Tourism worldwide is becoming increasingly competitive. Competitiveness has been associated in the tourism literature as a critical element for the success of tourism destinations. Particular emphasis is placed on identifying ...

Understanding how temperature influences population regulation through its effects on intraspecific competition is an important question for which there is currently little theory or data. Here we develop a theoretical ...

Purpose: This study aims to present a methodological framework to evaluate the relationship between social network centrality, individual competitiveness and network competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach: Tilapia ...

A commercial activated carbon (AC), obtained from peanut shells, was characterized and tested as adsorbent forthe removal of the pharmaceutical products caffeine (CF) and diclofenac (DIC), which were used as modelemerging ...

The development of forests over time is influenced by competition for resources among trees, leading to patterns of size hierarchy. These two aspects – competition and size hierarchy – can be examined in conjunction with ...

Environmental gradients and competition influence aquatic macrophyte distribution in estuaries. The competition-to-stress hypothesis states that some species are excluded from lower estuaries (high salinity) due to abiotic ...