The nutritional value of zooplankton (lipid and phosphorus contents) was analyzed in outdoor, plankton-culture tanks, to monitor the effects of diurnal variation and fertilization. Total lipid contents were significantly ...

The nutritional value of zooplankton (lipid and phosphorus contents) was analyzed in outdoor, plankton-culture tanks, to monitor the effects of diurnal variation and fertilization. Total lipid contents were significantly ...

Bioenergy can contribute to low-carbon economy of Latin-America and African countries, where the biomass is a viable alternative to obtain a global energy matrix. The harvesting forest residue left on the ground of industrial ...

Solar pyrolysis of pine sawdust, peach pit, grape stalk and grape marc was conducted in a lab-scale solar reactor for producing fuel gas from these agricultural and forestry by-products. For each type of biomass, whose ...

Precipitation determines vegetation type and species relative composition in plant communities [1]; in addition, it is a primary variable affecting soil water storage and availability. This availability is the most important ...

An investigation of benthic invertebrates was conducted in the Paraná River (Argentina) floodplain to assess patterns of biomass and production in relation to lateral river connectivity. Environmental and invertebrate ...

Biomass of the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodocyclus gelatinosus was used at different levels in laying hens' rations as a xanthophyll source. Sixty-four hens were used in the experiment that investigated the effects of ...