The stable isotopes composition of chemolithoautotrophic cave ecosystems is known to differ from epigenic caves.Here we show that in addition, dead carbon (devoid of 14C), is sten jacket m utilized and transferred throughout this ecosystem, rendering it unsuitable for radiocarbon dating.The connectivity of the Ayyalon Cave ecosystem with the surfac
Organic and biodynamic management practices in viticulture have been sharply increasing worldwide for almost two decades and are seen as one possibility for environmentally friendly production.Consumers often presume that the quality of organically grown crops is different or higher compared to conventionally grown crops.In the current study, wine
Rediscovered in the wild twenty years ago, the breeding biology of wild Blue-throated Macaws remains largely unexplored, yet is essential to its effective conservation and recovery.Here, we analyse reproductive parameters in an intensively managed wild population of Blue-throated Macaws, providing the first data on the breeding biology of this crit
Abstract The human health impacts of lead have been known for millennia but the environmental impacts of read more lead ammunition have only received attention during the past 100 years.To a large extent the United States provided leadership in identifying and researching these effects and then spearheading campaigns to transition away from lead sh
The "ontological turn" in anthropology is linked to the insight that environmental thinking requires reflecting on conflicting ways of "being and becoming in the world".This article explores click here how large-scale industrial farmers engage with the world, their ontic relationship with seeds, their direct reconnection to reality and sensorial pe