scholarly journals Fauna of the Pivka Intermittent Lakes

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Pipan
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Copepod Species ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Present Contribution ◽  
Aquatic Fauna ◽  
The World ◽  
Fairy Shrimps

 Prispevek opisuje vodno favno presihajočih Pivških jezer. Zaradi presihajočega značaja jezer so bili na tem območju najdeni zanimivi predstavniki nižjih rakov, predvsem iz skupin škrgonožcev (Anostraca), vodnih bolh(Cladocera) ter ceponožcev (Copepoda). Petelinjsko jezero je edini kraj na svetu, kjer še lahko najdemo endemne rakce vrste Chirocephalus croaticus. Vrsti ceponožnih rakov Diaptomus cyaneus in Diacyclops Charon sta relativno pogosti vrsti v Evropi, vendar sta Petelinjsko in Veliko Drskovško jezero v Sloveniji trenutno edini znani nahajališči obeh vrst. Vrste so ogrožene zaradi uničevanja njihovih naravnih habitatov.   The present contribution deals with aquatic fauna of the Pivka intermittent lakes. Due to their intermittent character some interesting crustaceans from the groups of fairy shrimps (Anostraca), water fleas (Cladocera) and copepods (Copepoda) are found there. Petelinjsko jezero is the only known location in the world for the endemic species Chirocephalus croaticus. Copepod species Diaptomus cyaneus and Diacyclops charon are relatively abundant in Europe, but Petelinjsko jezero and Veliko Drskovško jezero are the only two locations known in Slovenia for both species. All the species are threatened due to destruction of their natural habitats.   

Old Gibellina: the map, the world, the Aleph

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-323
Author(s):  
Giovanni Messina
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Land Art ◽  
Present Contribution ◽  
Full Size ◽  
Specific Reading ◽  
The World ◽  
Literary Subject

The present contribution intends to propose an epistemological reflection on the links and relationships that interweave the map, cultural heritage, landscape and places. I have identified an interpretative horizon that intersects the scientific geographic debate with the literary subject and proposed a specific reading of the site of Old Gibellina in Sicily, Italy, where reality and representation seem to converge. In 1968, Gibellina was razed to the ground by an earthquake. Then the site of Old Gibellina was covered by the ‘Grande Cretto’: the work of Land Art made by the artist Alberto Burri. In my perspective, the Cretto represents a unique place: it is a full-size map, it is landscape and it is world at the same time. What happens, then, when reality and representation coincide in a place?

On the Romanian endemic species of Salvia (Lamiaceae) and its natural hybrids: nomenclatural and taxonomic aspects

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 434 (3) ◽  
pp. 270-280
Author(s):  
VIKTOR O. NACHYCHKO ◽  
YEVHEN V. SOSNOVSKY
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Parental Species ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Natural Hybrids ◽  
Southern Carpathians

Salvia transsylvanica is regarded to be endemic to the Transylvanian Basin, Eastern and Southern Carpathians in Romania. In natural habitats, it easily intercrosses with other sage species, such as S. nemorosa, S. nutans, and S. pratensis, with the hybrids described as nothospecies S. ×hybrida, S. ×telekiana, and S. ×bichigeanii, respectively. One specimen from GOET is designated here as a lectotype of S. pratensis var. transsylvanica, the basionym of S. transsylvanica. In addition, three specimens from LW, BP, and BUCA are designated as the lectotypes for hybrid names. Main diagnostic features of S. transsylvanica, its hybrids, and respective second parental species are compared and discussed.

scholarly journals Towards a hydroinformatics for China

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 1189-1202 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. B. Abbott ◽  
Z. Vojinovic
Keyword(s):  
World Wide ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Mobile Telephony ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Present Contribution ◽  
North East ◽  
The World ◽  
Rapid Reversal ◽  
The Web

The relation of hydroinformatics to modern science is considered in relation to the origins and nature of modern science itself and to the technology that has assured the predominance of the European peoples over the peoples of most of the rest of the world for some 250 years. The current increasingly rapid reversal of this predominance is introduced with special reference to Asia in general and China in particular. This reversal is seen as a consequence of a transmutation in societies generally from modern conditions to postmodern conditions. The relation between knowledge providers and knowledge consumers is then introduced and related to the advent of the Internet and further to the World Wide Web, and further again to mobile devices. It is explained that the numerical predominance of China in access to the Web and to mobile telephony has proceeded alongside Chinese government initiatives that have supported this social development. The present contribution follows upon one with the same main title that was directed specifically to the Islamic world and another directed more generally to North-East Asia. Since this paper is directed almost exclusively towards China, it traces some developments currently occurring in China that exemplify its theses.

scholarly journals A rain-forest raptor in danger

Oryx ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 170-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard E. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
Land Development ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Rain Forests ◽  
Forest Habitat ◽  
Conservation Movement ◽  
The World ◽  
In The Wild

Living in the rain forests of the Philippines is one of the largest and rarest eagles in the world, the Philippine eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi.This magnificent bird is in danger of extinction due to the pressures of land development and human persecution. The author spent three0 years, from 1982 to 1985, helping to study the eagle, both in the wild and captivity, as part of a team dedicated to its conservation. The eagle has become the symbol of the conservation movement in the Philippines, and linked with its survival are a host of endemic species that share the same forest habitat.

The Trepobatinae (Heteroptera: Gerridae) of New Guinea and surrounding regions, with a review of the world fauna. Part 1. Tribe Metrobatini

1993 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan A. Polhemus ◽  
John T. Polhemus
Keyword(s):  
New Taxa ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Present Contribution ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Taxonomic Treatment ◽  
The World ◽  
New Tribe ◽  
World Fauna ◽  
Key Characters

AbstractThe small waterstriders of the subfamily Trepobatinae have radiated extensively on New Guinea and surrounding archipelagos. The present contribution is the first in a series of reports dealing with this endemic fauna, and presents a revised tribal level classification for the Trepobatinae, with the following new tribes proposed: Metrobatini, type genus Metrobates Uhler; Naboandelini, type genus Naboandelus Distant; Stenobatini, type genus Stenobates Esaki; Trepobatini, type genus Trepobates Uhler. A key to the tribes is provided, followed by a taxonomic treatment of the new tribe Metrobatini and its constituent genera. The following new taxa are proposed within Metrobatini: Andersenella gen. n., monobasic, type species Andersenella binotata sp. n.; Metrobatoides gen. n., monobasic, type species Metrobatoides genitalis sp. n.; Ciliometra gen. n., including type species Ciliometra kiunga sp. n., plus Ciliometra femorata sp. n. and Ciliometra sepik sp. n.; Iobates gen. n., including type species Metrobatopsis affinis Esaki (as Iobates affinis, comb. n.), plus Iobates salaw ati sp. n. and Iobates somare sp. n.; Stygiobates gen. n., including type species Stygiobates iriana sp. n., plus Stygiobates morotai sp. n.; Metrobatopsis insularis sp. n., Metrobatopsis mussau sp. n., Metrobatopsis lannae sp. n. and Metrobatopsis browni sp. n. in the previously described genus Metrobatopsis Esaki. The genus Metrobatopsis and previously included species Metrobatopsis flavonotatus Esaki and Metrobatopsis solomonensis Hungerford & Matsuda are redescribed. Habitat and distributional notes are given for all the above taxa, accompanied by figures of key characters and distribution maps.

scholarly journals Polysemy as Hermeneutic Key in Ibn ʿArabī’s Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Salvaggio
Keyword(s):  
Present Contribution ◽  
Arabic Linguistics ◽  
The World ◽  
Hermeneutic Approach

The present contribution discusses the role of polysemy within Ibn ʿArabī’s hermeneutic approach in the Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam. It argues that the Andalusian master’s conception of polysemy bears implications that stretch far beyond the field of Arabic linguistics, strictly understood, and that are tightly related to his vision of the polysemous and pansemiotic nature of existence. Thus, when investigated in the light of his metaphysical views, Ibn ʿArabī’s hermeneutic use of word polysemy, as arbitrary as it might appear at first sight, results perfectly consistent with his conception of the descent of language through multiple states of being and of the conjunction of form and meaning in the world of imagination. These metaphysical premises provide the epistemological foundations for Ibn ʿArabī’s linguistic and hermeneutic practices and build up one the finest and most complete metaphysical conceptions of language elaborated within the broader context of what might be defined the domain of ‘Islamic linguistics’.

scholarly journals Two new endemic species of Bistriopelma (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Peru, including a new remarkable horned tarantula

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Micaela Nicoletta ◽  
Juan C. Chaparro ◽  
Luis Mamani ◽  
José A. Ochoa ◽  
Rick C. West ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Present Contribution ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Two New Species

The spider genus Bistriopelma Kaderka, 2015 is endemic to Peru and includes three species known to date: Bistriopelma lamasi Kaderka, 2015, B. matuskai Kaderka, 2015 and B. titicaca Kaderka, 2017. The present contribution diagnoses, describes and illustrates two new species of Bistriopelma from Peru: B. peyoi sp. nov. and B. kiwicha sp. nov., both based on male and female. The male of B. peyoi sp. nov. is provided with a remarkable thoracic horn, and the species is the first horned tarantula for this genus. An updated distribution map for all known species is presented.

scholarly journals Probiotic-based cultivation of Clarias batrachus: importance and future perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-168
Author(s):  
Arindam Ganguly ◽  
Amrita Banerjee ◽  
Asish Mandal ◽  
Pradeep K. Das Mohapatra
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Clarias Gariepinus ◽  
Clarias Batrachus ◽  
Future Perspective ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Economic Significance ◽  
The World ◽  
Large Scale Cultivation

Clarias batrachus (Linn.) is widely recognized in Indian sub-continent for its nutritional and economic significance. At present, it remains at a merely vulnerable state. Pathogenic infections, diminution of natural habitats and introduction of allied exotic fishes are the causes of productivity constraint, particularly in Southern Asia. Conversely, African cat fish Clarias gariepinus has been significantly identified as a potential threat to biodiversity, despite being its large scale cultivation across the world. Thus emphasis on indigenous C. batrachus farming is becoming inevitable. Currently, screening of autochthonous probiotic organisms for the cultivation of C. batrachus in semi-intensive manner is getting importance. At the same time, molecular omics-based technologies are also gaining considerable attention to identify potential probiotic markers. This review provides an overall concept of probiotics, its application and future perspectives in relation to the cultivation of C. batrachus.

scholarly journals Updated checklist of the Umbelliferae of Middle Asia and Kazakhstan: nomenclature, synonymy, typification, distribution

Turczaninowia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 127-257
Author(s):  
Michail G. Pimenov
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Middle Asia ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
Endemic Genera ◽  
The Mediterranean

The region of Middle Asia and Kazakhstan with 107 genera, 459 species and 204 endemic species is one of essential Umbelliferae diversity centers not only in Asia, but also in the world. The biggest Umbelliferae genera in the region are Ferula (100 species), Seseli (49), Elwendia (19), Bupleurum (18), Elaeosticta (18), Prangos (16), Semenovia (16). The diversity of the family by country is as follows: Kazakhstan (82 genera – 211 species – 28 endemic species), Uzbekistan (68 – 200 – 18, respectively), Kyrgyzstan (65 – 192 – 29), Tajikistan (65 – 176 – 20), and Turkmenistan (51 – 122 – 9). The latter differs considerably from other countries of the region not only in lesser diversity, but also in generic and specific sets, approaching the features of Iranian Umbelliferae. The distribution of species was described with regard to provinces of all five countries. The list of endemic species for each country was compiled on the basis of field, herbarium and published data. There are 16 endemic genera in Middle Asia and Kazakhstan, including Astomatopsis, Autumnalia, Fergania, Kafirnigania, Karatavia, Komarovia, Kuramosciadium, Lipskya, Mogoltavia, Paulita, Pilopleura, Schtschurowskia, Sclerotiaria, Sphaenolobium, Sphaerosciadium, and Tschulaktavia, 6 other genera being subendemics. Across the region the important border between Middle Asian (eastern part of SW Asian floristic province of the Mediterranean type) and Central Asian phytochoria passes; the former being considerably richer in the Umbelliferae than the latter.

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