Is there anyone who can send me papers about crop damage and birds ??

Please, I need some recent articles on the effects of birds (sparrows) on crops . Could you help me ? The papers I have are not recent. Thank you.

06 July 2019 1,426 5 View

According to pH and EC, does the soil classification change by changing the soil-water ratio?

The soil-water ratios (1: 5 and 1: 2.5) are often used for pH and EC. Can I use the same soil classification, knowing that the pH has a logarithmic variation? Thanks.

10 November 2017 2,601 2 View

Can I have the details (in French or English) of the method of estimating microbial biomass in soil (Fumigation-extraction)?

Please, In order to see the effect of a nurse plant (Opuntia ficus-indica) on degraded soil, I would like to estimate the OM and microbial biomass under the shrub.I need the details of the...

08 September 2017 9,282 5 View

What is exactly the Edge effect?

Please give me a simplified answer. I know that the ecotone is the transition zone between 2 ecosystems characterized by its species richness (Exp. Between an agricultural land and a forest). Is...

01 February 2017 7,727 12 View

What is the correct name for the Shannon Diversity Index?

Please, In the ecological literature, i found: Shannon index, Shannon-Weaver index and Shannon-Wiener index? Which should I use? Thanks.

01 February 2017 1,440 13 View

Why always choose Shannon to evaluate the diversity of a community?

Despite the numerous indices of diversity, we opt for Shannon and Pielou indices because they are dependent of the sample size.But for the plant community, for example, in the spring, the number...

11 December 2016 3,720 10 View

Can anyone get me papers on salty soils of arid areas?

01 February 2015 8,022 2 View

Is there someone who could provide me a document that would help me to have the vital attributes of Mediterranean plant species ?

Hi, I can not find the vital attributes of some plant species. Any biogeography document could help me. Thank you.

31 December 2014 7,998 2 View

No title

Functional Ecology/ Grime strategies From S to R, for example. Thanks.

08 September 2014 1,057 4 View

Functionnal Ecology (Biodiversity)

06 July 2014 303 4 View

How to compare two groups with only two measurements?

Hiiiii everyone! I have an enquiry on statistical analysis. I was looking for many forum and it's still cannot solve my problem. I want to compare means of two groups of data but only with two...

03 March 2021 8,796 3 View

Why does blocking with my immunogenic peptide cause nuclear fluorescence in ICC?

Hi all, I am validating a polyclonal antibody raised against human ANT4, through WB and ICC. In most of my controls, the antibody shows very little off-target binding, but when I pre-incubate the...

03 March 2021 5,999 3 View

Enhanced Yellow Fluorescent Protein (Aequorea victoria) DNA sequence?

I am on the lookout for the Enhanced Yellow Fluorescent Protein (Aequorea victoria) DNA sequence. Does anyone know where I can find it? Thank you in advance

03 March 2021 3,568 1 View

What kind of fluid could I use for a pitfall trap that also does not invalidate molecular testing?

Hi, I want to start testing pitfall trap to obtain ants samples, but I need to conduct molecular analysis on those insects. So, what kind of fluid can I use? Ethanol expires too early and I need...

03 March 2021 5,978 5 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

Do we need to write protocol for a second study of a systematic review that has been registered and published?

I have conducted and published a systematic review and meta-analysis research with the topic related to public health and health pomotion (protocol was registed in PROSPERO). Now we want to...

03 March 2021 8,920 3 View

How to increase a model accuracy ?

dear community, my model is based feature extraction from non stationary signals using discrete Wavelet Transform and then using statistical features then machine learning classifiers in order to...

03 March 2021 6,994 5 View

Do I need to do linear regression before running mediation analysis using PROCESS MACRO by Hayes ?

I just wanted to check if I need to run a linear regression separately if I am using PROCESS MACRO to run mediation analysis. Thank you.

02 March 2021 4,359 3 View

Sample dilution for quantitative analysis using ELISA?

If the detection range is in ng/ml but the reference range is in ug/ml for a molecule or protein in serum or plasma .how to dilute and what is the initial volume to be taken for quantitative analysis

02 March 2021 7,670 3 View

Is There Any Feasible Method To Test Fluorescent Compounds Other Than Fluorescence Spectrometers ??

Is There Any Feasible Method To Test The Efficiency Of Fluorescent Compounds Other Than UV Spectrometers ? Suggestions Would Be Appreciated !

02 March 2021 5,785 3 View