Global Consequences of Land Use
Land use has generally been considered a local environmental issue, but it is becoming a force of global importance. Worldwide changes to forests, farmlands, waterways, and air ...
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Stages of embryonic development of the zebrafish
Abstract We describe a series of stages for development of the embryo of the zebrafish, Danio (Brachydanio) rerio . We define seven broad periods of embryogenesis—the zygote, cl...
Bayes Factors
Abstract In a 1935 paper and in his book Theory of Probability, Jeffreys developed a methodology for quantifying the evidence in favor of a scientific theory. The centerpiece wa...
Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet
Crossing the boundaries in global sustainability The planetary boundary (PB) concept, introduced in 2009, aimed to define the environmental limits within which humanity can safe...
Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome
Studies of the human microbiome have revealed that even healthy individuals differ remarkably in the microbes that occupy habitats such as the gut, skin and vagina. Much of this...
Food Security: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion People
Continuing population and consumption growth will mean that the global demand for food will increase for at least another 40 years. Growing competition for land, water, and ener...
Greengenes, a Chimera-Checked 16S rRNA Gene Database and Workbench Compatible with ARB
ABSTRACT A 16S rRNA gene database ( http://greengenes.lbl.gov ) addresses limitations of public repositories by providing chimera screening, standard alignment, and taxonomic cl...
The cornerstones of competitive advantage: A resource‐based view
Abstract This paper elucidates the underlying economics of the resource‐based view of competitive advantage and integrates existing perspectives into a parsimonious model of res...