CHANGES IN VEGETATION DIVERSITY AND COMPOSITION FOLLOWING LIVESTOCK REMOVAL ALONG AN UPLAND ELEVATIONAL GRADIENT

Changes in vegetation diversity and composition following livestock removal along an upland elevational gradient

European heathland habitats are cultural landscapes derived from previously-forested ecosystems.Heathlands are of significant conservation interest but have experienced prolonged degradation due to a range of factors including overgrazing by domestic livestock.There is growing recognition of the need to restore upland landscapes to produce a divers

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Prepulse inhibition in Drosophila melanogaster larvae

The neural mechanisms of psychiatric diseases like autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia have been intensively studied, and a number of candidate genes have been identified.However, the relationship between genes and neural system functioning remains unclear.Model organisms may serve as a powerful tool for addressing this question due to the a

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