CAN NATIVE PLANT SPECIES BE PRESERVED IN AN ANTHROPOGENIC FOREST LANDSCAPE DOMINATED BY ALIENS? A CASE STUDY FROM MEDITERRANEAN CHILE

Can native plant species be preserved in an anthropogenic forest landscape dominated by aliens? A case study from Mediterranean Chile

Plantations with fast growing exotic tree species can negatively affect native plant species diversity and promote the spread of alien species.Mediterranean Chile experienced major landscape changes with a vast expansion of industrial plantations of Pinus radiata in the past.However, with increasing knowledge of biodiversity effects on ecosystem se

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Effect of the composition of starter diet fed in the rearing phase on the performance and certain physiological parameters of Holstein calves

The objective of this study was to compare the effects of calf starters of different starch and fibre content on the growth, blood and Catheter and Bag Kits and Trays rumen parameters of Holstein female calves during the pre-weaning period.A total of 60 calves were divided into two groups.Group A/B was fed according to a two-phase calf nutrition sy

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Detecting and Predicting Models for QoS Optimization in SDN

Recently, deep learning algorithms and software-defined networking technologies enabled traffic management to be more controllable in IP networking and mobile Internet to yield quality services to subscribers.Quality of service (QoS) needs more effort to optimize QoS performance.More specifically, elephant flow management is a critical task that ne

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