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The effects of post-pasture woody plant colonization on soil and aboveground litter carbon and nitrogen along a bioclimatic transect.
2013
Abstract: We investigated the effects of woody plant colonization of abandoned pastures on soil and litter organic carbon (C) stocks and nitrogen (N) content along a bioclimatic transect in a semi-arid environment (Sicily, Italy). Soil samples were taken in three successional stages (grazed pasture, shrubland, forest) within each of three bioclimates (supramediterranean - “supra”, mesomediterranean - “meso”, thermomediterranean - “thermo”). Organic C and N in litter and soil (0-10 cm and 10-30 cm depth) were determined, as well as soil bulk density. Especially at 0-10 cm depth, changes in C and N contents along successional stages differed among bioclimates. Soil organic carbon (SOC) stock …
Factors associated with milk urea concentrations in Girgentana goats
2010
A total of 1,481 milk samples of 166 Girgentana goats, taken along the entire lactation, were utilised to evaluate the effect of non nutritional factors on milk urea (MU). Parity, stage of lactation and month of sampling significantly influenced MU, while no effect was found for born kids number. The first kidding goats produced lower MU than multiparous goats. Trend of MU was similar to milk production course with a peak found at 60 DIM. The different MU levels between several months of production are often linked to pasture chemical variations.
Alternative feed resources and their effects on the quality of meat and milk from small ruminants
2008
The present paper reviews the quality of meat and milk from sheep and goats offered alternative feeds as a replacement for concentrates. Legume seeds and pods, shrubs, local agro-industrial by-products or novel pasture species are cheap and widely available in Mediterranean countries and are suitable for sheep and goat nutrition. Many of these alternative feed resources (AFR) contain secondary compounds, such as tannins. Tannin-containing feeds result in meat of a lighter colour and tend to increase milk yield and protein content, probably because they protect dietary proteins from ruminal degradation. Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) content in kid meat can be increased by feeding animals ch…
Predation risk and habitat selection of Australian house mice , Mus domesticus , during an incipient plague: desperate behaviour due to food depletion
2002
We studied habitat selection and foraging behaviour of the house mouse (Mus domesticus) related to increasing mouse densities and depleting food resources over the breeding season. The study was conducted during the increase phase of an incipient outbreak of mice in a grain-growing area of southeastern Australia. A 3-year rotation created a mosaic of large paddocks of grain crop, pasture, and fallow. The narrow fence lines between paddocks provide an important stable habitat for the mice. We monitored population densities with live-trapping and habitat preference by measuring giving-up densities (GUD) using artificial food patches. Food patches were established in crop fields, fence lines, …
EPR dating of shells from Malhada Marsh, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2020
The formation of the coastal plain of the Brazilian sea is mainly due to the fluctuation of relative sea level in the past. Armacao dos Buzios or simply Buzios is a municipality in the microregion of lakes, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. In this region there is a lowland area about two meters above current sea level. This lowland area is also known as coastal plain of Una River. It is expected that during the Holocene period the sea level reached a maximum about 2.5 meters above the current level. During that time billions of mollusks lived and proliferated in the shallow waters around the coastal plain of the Una River. As they died their shells formed a layer in the soil including Malhad…
Comparing Physical Quality of Forest and Pasture Soils in a Sicilian Watershed
2011
Forest and pasture soils should have differing properties due, for example, to differing root characteristics or livestock trampling rates, but contradictory results are reported in the literature. The surface soil physical and hydraulic properties of five forest and pasture sites were determined in a Sicilian watershed. In general, forest soils had a significantly lower bulk density, b (by 17 to 35%), and a higher field saturated hydraulic conductivity, Kfs (by a factor of 3.4-11.5) than pasture soils. Differences between water retention characteristics of forest and pasture soils were low when high levels of organic matter, OM, content (> 7.1%) were detected for both land uses. The mean …
Giudice amministrativo e interessi religiosi collettivi: istanze confessionali, conflitti e soluzioni giurisprudenziali
2013
La globalizzazione, l’immigrazione, il post-secolarismo, la sovranità westphaliana in trasformazione, la crisi del Welfare, e della democrazia statale, e altre dinamiche proprie di questa società “post-legalitaria”, hanno mutato e mutano, in Italia come in tutto l’Occidente, assetti consolidati sul piano verticale delle decisioni politiche e della produzione delle regole, e su quello sociale/orizzontale dei modelli culturali, etici e religiosi, sempre più differenziati e sfaccettati. Dinamiche che già in generale rivalutano il momento giurisprudenziale del diritto come “source délicieuse” chiamata a supplire alle difficoltà del Legislatore; e che nel particolare dell’esperienza italiana del…
Gli arcivescovi di Monreale e i "Greci della Piana" nelle visite pastorali di età moderna
2021
Le relazioni complesse e spesso conflittuali tra gli arcivescovi di Monreale e le parrocchie greche della sua diocesi vengono analizzate attraverso le visite pastorali effettuate con continuità dagli ordinari. The complex and often conflicting relations between the archbishops of Monreale and the Greek parishes of his diocese are analysed through the pastoral visits carried out continuously by the ordinaries.
Franciszkańska kuracja Serca Pana Jezusa w Gliwicach w latach 1925–1945
2016
Artykuł jest kontynuacją międzywojennej historii gliwickich franciszkanów i genezy powstania samodzielnej jednostki kościelnej w tzw. dzielnicy hutniczej, zamieszczonym w tomie 35 „Studiów Teologiczno-Historycznych Śląska Opolskiego” z 2015 r. Autor tym razem przybliża historię kuracji Serca Pana Jezusa w Gliwicach w latach 1925–1945. Od czasu jej ustanowienia gliwiccy franciszkanie prowadzili w tamtejszej dzielnicy hutniczej ożywioną pracę duszpasterską. Jej główne działania ukierunkowane były nie tylko na sprawowanie sakramentów, ale także na działalność społeczną wśród rodzin robotniczych. Po przybliżeniu statusu kuracji jako jednostki kościelnej, omówiono sylwetki duszpasterzy oraz wska…