Azores islands (Portugal)
The dairy sector in the Azores Islands: possibilities and main constraints towards increased added value
... The Azores archipelago is the most suitable region for dairy production in Portugal, representing 30% of the overall Portuguese dairy ...the Azores Islands dairy sector is the cost of transport, as ...
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Familial hypercholesterolemia: Molecular characterization of possible cases from the Azores Islands (Portugal)
... splicing ef ficiency through the alteration of exon splicing enhancers has been demonstrated ( Bourbon et al., 2008; Defesche et al., 2008; Zhu et al., 2007 ). Portugal, in contrast to most of the other Southern European ...
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The colonization history of Juniperus brevifolia (Cupressaceae) in the Azores Islands.
... present islands may have been relatively dynamic because of the prevailing ...The Azores are usually under the influence of either tropical or polar maritime air masses, as a consequence of the seasonal ...
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Early Atlantic navigation: pre-portuguese presence in the Azores Islands
... the islands is natural given the medieval atti- tude towards the sea, where the sea was imagined to be the place where most formidable prodigies and mon- strosities take place, as Mattoso (2009) ...Atlantic ...
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A Festive and Celebratory Sweet Bread of Azores Islands
... The archipelago of the Azores is composed of 9 islands located in the Atlantic Ocean. Each island has its own strong cultural identity and specific geographical, geological and environmental ...
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Martins(2010)Correlates of changes in BMI of children from the Azores islands Int J Obes
... The sample was selected from a mixed longitudinal study conducted in the Azores islands. This study was designed to evaluate growth, PA, gross motor coordination, body composition, physical fitness and ...
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Larval aquatic and terrestrial mites infesting parthenogenetic Ischnura hastata (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) from the Azores islands
... Abstract We report here the prevalence of parasitism by water mites (Arrenurus sp.) and terrestrial mites (Leptus killingtoni) on parthenogenetic Ischnura hastata (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) from the Azores ...
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Contribution to the study of the egg parasitic Hymenoptera of the Azores Islands.
... in Remedios, Furnas and Livramento by net on the 151h and the 21 It of July, and emerged from noctuid eggs collected from 15 to 21 of July, during the month of August and at the[r] ...
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Coccolithophore species as indicators of surface oceanographic conditions in the vicinity of Azores islands
... The analysis of each of the three islands (Table 2, Fig. 4) showed that around São Miguel (Oriental group), the northern side recor- ded always higher cell concentrations and the differences in the phytoplankton ...
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Contribution to the knowledge of the Coccinellidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) fauna from the Azores islands.
... the present study the number of species recorded for the Azorean archipelago has increased to 27. From the total number of species recorded, 51.85% belong to the Scymninae subfamily, in which Scymnini is the more ...
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The use of infrasound in volcano monitoring : contribution for future application in the Azores Islands
... back-azimuth of 14.82° and a mean frequency of 0.74 Hz b) polar plot according to back-azimuth (polar angle) and trace velocity (polar radius) related to detections time; c) polar plot [r] ...
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Epiphyllous bryophytes in the Azores Islands
... Groups of plants that regularly grow together within small areas often become described as plant communities. Plant sociology generally becomes concentrated on descr[r] ...
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Potential natural vegetation and pre-anthropic pollen records on the Azores Islands in a Macaronesian context
... This paper discusses the concept of potential natural vegetation (PNV) in light of the pollen records 28.. available to date for the Macaronesian biogeographical region, with emphasis o[r] ...
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Analysis of residence patterns of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in Azores Islands using opportunistic data
... Residence <mes were analysed by using SOCPROG 2.4 socware (1). The Lagged Iden<fica<on Rates (LIR) were ploYed against <me lag, and a series of popula<on models were fiYed. Moreover the popula<on exchange ...
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New records of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) to the Azores islands
... The knowledge of Coccinellidae faunal composition in the ecosystems, including agro-ecosystems, is very important because species richness is one of the parameters used to measure the biodiversity (Magurran, 1991) and ...
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A contribution to data on Mite Fauna in the Azores Islands.
... The results obtained have greatly increased the number of known species on the islands, citing 22 species belonging to 5 different families, among which 13 are phytos[r] ...
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Phenological cycles of Myrica faya Aiton (Myricacae) in the Azores Islands
... 1) Flushing is reduced or inexistent from December until April. Average growth rate at the tip ofthe shoots is about 7 cm/year. Leaffall extends along the entire year. 2) Male flowering[r] ...
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E-Learning as an educational strategy on islands with low population density: case study in the autonomous Region of Azores
... Abstract—The Regional Department of Education and Cul- ture of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in the 2003- 2004 school year implemented an innovative project for adult learning. The school EB 3/S Vitorino ...
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Using modeling tools for implementing feasible land use and nature conservation governance systems in small islands e The Pico Island (Azores) case-study
... relevant values. Scenario 2 illustrates the importance of current land use-based con flicts with conservation values. Scenario 3 highlights the importance of the values and land uses ’ location, as well as their resulting ...
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Age and growth of the alfonsino Beryx decadactylus (Cuvier, 1829) from the Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands, based on historical data
... The alfonsino Beryx decadactylus has a world- wide distribution, occurring throughout the Atlan- tic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, and western Medi- terranean, in tropical, subtropical and some tem- perate areas (Maul ...
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