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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Evaluation of Fluorescein Diacetate Viability Staining during Treatment Follow-up Examinations of Smear Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients

Background: Assessment of treatment response to pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is currently ventilationstejp done by follow-up cultures since smear microscopy cannot distinguish viable from nonviable bacilli.This delays the therapeutic decision and increases the work load on the TB laboratories.This study evaluated the utility of fluorescein diacetate

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