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A century of outflow into Kara Bogaz Gol, km3/ year
Comparing a series of satellite images from different periods a Californian hydrologist discovered in 1983 that a huge white spot had taken the place…
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Collapse of Tulka in the Caspian
The comb jelly is well adapted to the habitat (salinity, temperature, and food range) and reproduces faster than endemic species. As it eats the…
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Infant mortality in Eastern Azerbaijan, 2008
Public health policies during the Soviet period eliminated several traditional diseases. But for lack of adequate investment in medical equipment and drugs in the…
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Changing Caspian
The Caspian Sea has been endoreic – inwardly draining – since the Pliocene era (about 5 million years ago), prompting some specialists to treat…
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Origin and destination of selected species
North American comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi) was brought accidentally to the Caspian in the ballast water of oil tankers. A voracious feeder on zooplankton…
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Discharge of selected pollutants
Waste accumulated in Caspian Region due to offshore and coastal industrial activities.
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Protected areas in the Caspian basin
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Lesser Doublecollared Sunbird (Nectarinia chalybea), Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa
The sunbirds are the African counterparts of the hummingbirds of the Americas. They are only distantly related, but as hummingbirds largely feed on nectar.…
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Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias), Gaansbaai, Western Cape, South Africa
The Great White Shark, is a large lamniform shark found in coastal surface waters in all major oceans. It is known for its size,…
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African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus), Tourist attraction at Boulders Beach, South Africa
The African Penguin (the only penguin species breeding in Africa) is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian…
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Common Sugarbush (Protea repens), Silvermine, Table Mountain National Park, South Africa
The Common Sugarbush is since 200 years the national flower of South Africa. It was one of the first species of the rich Protea…
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Arctic Shorebirds (Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stints, Ringed Plovers), West Coast National Park, South Africa
The tidal flats of the West Coast National Park (Langebaan Lagoon), are the southernmost wintering site of long distant migratory Arctic shorebirds along the…