LONG-TERM CHANGES IN ABUNDANCE AND COMPOSITION OF FOREST-FLOOR SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITIES IN A LANDSCAPE WITH CUMULATIVE CLEARCUTTING

Long-Term Changes in Abundance and Composition of Forest-Floor Small Mammal Communities in a Landscape with Cumulative Clearcutting

Responses of forest-floor small mammals to clearcutting are species-specific with generalists occupying a range of habitats, and specialists persisting on clearcuts for variable periods.We investigated the responses in abundance and species composition of small mammal communities to cumulative clearcutting of coniferous forests on a landscape that

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Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids - doi:10.5020/18061230.2007.p267

There are evidences of the increase in the consumption of anabolic steroids and the damages to health caused by their indiscriminate use, mainly among children and youngsters.The anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) consist in testosterone and its derivatives.They are produced endogenously in the testicles and adrenal cortex and are responsible for t

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Alternative criminal sanctions in Nordic countries

The specificity of the criminal law of the Nordic states is reflected in the fact that, in the trend of expanding punitiveness in the world and intensification in penal policy, one of the key features is avoiding the application of the prison sentence wherever it is possible and turning to its alternatives.Namely, the Nordic countries have remained

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